The East Boston High School swim team suffered through a winless season for the first time in their history, yet Head Coach Dave Arinella remains optimistic about the future of his team. He told us, “We knew going into this…
Author: Times Staff
Obituaries 02-21-2018
Dolores Lazzarino Member of Saint Agrippina Women’s Society of Boston Dolores (Payne) Lazzarino of Winthrop passed away peacefully on Feb. 15 surrounded by her loving family. Dolores was a member of the Saint Agrippina Women’s Society of Boston. She was the beloved wife of the…
Campfire and Community Skate
A father helps his two children master the art of roasting a marshmallow on an open campfire last Saturday during the YMCA and DCR’s annual campfire and free community skating event at the Porrazzo Rink in East Boston.
The Rose Rush is On: Valentine’s Day at New Regional Flower Exchange in Chelsea is a Better Experience for Buyers
Anyone in Greater Boston who got a rose on Valentine’s Day likely had that rose pass through the New England Flower Exchange in Chelsea. Located in a formerly vacant warehouse, the new hub of Valentine’s Day – and every other…
Police Briefs 02-14-2018
District Seven Police Report February 4, 2018 Around 02:30 am in the area of 305 Meridian Street a White Hispanic Male with an address in East Boston was arrested and charged with Unarmed Breaking & Entering, Assault & Battery and…
Ban Plastic Bags
There are 61 communities in Massachusetts including the City of Boston that have placed a ban on those horrible plastic shopping bags and the City of Revere is poised to become number 62 after Revere City Council members Steve Morabito…
Obituaries 02-14-2018
George Hoey, Sr. Longtime political activist George J. Hoey Sr., an East Boston native, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 4 with his family around him at his home in North East, Maryland after a long battle with cancer. George, who…
40 Years Ago the Blizzard of 78 Struck Eastie
Monday, Feb 5 marked the 40th Anniversary of when the Blizzard of 78 formed over the Northeast. Over the next two days, snow, wind, white out conditions and coastal flooding caused more than $520 million ($1.95 billion in todays money)…
East Boston Savings Bank Awards $1,000 to Seventh Grader for Her Patriotism in Saving the American Flag
East Boston Savings Bank’s President and CEO, Richard Gavegnano invited seventh grader, Ashley Reardon to the bank’s Peabody Headquarters where he presented her with a community scholarship of $1,000 for retrieving an American flag she found entangled high in a…
Police Briefs 02-07-2018
District Seven Police Report January 29, 2018 Around 01:15 am in the area of 127 Maverick Street, a White Hispanic Male with an address in Revere Ma, was arrested and charged with Destruction or Injury to Personal Property. Around 01:20…