By John Lynds The popular Texas-based chicken wing joint that has made a name for itself among foodies as a place that serves up some great wings and dipping sauces is coming to East Boston. Wingstop, who recently opened its…
New Regulations for BCYF ‘Drop-In’ Sites Following Drowning
By John Lynds While most Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF) summer camps in East Boston are already regulated by City of Boston’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD) per the Department of Public Health (DPH), the neighborhood’s teen ‘drop-in’ program…
Logan IAG Holds Final Meeting,Mitigation Package Forthcoming
By John Lynds When Massport first began meeting with the neighborhood during a series of community meetings to begin discussing Logan’s Terminal E expansion project, many in the neighborhood became alarmed and confused over how the process would play out.…
Mark and Joel Katz Receive NETSA College Scholarships
By Cary Shuman The New England Tire and Service Association (NETSA) has announced that two of their scholarship recipients are Mark and Joel Katz, sons of Bob and Roberta Katz. Bob Katz has been the owner and operator of Nu-Tread…
East Boston As Deer Island?
John Vitagliano, Former Boston Transportation Commissioner Two years ago I participated with my Winthrop neighbors in vigorously opposing a proposal by the MWRA to utilize the Deer Island Treatment Plant as a major facility to process vast amounts of discarded…
Letter to the Editor
Dangers of tethering Dear Editor: The German shepherd in Middleborough who chewed off part of his paw after reportedly being tethered for at least a day and becoming entangled is a reminder of the cruelty and danger of tethering and…