The East Boston man serving a life sentence for the 2008 murder at a Chelsea strip club will not get a shot at a new trial. Jesse Camacho, 28, of East Boston, was convicted of first degree murder in 2010…
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Countdown to Kindergarten Parade
East Boston’s kindergartners parade down Meridian Street last Thursday during the annual Countdown to Kindergarten Parade.
From Triple Decker to Corner Office
Richard J. Gavegnano is not your typical Chairman, CEO and President of a $3.3 billion financial institution. Looking back he has come a long way from his early years of growing up in East Boston with a single mother and…
East Boston Stabbing Victim Named
Investigators have released the name of the East Boston teen found to be apparently stabbed to death on the shoreline of Constitution Beach Monday morning. According to Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office spokesman Jake Wark, the deceased was 15-year-old Wilson…
Fran Rowan,Longtime Community Leader Dies at 79
Fran Rowan, who spent a lifetime selflessly helping the people of East Boston with kindness and charity, has died. Rowan, a local legend who possessed the uncanny ability to make most people around her believe in the causes she was…
Mi Pueblito Opens Second Location in Orient Heights
In a little over a decade the building at 964 Saratoga St has seen four restaurants open and close–some to the delight of neighbors. For the past decade, with the exception of John Lee’s Chinese Food restaurant that had a…
Senator Petruccelli, Senator Tarr Set Record Straight Over MassGOP Accusations
The state’s Republican Party’s attempt to highlight partisan politics during the budget process has backfired and both Democrat State Senator Anthony Petruccelli and Republican State Senator Bruce Tarr are setting the record straight. Last week the MassGOP released a press…
Summer Fun on the Harbor
Piers Park Sailing Center closed out its summer program for East Boston kids last week. The free sailing program ran from July through August 28 where hundreds of local kids ages 9 and older took advantage of the program that…
Annual Countdown to Kindergarten Set for Sept. 3
East Boston Main Streets and Countdown to Kindergarten along with the East Boston Social Centers, EBYMCA, Little Folks, Head Start, the Boston Police, and the MBTA will host the 15th Annual Countdown to Kindergarten Parade. With the help of many…
Mount Carmel Church,Surrounding Property Sold for $3.05 Million
When Benny Tauro immigrated from Avellino, Italy to East Boston in 1952 he brought with him a strong sense of family and the belief in the Catholic Church. It was here that he found a second home among the Italian…