By John Lynds East Boston CDC (Community Development Corporation) Director Al Caldarelli has patiently waited for 45 years to develop the Boston East Site on Border Street along the neighborhood’s waterfront. “I was recently looking through our old development plans…
Sen Joseph Boncore Officially Sworn In
By John Lynds Last Thursday in front of a packed Massachusetts Senate Chamber Joseph Boncore (D-Winthrop), was officially sworn in as the new first Suffolk and Middlesex State Senator by Governor Charlie Baker. Boncore won the seven-man special election race…
Officials to Cut Ribbon on Greenway Extension
By John Lynds City and state officials will cut the ribbon on the final stretch of the long-awaited East Boston Greenway Extension Thursday. The ceremony will take place Thursday, May 26 at 12:45 p.m. The final section was completed by…
Enjoy the Weekend — Safely
We saw a statistic the other day that seemed baffling: The death toll on our nation’s roads and highways once again is on the rise. Last year, there were 38,000 highway fatalities in America. That’s about 100 Americans killed every…
Let’s Remember the True Meaning of Memorial Day
Memorial Day, our most solemn national holiday, will take place this weekend. It is symptomatic of our national culture that for most Americans, the true meaning of Memorial Day has long been lost amidst the excesses of our materialistic society.…
Obituaries 05-25-2016
Edith Hunt Former East Boston resident Edith (Nastari) Hunt of Lexington, formerly of East Boston, died peacefully on May 22. She was the devoted mother of Nadine Solomon of Arlington; dear sister of Eleanora Olivolo and the late Rose DeFeo, Gus, Al, Anthony and Ralph Nastari;…