Candidate for Suffolk County District Attorney Greg Henning today received the endorsement of outgoing Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley. Conley joined Henning to talk to voters at a door-to-door campaign canvass in Hyde Park on Saturday, Aug. 18, at…
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Veronica Robles Launches All Female Mariachi Band
Award winning performer and community leader Veronica Robles, well known by her fans as La Mera, Mera or ‘The Real One,’ has been performing since she was very young and is recognized as the most authentic representative of Mexican music…
Gang Member Found Guilty of Maverick Station Double Shooting
The MS-13 gang member from New York charged with shooting of a rival gang member and an innocent bystander inside Maverick MBTA station in 2016 was found guilty last week in Suffolk Superior Court. Rogelio Alvarado, 23, was arrested in…
Licensing Board Rolls Back Hours at Two Eastie Bars
Boston Licensing Board Chairwoman Christine Pulgini has rolled back the hours of two bars in the neighborhood. Billares Colombia and Bohemio’s Restaurant on lower Bennington Street were called before the Licensing Board both had their 2 a.m. license rolled back…
East Boston Waves Enjoy a Very Successful Season
The EB Waves travel softball team continued to roll finishing atop its division for the third time in four years. Competing at the 18 U level, the Waves yearly play an ambitious schedule that have them traveling around the greater…
East Boston Democrats Endorse U.S. Rep Michael Capuano for Congress
On Sunday at Angela’s Cafe in Orient Heights local leaders in the Democratic Party in East Boston joined with U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano for an informal breakfast to discuss the race, current topics and offer their support to the incumbent…
Commissioner Gross Makes First Public Appearance in Eastie
At last Tuesday’s annual National Night Out celebration at LoPresti Park Boston Police Commissioner William Gross made his first public appearance in East Boston since being sworn in by Mayor Martin Walsh. Walsh, who introduced Gross last Tuesday in Eastie,…
A.P. Dental Offers Laser and Cosmetic Fills
Since Dr. Anya Pukhovitskaya DMD opened A.P. Dental & Laser Center this spring, patients have been referring her practice to family and neighbors. Dr. Pukhovitskaya, whose mother has been helping her decorate her Central Square offices into serene spaces, is…
Frustrated Elected Officials Call for Another MassDot Meeting Regarding Traffic
Since MassDOT took down the Sumner Tunnel toll booths as part the All Electronic Tolling (AET) project and reopening the plaza to vehicular traffic in May 2017, resident have endured a traffic nightmare. The road reconfigurations have led to long…
JPNA Approves Three Projects
At Monday’s night’s Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association meeting, members voted in favor of three development projects. First, the group voted in 27 to 5 in favor of the development project at 9-15 Webster Ave. This project plans to renovate the…