By John Lynds [email protected] As fears about an increase in radiation levels from a damaged nuclear power plant in Japan rise in the wake of the worst earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit the Pacific country last week, some in…
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Maverick Landing Residents Honored
By John Lynds [email protected] Two East Boston residents that were instrumental in lobbying for federal funding to revamp the old and decaying Maverick Housing Projects into the new Maverick Landing development under a federal HOPE VI grant were honored last…
EBHS Gala Fundraiser Set for April 29
By John Lynds [email protected] Last year it was an upgrade to the school’s computer lab and before that the school was able to purchase a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) projectors for every classroom. These are just some of the items…
Marshalls Ready to Move into Former A.J. Wright Location
By John Lynds [email protected] The A.J. Wright store in Liberty Plaza in East Boston has officially closed and Marshalls, one of the nation’s largest off-price retailers, will be opening in its place at the end of the month. According to…
Kennedy is Fired Up About Proposed Cuts to Federal Fuel Assistance Program
By John Lynds [email protected] East Boston residents Joe and Katherine Oliveri worked their entire lives but have no pension and the small amount of social security they get to live on sometimes is not enough. This is the reason…
Tommy Butler: Classy, Diplomatic and Sure to Be Missed at Massport
By John Lynds [email protected] His job was to balance the needs of the Massachusetts Port Authority with the needs of the communities impacted by Logan Airport operations. At community meetings in East Boston, Winthrop, Revere, Chelsea and South Boston, Thomas…
Betty Ann’s Packs‘em In
-By John Lynds [email protected] A peculiar thing happens each Saturday and Sunday at the corner of Bennington and Moore Streets. At about 9 a.m. a line begins to form at the corner and sometimes stretches for some distance down Bennington.…
Strike Up the Broadband
Councillor Sal Lamattina, Comcast Senior VP Steve Hackley and Mayor Thomas M. Menino are picturedwith Juliana Grillo of the East Boston Salesian Boys and Girls Club at last Friday’s broadbandinternet event at the Chinatown Neighborhood Center. The Salesians Boys and…
Woody’s Makes a Pitch for Expansion at OHNC Meeting
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…
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…