The city continues to combat the uptick in East Boston’s COVID-19 positive test rates that began in August. While the efforts brought the positive test rate down from a high of 11.8 percent to 5.1 percent in the last two…
Month: September 2020
YMCA to Kick Off ‘Safe’ Indoor Sports Program on Saturday, October 3
This weekend, the East Boston YMCA at Ashley Street will kick off safe youth indoor sports programs. According to YMCA Executive Director Joe Gaeta said that the programs range from Preschool Soccer to Junior Celtics. “We’re happy to restart our…
Trump’s Taxes: Shocking, But Not Surprising
The recent disclosure by the New York Times of President Donald Trump’s personal tax returns for nearly a 20-year period, up to and including his 2017 return (which Trump would have filed in April, 2018), presents evidence of the extent…
Suffolk DA Rollins Steps Up
The announcement this week by Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins that her office will be expanding the database (often referred to as LEAD) that is comprised of law enforcement personnel whose prior conduct could impact their credibility as witnesses in…
Letter to the Editor
Support of Suffolk Downs Development Proposal To the Editor: The follwoing letter was sent to the BPDA Board Members. I am a lifelong neighbor of the former Suffolk Downs racetrack, including residency in East Boston overlooking the site, and I…
Obituaries 09-30-2020
Francis Michael Mahoney Decorated Veteran and United Airlines Retiree Francis Michael “Fran” Mahoney, a lifelong resident of Revere, passed away on Sept. 25 at the age of 88. Fran proudly served in the United States Navy during the Korean War…
Friendly Face: East Boston Community Soup Kitchen Founder’s Smile to Grace the Front of Lay’s Potato Chip Bags
While shoppers’ smiles are currently hidden behind their masks, they’ll soon spot plenty of friendly faces in the snack aisle thanks to Lay’s, which is converting millions of potato chip bags to feature the real smiles of 30 “ordinary” people…
A Lifeline: Salesian Boys & Girls Club Offers Remote Learning Help During the School Day for the Children of Working Parents
As East Boston students headed back to school remotely many of the neighborhood’s working parents headed back to their jobs. For the hundreds of parents unable to work from home, but have young children that need help with remote learning,…
Santarpio’s Pizza in the Top 10 of Best Pizza’s in the Nation
An online food magazine has once again told America what East Bostonians have known for decades—Santarpio’s Pizza has one of the best pizzas in the U.S. In the Daily Meal’s annual ‘101 Best Pizzas in America’ list that was released…
HVNA Releases Suffolk Downs Poll Results
With the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) poised to give the green light HYM Investment Group’s massive 162-acre mixed-use project at the historic Suffolk Downs site on Thursday, the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) recently conducted a poll of…