Residents who live in East Boston are well aware of the need for additional EMS services for the neighborhood. A recent Boston Globe article noted that while the average wait time for an ambulance in the City of Boston is…
Author: Times Staff
OHNC Votes Down Saratoga Street Project
By John Lynds The long saga of trying to redevelop a former auto mechanic shop into a market rate residential development hit a roadblock at Monday night’s Orient Heights Neighborhood Association meeting. OHNC Members voted 23 to 6 against the…
Boston Public Library
Boston Public Library kicks off 2018 with its 2018 Lowell Lecture Series – Speaking Up, Speaking Out: Voices of Social Justice, exploring social justice issues relevant to today’s world with activists including internationally known transgender speaker Ryan Sallans and Bernice…
Help Sought to Find Missing Person
By John Lynds Joey Brancato is a 21-year-old Winthrop native who has seemed to have disappeared off the face of the earth a week before Thanksgiving. On November 18 Joey was last seen in Roslindale at 10 Mendelsohn St. in…
‘Timeout’ for Reading:NBA Referees Stop by Donald McKay School to Show Importance of Literacy
By John Lynds NBA referees Bill Spooner and Aaron Smith stopped by the Donald McKay School last Thursday to take part in the TIMEOUT for Reading program, a collaboration between Scholastic and the National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA). Through this…
Don’t Judge the Eastie Aquajets by their Record
The East Boston High School swim team has had a tough season record wise. They currently stand at 0-7. The Aquajets lost a lot of close meets this season but not because of a lack of effort by this young…
Local Students Receive Academic Achievements
Local students named to Curry College Dean’s List Curry College is proud to announce that the following area students were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2017 semester: Gianna Beshere of Winthrop John Conway of Boston Renata Pinto…
KO Pies Drops Off Money Raised During Hipster Olympics to McKay School
By John Lynds For two years the Donald McKay School in East Boston has partnered with KO Pies at the Boston Shipyard and Marina on Marginal Street to host a fun-filled event that raises money for the school. Back on…
Police Briefs 01-24-2018
District Seven Police Report January 14, 2018 Around 3:30 am in the area of Montmorenci Avenue a white female with an address in East Boston was arrested and charged with Domestic Assault and Battery. Around 5:50 am in the area…
Letter to the Editor
This one ain’t working To the Editor, As I read the page one story ( Rep. Madaro blasts Trump administration for ending temporary status for Salvadorians, East Boston Times, January 10),I had mixed feelings over the plight of my Salvadorian…