Following the dangerous blaze that destroyed an old warehouse in Roxbury Mayor Thomas Menino has vowed to get tough on what he considers ‘firetraps’ in Boston, which includes several East Boston properties. Menino has created an abandoned property task force.…
Author: John Lynds
Family devastated by the murder of pizza delivery man
The callous murder of Richel Nova, 58, last week has devastated friends and family here because Nova was, by all accounts, a caring man and described as a ‘saint’ by many in the community. He adored his children who all…
Suzanne English-Merullo will be accountable
If you’re looking for someone that has a growing concern for the lack of accountability in state government, then Suzanne English-Merullo’s your candidate. English-Merullo is running for Massachusetts Governor’s Council–the governmental body that provides advice and consent in certain matters…
AirInc looking to turn unused land into park pathway
It’s been off limits since the September 11 terrorist attacks due to its proximity to Logan International Airport but since banning the public from a small sliver of land at the airport’s Northwest Service Area, Massport has tried to put…
More trucks through East Boston with new signed contract
East Bostonians should get use to more trucks and congestion along the Route 1A corridor on McClellan Highway because one of the year’s largest airfreight leases near Logan Airport has been signed. Agility Global Integrated Logistics, a provider of supply…
Full speed ahead – Chatowksy charts a course for his career as an artist
When artist David Chatowsky was commissioned to paint Jersey Barriers at the ongoing HarborArts outdoor exhibit at the Boston Shipyard and Marina on Marginal Street he was encouraged by locals to paint a clipper ship. “Everyone kept telling me ‘you…
A sweet graduation for these sixteen
In the small press room in the old Logan Airport Tower, a group of employees gathered last Wednesday for a special event. Sixteen Massport workers from East Boston and surrounding communities working various custodial jobs throughout the airport reached an…
BRA chief talks about waterfront projects during a visit to Eastie
Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) chief John Palmieri knows East Boston has been anxiously awaiting waterfront development projects to commence along the water’s edge and he believes developers of these highly anticipated projects are beginning to regain confidence as the real…
Arroyo is making East Boston his business
It’s become a joke of sorts in East Boston. Whenever you see an At-Large City Councilor cruising the neighborhood you mutter to the person next to you ‘it must be an election year’. With the exception of At-Large City Councilors…
Santarpio’s and Belle Isle Seafood garner ‘Best of Boston’ honors
East Boston has long been a food mecca and a place where things are done right from sandwiches to Italian food to Mexican to Brazilian cuisines so it’s no surprise when an East Boston eatery shows up on Boston Magazine’s…