In 2017 a late summer thunderstorm sat over the North Shore, and dumped four inches of rain on the Orient Heights section of East Boston, Lynn, and Winthrop. The slow moving system overwhelmed storm drains and flooded streets, backyards and…
Month: April 2022
DA Hayden Announces Grant Funding Opportunity for Nonprofits
District Attorney Kevin Hayden invited Suffolk County nonprofits to apply for grant funding to support violence and substance use prevention and treatment programming. “I have had the privilege of serving on the board of several nonprofits, and I know the…
Our Driving Is Worse Than Ever, So This Is No Time to Reduce Traffic Stops
Pundits and some politicians recently have been calling for a reduction in the enforcement of minor traffic offenses by our police. We respectfully, and strongly, disagree. Thanks to a number of factors, our roadways are more dangerous than ever. In…
Putin’s Ukrainian Genocide
If you listen to chatter of the pundits and politicians, there seems to a debate about whether Russia is engaging in genocide in Ukraine. Obviously, we aren’t experts in international law. So we looked up the defiition of genocide according…
Obituaries 04-27-2022
Agnes Kennedy Retired Spauling Rehabilitation Hospital Telecommunications Operator Agnes N. “Girlie” Kennedy of East Boston passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on April 22. She was 95 years old. Born in East Boston, the beloved daughter of…
Daffodil Dash
Edwards Runs Boston Marathon to Raise Money for Maverick Street Mothers Scholarship Fund
On Monday, Sen. Lydia Edwards ran the 126th Boston Marathon to raise money and support the Maverick Street Mothers Scholarship fund she established while on the Boston City Council. Funded through the Edwards Empowerment Fund, the Maverick Street Mothers Scholarship…
BPDA Approves Day Square Project
At its April board meeting the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved the large mixed-use development pitched for the Day Square area. Developer Redgate submitted a Project Notification Form with the BPDA last year and wants to transform a…
East Boston Community Leader Guarnaccia, Dies at 85
Joseph John Guarnaccia, a lifelong resident of East Boston and one of the original members of the East Boston Athletic Board, died April 16, 2022. He was 85 years old. Mr. Guarnaccia served for 50 years on the East Boston…
Trustees of Reservation Update Community on Piers Park Phase III
With a recent influx of cash from the federal government the Trustees of Reservation are confident that construction on the Piers Park Phase III will begin in spring 2023. At a community meeting last week Gabriela Ramirez, who has been…