On Friday, April 11 at the Beachmont VFW the first fundraiser for the Wally Bowe Fund, a fund set up in memory of the longtime Salesians Boys and Girls Club mentor will take place. Those of who knew Bowe best…
Author: John Lynds
A Neighborhood Institution, Al’s Shoe Store to Close
It’s an end of an era in East Boston as Al’s Shoe Store in Central Square, a neighborhood institution since the 1920s, announced it is closing after 90 years in business. We live in a world where retail is largely…
EBYBL Celebrates 40 Years in the Community
On Saturday City Councilor Sal LaMattina joined one of the founders, coaches and players of the East Boston Youth Basketball League program to celebrate the program’s 40th anniversary. Started in 1973 by the late Marty Pino with the help of…
Health Center President Jack Cradock Honored in Washington Dc
President of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) Jack Cradock was honored this week in Washington DC by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) for leadership and meritorious service in the Community Health Center Movement. Cradock was…
Orient Heights Public Housing Development to Be Overhauled
The Boston Housing Authority Administrator Kate Bennett was at Monday night’s Orient heights Neighborhood Association meeting to brief residents on plans to completely rehab the Orient Heights Public Housing Development (OHPHD). At the meeting Bennett explained that the state’s Department…
Zumix Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
Zumix, East Boston popular music and performing arts program, got into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with a special performance by Celtic recording artist Ashley Davis. The album release party featuring songs from Davis’s new CD, Night Travels was last…
East Boston Youth to Help Mayor Walsh with City Budget
Mayor Martin Walsh will be reaching out to East Boston youth to ask them how they would like to see a portion of the city’s budget spent. On Wednesday (today) from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Paris Street…
Community Saddened by Passing of Deb Jackson
Deborah Jackson, the President and COO of East Boston Savings Bank since 2009 who became a fixture in East Boston as a member of several community organizations, has died. Jackson died in Andover after a brief illness. She was 57…
Residents and Police Meet To Combat Crime in Eastie
In response to the sexual assaults last month, residents got together and hosted a neighborhood-wide community meeting at East Boston High School on public safety and to offer police help while gaining information on what is being done in the…
Dr. Snider Retires From Health Center
Dr. Joel Snider, an internal medicine physician, who has served with EBNHC for over 35 years, has retired. I finally retired after 36.5 enjoyable years at EBNHC to pursue many mostly non-medical interests, said Dr. Snider. Dr. Snider, a Cambridge…