Ann Fougere Longtime East Boston High School Parent Coordinator Ann L. (Cestroni) Fougere of East Boston died on August 21. Ann was born and raised in East Boston and was a member of Our Lady of the Assumption Drum Corps…
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Bob Cappucci announces his candidacy for Mayor
Bob Cappucci, a lifelong resident of East Boston, a retired Boston Police Officer, and a veteran of the US Navy Nuclear Submarine Service, is running for mayor as the Law and Order candidate. He has experienced the hopes and struggles…
Edwards announces major endorsements
Councilor Lydia Edwards announced a group of major endorsements for her re-election campaign from organizations representing hundreds of thousands of working families and advocates across Massachusetts: • EMILY’s List • Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus • Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of…
Sen. Markey joins Senate colleagues in bipartisan letter urging Biden administration to protect Afghan women leaders
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sens. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) on Monday were joined by 44 of their Senate colleagues, including Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Ranking Member…
Boston and Cambridge City Councils to hold Press Conference on the Creation of a TDMD
Members of the Boston and Cambridge City Councils, along with representatives from the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureaus, will hold a press conference to discuss the creation of a Boston-Cambridge Tourism Marketing District (the TDMD) before a scheduled vote…
Only vaccine mandates and masking can end this
With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus now ripping through America, especially in the South where folks are neither vaccinated nor take precautions such as wearing masks, it is obvious that the only way out of this pandemic is…
Afghanistan: Deja-vu all over again
For those of us of a certain age, the sad and tragic debacle that has been unfurling in Afghanistan this past week is deja vu all over again. We have seen variations of this theme over the course of 60…
Guest Op-Ed: Afghanistan – God help them
Dr. Glenn Mollette Many Americans did not want our military invading Afghanistan. We did not want our military to stay in Afghanistan. Many of us hoped our troops would leave Afghanistan. However, the chaotic departure has been one of the…
Local NHL Draft Pick hits the ice in Eastie
On Saturday August 7, officers assigned to the District A-7 Community Service Office in Eastie, hosted an on-ice hockey drill program at the Porrazzo Skating Rink at the beach. The young skaters took to the ice where they were welcomed…
Obituaries 08-18-2021
Rose Marie White A strong advocate for music who could humorously recall the joys and challenges of her East Boston upbringing Rose Marie White has passed away peacefully and unexpectedly in her home. Rose Marie was the second child of…