Menino delivers a positive message in State of the City address -By John Lynds [email protected] If you expected to hear some sobering news from Mayor Thomas Menino during his annual State of the City address last week there was none,…
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Freedom Trail Scholars Visit Bradley Elementary
-By John Lynds [email protected] As the school day was in full swing at the Manassah E. Bradley Elementary School chants could be heard from down the hall, “Lobsterbacks, go home! Lobsterbacks, go home!” This was the sound of fourth grade…
Madaro Set to Replace Sulprizio as Basile’s Top Legislative Aide
-By John Lynds [email protected] Representative Carlo Basile’s Chief Legislative Aide Michael Sulprizio will be leaving his post at the State House to replace Fran Riley as Director of the Harborside Community Center in East Boston. Riley, a longtime fixture at…
A Firm Hand will Regulate Nail Salons
-By John Lynds [email protected] It’s one industry in East Boston that has operated for decades without the proper checks and balances. With public health and the health of workers at risk the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) voted last week…
Return to Senders
Long-lost love letters returned to East Boston couple By John Lynds [email protected] Fifty-eight years ago he was a compositor for the East Boston Times and she was a proof reader. It was at the old Times building on the corner…
Petruccelli: Parole Hearings Should be Put on Hold Until a Full Review is Conducted
By John Lynds [email protected] Senator Anthony Petruccelli has lead a delegation of Senate colleagues in asking the Massachusetts Parole Board to place a moratorium on all future parole hearings until a full, comprehensivereview of the Board’s policies and procedures could…
LaMattina Named City Council VP
By John Lynds [email protected] City Councilor Sal LaMattina was chosen by Council President Stephen Murphy to serve as the Council’s Vice President Monday, possibly setting up a future presidency run for LaMattina at the end of Murphy’s two year term.…
2010
-By John Lynds On Friday night the final seconds of 2010 ticked away and East Boston residents joined the world community and look to a new year with optimism and hope. This week the East Boston Times publishes Part II…
Murphy a Unanimous Choice to Serve as Council President
-By John Lynds [email protected] It’s been a longtime coming. At-Large City Councilor Stephen Murphy, the longest serving member of the council not to hold the presidency, was unanimously elected 12-0 Monday to serve a two-year term as Council President. “I’m…
East Boston Resident Added to LaMattina’s Staff
-By John Lynds [email protected] City Councilor Sal LaMattina announced that Camilo Hernandez will be the newest addition to his staff. Hernandez, an East Boston resident, will be working on constituent services throughout the district. A native of Colombia, Hernandez has…