-By John Lynds [email protected] It’s bad enough East Boston residents have to deal with a few realities like living next to an airport or paying a toll to travel one mile into their own city without being discriminated against by…
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Finding the Shade
Warm weather has finally arrived. Above, a resident uses an umbrella to shade herself from the hot sun on Meridian Street last Friday.
Grand Entrance: Honoring Eastie’s Past and Albert Lombardi Jr.
-By John Lynds [email protected] The late Albert Lombardi, Jr. an iconic figure in the rough and tumble East Boston political world, will be honored with a memorial garden dedicated in his name at Jeffries Point this month. The transformation of…
Student Held on Cash Bail for Gun Possession
-By John Lynds [email protected] A 17-year-old student East Boston High School student was held on $25,000 cash bail for allegedly bringing a loaded gun to school with him last Thursday. Brendan Campbell, 18, of Roxbury was arraigned in East Boston…
Teenager Admits to Strangling Death
-By John Lynds [email protected] The East Boston teen arrested in connection with last week’s fire that killed a 28-year-old Salvadorian immigrant has confessed to the neighborhood’s first murder in over two years. Marco Tulio Flores, 17, of East Boston walked…
The Art of Living in Eastie
-By John Lynds [email protected] Part of what has made East Boston a wonderful place in which to live is the neighborhood’s flourishing artist community. The East Boston’s Artist Group at 80 Border St., renovated a few years back by the…
Man Murdered on Saratoga Street; Teen Arrested and Charged
-By John Lynds [email protected] Boston Firefighters stumbled upon a gruesome scene Monday as they battled a small blaze at 877 Saratoga St. and found a man dead inside his bed–his hands reportedly bound and throat slashed. Now a 17-year-old East…
Residents take Part in CPR Training Course
–By John Lynds [email protected] Six-year-old Olivia Quigley’s father could not find words to express his or his family’s thanks to the East Boston Central Catholic (EBCC) teachers, staff and Boston EMS that all worked hard to save his little girl’s…
Closure will begin June 1: Project on Pace to be Completed on Time
–By John Lynds [email protected] Nearly two years into the project to replace the aging Chelsea Street drawbridge in East Boston with a new vertical-lift bridge and everything has been going smooth as can be according to project consultant John Vitagliano.…
An Eagle’s Eye for Architecture
-By John Lynds [email protected] The rich architectural history of East Boston is experiencing a rebirth with more and more residents restoring their homes back to their fashionable form, exposing the handcrafted detailing of brackets, original moldings, shingles and woodwork that…