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…
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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…
From the Top Down – Decorated Officer Convicted of Fraud
By John Lynds [email protected] He was picked as America’s Top Cop, was a candidate for Ward I City Council and the 2005 East Boston Times Man of the Year, but now Boston Police Detective Eliezer Gonzalez can add a…
Wall Street Pioneer Bernard Beal Visits Young Business Students
-By John Lynds [email protected] East Boston High School students participating in the school’s Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Foundation for Investor Education’s Stock Market game got a surprise visit last week from Wall Street pioneer Bernard B. Beal.…
Permanent Collection – Historic Leonard King Paintings will be Incorporated into Design of New Building
-By John Lynds [email protected] It’s good news for residents that were trying to keep the historic paintings that currently hang in the Meridian Street branch of the Boston Public Library in East Boston. It was announced this week that the…
Excel Given the Go-ahead to Open Two more Charter Schools
By John Lynds [email protected] The Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education has endorsed East Boston’s Excel Academy Charter School’s application for two new charter schools in Boston and Chelsea. Commissioner Mitchell Chester endorsed Excel’s plan late last week and…
Is Roseland Ready to Resume Work on Pier One?
–By John Lynds [email protected] It’s been close to four years since East Boston has heard anything about the Portside at Pier I project. The property developer Roseland, property owner Massport and even elected officials have been tight lipped on a…
Grand Gesture – Project Bread Worker Returns Dough to Owner
[email protected] Let’s be honest. Most of us would have pocketed $2,000 in cash if we found it laying in a snowbank and no one else was around. But East Boston resident Ryan Lee did the exact opposite when faced with…
Global Reach – East Bostonian’s Writings are an Inspiration to the Egyptian Cause
[email protected] Some said it was the ‘people power’ protests in Tunisia that set it off, others claim it was Facebook that made it easy for protesters to rally an entire country against Hosni Mubarak. But there is one thing for…
In this Case, ‘Almost’ is Good Enough
-By John Lynds [email protected] East Boston has always been known for its cuisine and now it’s producing some talented chefs. One of those Eastie chefs has just won the top prize during the New England Regional S.Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef…