“Joe has fought for the silenced and ignored, the oppressed and left behind. He legislates and leads from our streets and communities –– for and with the people most in need,” said Martin Luther King III. On Thursday, Aug. 13,…
Month: August 2020
Save the U.S. Post Office
The unprecedented efforts to undermine the operations of the U.S. Postal Service by President Donald Trump and the Republicans are not even a thinly-veiled attempt to make sure that mail-in voting in the November election during this unprecedented pandemic will…
New Stimulus Bill Is Desperately Needed
As we all have learned by now, the so-called Executive Order (if any of it is even legal) recently issued by President Donald Trump two weeks ago amounts to all talk and no action. It does not stop any evictions…
Op-Ed: DA Rachael Rollins Statement on Bail and the Bail Fund
By DA Rachael Rollins (The following statement is in regard to the release of a convicted sex offender and rapist in Dorchester through the efforts of the Massachusetts Bail Fund in July. The DA’s office has brought charges against the…
Op-Ed: School Reopening Plans
By Thomas Scott and Robert N. Baldwin, Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (MASS) Across the Commonwealth, school districts are beginning to announce their plans for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. Some communities are choosing not to reopen school buildings,…
Letter to the Editor
Sticking With Ed To the Editor, After much consideration I have decided to enthusiastically endorse Ed Markey for US Senate. I initially endorsed another candidate in this race because of her vision, passion, and fighting spirit for workers. Today, in…
East Boston Expos Continue Winning Streak With 8-1 Victory Over Brighton Black Sox
The unbeaten East Boston Expos began their quest for a Yawkey Baseball League title Tuesday night with a convincing 8-1 win over the Brighton Black Sox at East Boston Stadium. The Expos were powered by a five-run fourth inning that…
Obituaries 08-19-2020
Francine D’Andrea Past President Women’s Lodge Sons of Italy, Longtime Member of Bay State Freedoms Foundation and Italian Business Women’s Club Francine M. (Ruggiero) D’Andrea of Orient Heights, East Boston passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Francine was…
EB LL in Full Swing
Founder of BASE, Robert “Junior” Lewis, Appointed to UMass Board of Trustees
Robert “Junior” Lewis, an East Boston High School and UMass Amherst graduate grew up in the Maverick Public Housing Development surrounded by mentors that shaped his life forever. Growing up Eastie, Lewis had a big support network in Eastie. People…