A very Happy Thanksgiving. Frank Gerardi and John Cannata enjoy their Thanksgiving Day meal last Thursday at Sacred Heart Church as part of Rep. Adrian Madaro Thanksgiving Day Dinner benefit.
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Gove St.Assoc Votes to Support Loftel project
By Cary Shuman The Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) voted by a 30-4 margin at its monthly meeting Monday to support the construction of the Loftel Boston hotel on the site of a former factory at 151 Porter St., which…
ISD Commissioner Speaks at Gove St. Assoc. Meeting
By Cary Shuman William Christopher Jr., commissioner of the Inspectional Services Department (ISD) for the City of Boston, gave an informative talk about the workings of the department and the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals Monday at a meeting of…
Cabbies Riding Back on Local Streets
Everyone loves a loophole and many Boston cabbies are no exception to that rule. Hundreds of Boston cabs cruising through East Boston everyday tack on an additional rate of $5.25 that goes towards the cabbies ride back through the Callahan…
Trolley Tour Scheduled for December 6
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the schedule for this year’s 20th Anniversary Mayor’s Trolley Tour& Enchanted Tree Lightings occurring on Sunday, December 6 at 4 p.m. in Maverick Square, East Boston. “We are fortunate in the City of Boston to…
Christmas Concert Set at St. Anthony’s
Nearly 40 years ago, St. Anthony’s Church hosted the second “Sounds of Christmas” concert in Revere—the first having been held at Revere High in 1976. Since then, the concert has been a wonderful tradition in the magnificent church, and the…
East Boston Savings Bank Celebrates its 40 years in Orient Heights
By Cary Shuman East Boston Savings Bank hosted a gathering last Friday at its branch office at 856 Bennington Street to celebrate its 40 years in the Orients Heights neighborhood. Chairman, CEO and President Richard Gavegnano, who has presided over…
LaMattina Calls for Another East Boston Middle School
This week, City Councilor Sal LaMattina has made an appeal to Boston Public School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Chang for a new middle school in the neighborhood. In a letter to Superintendent Chang obtained by the East Boston Times, LaMattina argued…
City, East Boston CDC Cut Ribbon on Housing for the Homeless
The East Boston Community Development Corporation joined forces with Crossroads Family Shelter and the City of Boston to create seven units of subsidized housing on Havre Street for families transitioning out of the neighborhood’s homeless shelter. At a ribbon cutting…
East Boston YMCA, Stop & Shop Team Up Again for Turkey Express
The East Boston YMCA’s families were once again the recipients of a generous holiday donation from Stop & Shop recently. Stop & Shop kicked off its Turkey Express program at the Y with the donation of 250 turkeys that will…