A bit overkill Last week I was in attendance at the annual Golden Age Club Christmas Party which was packed with all those ladies in red as usual. Santa Claus was there as always and everybody loves him so much,…
Author: Times Staff
Trump and the Vote
We love how many of the national commentators and pundits always point out that while Donald Trump won the presidency, he didn’t get the popular vote. Well, it’s clear Donald Trump’s strategy was to reach the 270 electoral votes he…
Obituaries 12-14-2016
Rocco ‘Rocky’ Giovanniello MWRA Retiree, past member of Mystic Valley Gun Club and Winthrop Elks Rocco “Rocky” Giovanniello of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully on December 12. A past member of Mystic Valley Gun Club and Winthrop…
Mayor’s Annual Trolley Tour
Mayor Martin Walsh gets some help counting down the tree lighting at the Annual Trolley Tour and Tree Lighting Sunday evening in Maverick Square.
Eastie College Student is An Entrepreneur in the Making
By John Lynds Like many neighborhood children his age growing up in East Boston James Testa attended local schools until going off to Malden Catholic on a scholarship. He played every sport in Eastie from baseball to basketball to Pop…
BPHC Helps Launch Mass Health Connector’s Open Enrollment Program in Eastie
By John Lynds At the East Boston Branch Library last Wednesday the Massachusetts Health Connector hosted a regional launch of its ‘Open Enrollment’ multilingual outreach and education campaign. The program launched here is designed to reach remaining uninsured populations across…
Mayor Walsh Looks to Change Boston’s Eviction Process
By John Lynds Mayor Martin Walsh last week proposed a new home rule petition to the City Council aimed at protecting residential tenants from arbitrary, unreasonable, discriminatory, or retaliatory evictions. The home rule petition, said Walsh, would also help ensure…
New Speed Limit on Eastie Streets
By John Lynds One of the biggest complaints at the various community group meetings each month is speeding. Residents have long had a gripe with motorists barreling down Eastie’s main thoroughfares such as Bennington and Saratoga Streets traveling well above the speed limit. Last week the City…
Eagle Hill Civic Association Approves Day Square Project
By John Lynds Last Wednesday the Eagle Hill Civic Association approved a development project in Day Square on the corner of Prescott and Chelsea Street by a vote of 11 to 5. According to the attorney for the project Diane…
Let’s Stay Cool and Calm on Legal Marijuana
If recent news reports are to be believed, some in our state are hyperventilating about the imminent legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts which was approved by voters in the recent election. Their opposition primarily is two-fold: First, that more under-age…