A priest from Our Lady of the Assumption Church was forced to apologize for a tasteless joke he made at a recent mass about new parishioners from Don Matias, Colombia. During the mass in question Fr. Urubiel Moreno was telling…
Author: John Lynds
P.J. Kennedy School Gym Teacher Arraigned on Four Counts of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child
A Patrick J. Kennedy School’s gym teacher was arraigned on four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child last Thursday after he allegedly touched the chests, legs and buttocks of four students at the school during gym class.…
Mayor Walsh Joins North Suffolk Mental Health to Cut Ribbon on Renovations
North Suffolk Mental Health (NSMH), the agency that addresses substance abuse and mental health issues in the community located at the former East Boston Relief Station on Porter Street recently renovated its first floor to be more efficient and user…
Eastie’s Tania Del Rio Tapped to Head Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement
East Boston resident Tania Del Rio, known for her work locally with the Veronica Robles Cultural Center and Excel Academy Charter School, was appointed by Mayor Martin Walsh to head the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement. As the office’s new…
New Dog Washing Shop Opens in Orient Heights
When East Boston resident Mike Todesca acquired the laundromat and neighboring convenient store on Breed Street in Orient Heights he had an idea. Todesca’s plan was to rehab the laundromat in order to make it nicer and more appealing to…
A Quiet Few Applies for Liquor License
The East Boston resident planning to open a small bar at the former East Boston Kitchen (EBK) on Sumner street applied for his liquor license with the Boston Licensing Board last week. Josh Weinstein, who received Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association…
EBNHC Receives National Quality Leader Award
The federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has named East Boston Neighborhood Health Center as a National Quality Leader Award winner. The award EBNHC received is the top award for the agency, which is part of the U.S. Department…
JPNA Votes in Favor of Maverick Marketplace Cafe Increasing Capacity
The Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) voted 41-6 in favor of allowing Maverick Marketplace Cafe’s majority owner Dan Lyons to increase capacity from 24 patrons inside to 65 patrons and from 28 patrons outside to 55 patrons. Lyons said the…
NOAH to Host East Boston Flood Prevention Design Workshop this Weekend
Beginning Friday and continuing through Saturday afternoon, East Boston’s Neighborhood of Affordable Housing will host a neighborhood Flood Prevention Design Workshop to get more East Boston residents involved in designing the best ways to protect the community from sea level…
City Realty Restores Salesian Boys & Girls Club Computer Lab
Last Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Martin Walsh joined members of City Realty and the staff at the Salesian Boys & Girls Club to cut a ribbon on the Salesian’s newly refurbished computer lab. City Realty, which has been involved in several…