By John Lynds On Friday a body of a badly decomposed male was found at Belle Isle Marsh. However, authorities have yet to release the name of the victim or whether or not the remains could be that of an…
Author: Times Staff
Joseph DeGrace III Will be Named the Next Fire Chief for Massport Fire Rescue
A public servant for the past 28 years, Joseph DeGrace III will be named the next Fire Chief for Massport Fire Rescue. DeGrace began his career at Massport as a firefighter in 1992. Through the years he has responded to…
City of Boston Discusses Future Eastie Police Station
By John Lynds On Monday night the City of Boston sponsored a meeting at East Boston High School to discuss the long awaited construction of a new police station at the City Yards across from American Legion Playground in East…
Letters to the Editor
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,…
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…