By John Lynds [email protected] East Boston residents Joe and Katherine Oliveri worked their entire lives but have no pension and the small amount of social security they get to live on sometimes is not enough. This is the reason…
Author: Times Staff
Tommy Butler: Classy, Diplomatic and Sure to Be Missed at Massport
By John Lynds [email protected] His job was to balance the needs of the Massachusetts Port Authority with the needs of the communities impacted by Logan Airport operations. At community meetings in East Boston, Winthrop, Revere, Chelsea and South Boston, Thomas…
Betty Ann’s Packs‘em In
-By John Lynds [email protected] A peculiar thing happens each Saturday and Sunday at the corner of Bennington and Moore Streets. At about 9 a.m. a line begins to form at the corner and sometimes stretches for some distance down Bennington.…
Time to Make a Push – Expanded Gaming Legislation Needs to Be Brought Before the House
It is the right time and we are in the right place to urge the Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, to make haste in bringing to the floor of the House a new version of the expanded gambling bill.…
Smooth Sailing: EBYC Clinches Top Seed as Playoffs Approach
With two weeks remaining, EBYC has secured the #1 seed in the EBMHL playoffs and the Regular Season crown. As the remaining 6 teams jockey for position you can be sure that it is going to come down to the…
Police Briefs 03-09-2011
Monday, February 28 Phillip Falcucci of 120 Winthrop Parkway, Revere, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Tuesday, March 1 Richard Nunez of 30 Falcon Street, East Boston, was arrested and charged with assault & battery by means of a dangerous…
Obituaries 03-09-2011
Angelina Rotondo Nurse’s Aide, Member of Red Hat Society and Winthrop Senior Center Angelina L. Rotondo of Lewis Avenue, Winthrop died at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston on February 28 after a brief illness. She was 81 years old. Born…
Strike Up the Broadband
Councillor Sal Lamattina, Comcast Senior VP Steve Hackley and Mayor Thomas M. Menino are picturedwith Juliana Grillo of the East Boston Salesian Boys and Girls Club at last Friday’s broadbandinternet event at the Chinatown Neighborhood Center. The Salesians Boys and…
Woody’s Makes a Pitch for Expansion at OHNC Meeting
By John Lynds [email protected] Neighbors of Woody’s Liquors on Saratoga Street in Orient Heights are unwilling to support any expansion of John Wood’s business until he cleans up his act and shows he can be a better neighbor. At…
East Boston Man, 40, Faces Numerous Charges Following a Shooting on Maverick Street
By John Lynds [email protected] An East Boston man led police on a wild chase through the Sumner Tunnel after shooting a man on Maverick Street. Richard Nunez, 40 of East Boston was eventually arrested and charged with Assault…