Courtney DiGiacomo and Annette and Mason Duca roasting marshmallows on Constitution Beach last Friday night, Feb. 26. The Campfire Festival on the Beach and in the Porrazzo Rink drew several families for a winter indoor/outdoor night of s’mores and skating.
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Nucci Sworn In
Last Thursday, Suffolk University Vice President and East Boston resident John Nucci was sworn in by Gov. Charlie Baker to the Massport Board of Directors. Nucci, a lifelong Eastie resident who knows first hand the impacts Logan has on the…
Plan to Eliminate Toll Plaza Moves Forward
By John Lynds The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will host a meeting on Tuesday, March 8 at 6 p.m. at the East Boston High School to begin discussing the take down of the Eastie toll plaza at the entrance…
Government Center Station to Reopen March 26
By John Lynds The MBTA announced that the Government Center station, which has undergone a two year $82 million rehabilitation, will reopen on Saturday, March 26 according to MBTA General Manager Frank DePaola. Government Center connects the Blue Line to…
Reporter Depicted in Oscar Winning ‘Spotlight’ Got Start in East Boston
By John Lynds Michael Rezendes, who Mark Ruffalo plays in the Oscar Award winning drama about the Boston Globe’s investigative reports into the widespread Archdiocese clergy sexual abuse scandal during the early 2000s, shared a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting…
APAC Tax Help Program A Relief for Residents
By John Lynds Most people don’t want to think about it but it’s the time a year to begin thinking about filing 2015 tax returns. For many working people in East Boston there’s some relief from the confusing process of…
Government Center Station to Reopen
After more than two years of construction, the new Government Center station is scheduled to open March 26. This announcement comes as good news to the thousands of residents who use the Blue Line to connect with other MBTA lines…
Obituaries 03-02-2016
Edward ‘Eddie’ Matarazzo Of East Boston Edward “Eddie” Matarazzo of East Boston passed away peacefully on February 26. He was the beloved husband of Ann (White) Matarazzo; devoted father of Robert C. and his wife, Lisa of East Boston; dear…
Curtis Guild Spelling Bee
Ms. Beatriz Menes, and Mrs. Laura Aiello with 2nd graders dressed as 100-year-olds: Mia Ascollio, Genesis Zapata, Ryan Bates, Michael Marzano, Jiuver Hernandez, and Keegan Curry Powers.
Pilot Program at EBHS Readies Students for Careers in Music
By John Lynds The East Boston High School program that was earmarked in the state budget and criticized by the state GOP as an example of wasteful spending is proving the naysayers wrong. The National Youth Development Council (NYDC) Youth…