Peter Cardinale, a longtime community activist and fixture on East Boston community group boards, has died. Mr. Cardinale died Tuesday, February 9 surrounded by his family. He was 96 years old. Mr. Cardinale was born and raised in East Boston…
Author: John Lynds
Eastie’s Ernani DeAraujo Tapped by Walsh for School Committee Post
Last week Mayor Martin Walsh appointed East Boston resident and East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel Ernani DeAraujo to the Boston School Committee “I am pleased to welcome Ernani DeAraujo to this pivotal…
East Boston’s Ben Downing Announces Bid for Governor
On Monday afternoon, East Boston resident Ben Downing is inside Mi Pueblito Restaurant in Orient Heights Square picking up some tacos for lunch. “The chicken jalapeno here is also really good,” Downing tells me as he pays for his lunch.…
Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Decreases Again in Eastie
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Eastie increased a half a percentage point while the weekly positive test rate dropped for the fourth week in a row. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public…
One Dead, Five Injured in Eastie Crash
One person was killed and five others injured early Tuesday morning when an SUV lost control on Chelsea Street and hit a utility pole, The deadly crash happened at 1 a.m. on Chelsea Street near the Marty Coughlin Bypass Road.…
Rep. Madaro, Sen. Boncore Help Push Landmark Climate Legislation Over the Goal Line
Last week Rep. Adrian Madaro and Sen. Joseph Boncore helped push the passing of landmark climate change legislation in the House and Senate. The legislation aims to overhaul the state’s climate laws, drives down greenhouse gas emissions, creates clean energy…
Councilor Lydia Edwards Gives City Council Update
At Monday night’s Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association meeting, City Councilor Lydia Edwards gave an end of the year report on the Council’s successes during 2020 as well as victories addressing local issues like the Suffolk Downs development. “Suffolk Downs I…
HVNA Members Support Horace Street Project
The Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) released the voting results from their February meeting earlier this month. HVNA members voted 29 to 12 in favor of the project at 61-63 Horace Street, a project that calls for the construction of…
Sump Pumps Fail Causing MEW Greenway Flooding
Members of the Friends of the Mary Ellen Welch (MEW) Greenway reported that two sump pumps that were installed years ago to curb flooding on a section of the Greenway have failed. The failure of the pumps has caused recent…
EBSB Always Available for Their Customers
East Boston Savings Bank Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gavegnano has often said the key to EBSB’s continued success is being a ‘big bank with a small bank mentality’. “People answer the phones here,” said Gavegnano. “Everybody who…