Although Olivia Newton-John was Australian (by way of England), for a period in the 1970s and ‘80s, she was America’s sweetheart, the proverbial girl next door. She’d already had great success as a singer in the mid-70s, but her appearance…
Month: August 2022
Letter to the Editor
John Nucci, A Remarkable Person To the Editors: I was delighted to learn of John Nucci’s reappointment to the Massport Board of Directors for another full seven year term, by unanimous vote of the Massport Community Advisory Committee (CAC). As…
Obituaries 08-10-2022
Harriet Vitello Of East Boston Harriet E. (Littlefield) Vitello of East Boston passed away on August 2. She was the devoted wife of the late Albert Vitello, devoted mother of Diane D’Andrea and her husband Anthony D’Andrea of East Boston…
A Successful Taste of Eastie
East Boston’s .400 Hitter, At the Age of 40, Steve Walsh Continues To Produce on the Diamond
Steve Walsh wouldn’t have wanted to have been anywhere else on a beautiful summer night than at East Boston Stadium Sunday. Playing on his hometown field with his partner Milena Gil, their daughter, Isabella, and his father, Paul Walsh, in…
Madaro’s Mental Health Bill Comes Out of House Conference Committee
Rep. Adrian Madaro has said for too long, the healthcare system has not treated behavioral health as equal to physical health, creating obstacles in addressing the mental health crisis, which has on been exacerbated by the pandemic. This is why…
EBNHC Pulls Out of Partnership With the Davis Companies To Develop Bremen Street Lots
Last year the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) entered into a somewhat controversial partnership with the Davis Companies to redevelop four parcels along Breman and Orleans Streets used for Health Center employee parking into over 300 units of mixed-use…
NOAH Receives State Grant for Aileron Project
After a delay in construction due to the COVID pandemic, East Boston’s Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) broke ground last year on Phase I of its Condor Street project. The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved development project dubbed…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Students Who Made the UMass Amherst Spring 2022 Dean’s List Below is a list of East Boston students who were named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the spring 2022 semester. In order to…
Boston Children’s Chorus Partners With Zumix for New Program
This month, the Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) Executive Director Andrés Holder announced the BCC will be expanding programming and setting up shop right here in East Boston through a partnership with Zumix. The BCC’s new neighborhood choir program will train…