Public safety advocates have been disappointed this week that the legislature has failed to adopt a bill in this legislative session that would ban the use of mobile electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle unless the devices are used…
Author: Times Staff
Obituaries 08-01-2018
Yolanda Mariano Of Winthrop Yolanda (D’Arrigo) Mariano of Winthrop passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 24. The beloved wife of the late Angelo Mariano, she was the devoted mother of Paul Mariano and his wife, Kathy, Diane Spinucci, Janice Hemming and…
Commissioner Evans Bids Farewell after 39 Years at BPD:Mayor Walsh Immediately Makes Historic Appointment of Chief Bill Gross as New Superintendent
Police Commissioner William Evans announced at a press conference Monday morning that he would resign from his post as commissioner to spend more time with his family and to be the head of public safety at Boston College (BC). At…
Local Students Receive Academic Achievements
HAMZEH EARNS HONORS AT TRINITY Bilal F. Hamzeh, of East Boston, was awarded Faculty Honors for the spring 2018 semester at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Faculty Honors are awarded to students with a semester GPA of at least 3.667…
Book Event to Celebrate Role of McKay and East Boston In Cutthroat Race to Build World’s Fastest Clipper Ship
In the mid-19th century, when America was young, the wind in the sails of her rising economy originated on a tiny, undeveloped island: East Boston. That’s where Donald McKay, working for barons with names like Forbes and Delano, built the…
Community News Briefs
Purple Heart Day is August 7 There are so many days of remembrance on the calendar its no wonder many can be forgotten. Our Auxiliary has chosen Purple Heart Day Aug. 7, as our date of remembrance. Each year Auxiliary…
How to Address the Coming Shortfall of Primary Care Doctors
About 20,000 students recently graduated from U.S. medical schools. Now, they’re beginning the next chapter of their training, as residents. Yet less than 7,000 will be pursuing careers in primary care. America will be short up to 43,100 primary care…
Charlie Baker Represents All of Us
A recent news article in The Boston Globe quoted a number of reportedly important RepubIican party members who asserted that they have been disappointed in the performance of Gov. Charlie Baker because he has been “too liberal.” They are upset…
Obituaries 07-25-2018
Ida Chiuchiolo Past member of the Ladies Sodality and Eucharistic Minister at Most Holy Redeemer Church Ida Chiuchiolo of Revere, formerly of East Boston, passed away at the age of 89 on Thursday, July 19 at home after a short…
Perfect Snack
FARM FRESH: Sandra Nijjer samples some berries from a tree at Eastie Farms in Jeffries Point on Saturday, July 14, as part of Eastie Week. The farm held a day to harvest, and cook, a lunch from ingredients harvested in…