Eastie’s Boston City Councillor Sal LaMattina has once again shown his political acumen with his colleagues in government by being named the vice-president of the Boston City Council by Boston City Council President Steven Murphy. LaMattina might well have been…
Author: Times Staff
Welcome Back, Mayor Menino: It’s Nice to Have Tom Menino Back on the Job
We wish to add our voice to the chorus of residents who have been delighted to see the return of Mayor Tom Menino to his office at City Hall. For one thing, it will be a relief to see an…
Police Briefs 01-09-2013
December 30, 2012 Alexander Lopez of 3 Monmouth Street, East Boston was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol. Larry Brown of 119 Sumner Street, East Boston was arrested and charged with trespassing and resisting arrest. Thami…
East Boston Boys Basketball Rebounds Against Capital Prep 49-48
After beating Madison Park in dramatic fashion with Patrick Santos hitting an 80ft shot down by two at the buzzer, the East Boston High School basketball team fell two games in a row to Charlestown and Everett before rebounding against…
Obituaries 01-09-2013
Josephine Capua Retired Seamstress Josephine (Tarantino) Capua, a longtime Everett resident, died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on January 3. She was 92 years old. Born in East Boston, she was a retired clothing industry seamstress. She was the beloved…
Chris Marchi, East Boston Times Man of the Year
There are not too many people that will sacrifice time away from family to volunteer for the better good of the community. In East Boston there are a select few but in 2012 local environmental activist Chris Marchi stood out.…
Alexandra Montes McNeil, East Boston Times Woman of the Year
Three years after taking over the reigns of the Mario Umana Middle School Academy, Principal Alexandra Montes McNeil helped turn around a once failing school. Once a place that resembled the set of a gritty school drama complete with a…
Ring out the Old…. We Wish Our Readers a Happy and Healthy 2013
We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells” when we write our annual New Year’s editorial. We write about the events that happened in the old year and discuss those that may come in the…
Jets Host the 8th Annual Deep Freeze Tournament
The East Boston High School hockey team and hockey players from Boston area schools faced off last week at Porrazzo Rink in East Boston in a two-day hockey tournament to raise money for the Boston Medical Center (BMC) Breast Cancer…
Obituaries 01-02-2013
Adeline Corrado Former Boston Public Library Employee Adeline R. Corrado of Revere died on December 24 at the Whidden Memorial Hospital. She was 89 years old. Born in East Boston, she graduated from Revere High School, Class of 1942, and…