By Anthony D’Ambrosio Over the past few months, amid the return to in-person schooling and the beginning of the fall, you might have made a few of the following observations: • Your grocery bill has gone up, with beef, pork,…
Month: October 2021
Obituaries 10-20-2021
Edward Palladino Sr. Longtime Member of the Orient Heights Yacht Club and Orient Heights Civic Club Edward Palladino Sr., a life-long resident of Orient Heights, East Boston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on October 8 at the…
East Boston Early Education Center Cuts Ribbon on New Playground
On Thursday students and staff from the East Boston Early Education Center (EBEEC) on Gove Street joined Boston Public School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius, Rep. Adrian Madaro and City Councilor Lydia Edwards to cut the ribbon on the school’s newly created…
Tree Eastie Announces Planting Programs to Increase East Boston’s Tree Canopy
East Boston is about to get greener and cleaner thanks to local environmental group Tree Eastie. For a couple of years now Tree Eastie has been trying to rekindle the neighborhood’s grassroots effort to get more trees planted in Eastie. …
EBHS’s 7-12 Model So Far a Success
Last year, Boston Public School (BPS) decided to expand East Boston High School from a 9-12 model to a 7-12 model by adding a 7th grade class for the 2021/2022 school year. The 8th grade will remain vacant for now…
Janey Erases Columbus Day in Boston
With one swoop of her pen Acting Mayor Kim Janey erased a holiday that local Italians in Boston have been celebrating for generations. By executive order last week, Janey established Monday, October 11, and every second Monday of October as…
P-EBT Comes to an End for Eastie Families
To address the fallout from the pandemic and economic downturn that increased unemployment and food insecurity locally the feds and the state extended the Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program that was launched at the height of the pandemic. P-EBT is a…
Husband and Father of Two Dies at Eastie Construction Site
The man who died working on the Grace Apartments project on Sumner Street has been identified as Fernando Augusto Rafael Da Silva, a husband and father of two. Da Silva, a Brazilian national who had been living in the US…
Suspect Arrested in Connection With August Greenway Attack
A Boston man was arrested last week for attacking a woman who was jogging on the Mary-Ellen Welsh Greenway in East Boston at the end of August. On Wednesday, October 6 Detectives Assigned to District A-7 police station in Eastie…
Congressman Lynch Endorses Murphy for Boston City Council At-Large
U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, whose rise from Boston’s public housing to leadership in Congress has long served as a source of pride for the city’s working families, has endorsed Erin Murphy for City Council At-Large, saying that the two share…