His friends and co-workers said it all perfectly in a post on Facebook. “Pasquale ‘Pat’ Capogreco, one of ISD’s “legends,” is retiring. We bid farewell to a friend, mentor, co-worker and great guy. Pat began his career in 1988 and…
Month: December 2019
Sen. Ed Markey Makes Campaign Stop in Eastie
In his 43-year career, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey has rarely been the underdog in an election. Markey, who first served in the U.S. House from 1976 to 2013 before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2013, has built an…
GSCA Votes on Two Projects
Members of the Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) voted on two development projects at the group’s November meeting last week. For the first project GSCA members voted 8 to 3 against a project at 10 Geneva St. The proposal calls…
Police Briefs 12-04-2019
District Seven Police Report Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 Around 3:45 p.m. in the area of 233 Bennington St., a 36-year-old Hispanic Male with an East Boston address was arrested for Disorderly Person. Around 9:15 p.m. in the area o f…
Guest Op-ed: A Holiday Strategy
By Dr. Glenn Mollette The holidays can be glad, sad or bad. Take your pick and choose a direction. I choose glad. Who wants to be sad and who needs bad? I don’t want either one and neither do you.…
We Are Drinking, Drugging, Eating, and Stressing Ourselves to Death
Okay, we know it is the holiday season — a time for good cheer and all that. But the results of a report issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control reveal a disturbing and dangerous pattern in the…
Congratulations, Pat Capogreco on Your Retirement
We join with the entire East Boston community, especially his family members, friends, and colleagues, in congratulating well-known East Boston resident Pasquale “Pat” Capogreco upon his retirement from his position as a health inspector with the City of Boston Inspectional…
Letter to the Editor
On Youth Vaping Dear editor, Vaping by youth has become what the U.S. Surgeon General calls an epidemic and many people are working to find solutions. I’m asked frequently what can be done to turn the tide, and now new…
Obituaries 12-04-2019
Robert Baptista GE retiree Robert D. Baptista, 83, of Revere passed away on Sunday, Dec. 1. Robert was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War and retiree from General Electric in Lynn. He was also a…