Interim Superintendent John McDonough announced last week that the Mario Umana Academy in East Boston is receiving a $25,000 planning grant to launch a two-way bilingual program next year. The BPS Dual Language Advisory Board, which includes educators, non-profit leaders,…
Get out and Vote
Next Tuesday, voters from across Boston will be going to the polls in a primary election to choose two candidates for mayor from a crowded field of 12 candidates. Ever since Mayor Thomas Menino announced in April that he would…
City Council Race
Although the fierce mayoral campaign has drawn most of the attention of Boston voters and the media over the past four months, there also has been a very active City Council race. With more than 18 candidates vying for different…
Pop Warner
East Boston Pop Warner football is in full swing and played games against Everett Sunday at East Boston Memorial Stadium. The league is two games into the season but organizers said that numbers are way down this year and are…
Obituaries 09-18-2013
Jerry Lanney Retired Milkman Jerry Lanney of East Boston died on Sunday, September 15 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 90 years old. The husband of the late Esther Lanney with whom he shared 63 years of marriage, he…
Listening to Your Heart
Soon there will be an interactive piece of public art displayed outside the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center in Maverick Square that will play music based on your heartbeat. “Pulse of the City” is an innovative new public art installation…