The building that collapsed Saturday on Chelsea Street and the subsequent demolition of the building next door has set off a chain reaction that may force more buildings to come down. Boston’s Inspectional Services Department Commissioner Bill Good said after…
Arroyo Calls for Fair Wages at the Airport
At-Large City Councilor Felix Arroyo held a hearing last week to investigate the wage policy at Logan Airport in East Boston. The hearing stems from reports that workers at the airport are earning less than minimum wage. “This is a…
Units Will Be Built to Assist Former Residents of Family Shelter
The East Boston Community Development Corporation (CDC) will use $945,000 in Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) subsidies to create seven units of affordable housing for former homeless families that are transitioning to independent living from Crossroads Family Shelter…
Collapsed Buildings: Community Rallies Around Displaced Residents
It isn’t often that two buildings collapse literally in this community. Yet this is exactly what occurred earlier this week on Chelsea Street where two century-old structures simply disintegrated, turning from residences into heaps of rubble in an instant. Dozens…
Obituaries 10-19-2011
Nicholas Simonelli Longtime owner of Everett retail market Nicholas L. Simonelli of Everett died at home on October 15. He was 82 years old. Born in East Boston and a longtime resident of Everett, he was a businessman who owned…
Hip Hop Star Big D ready to play in Brazilian Beauty Contest in East Boston
An emerging Hip Hop Act ready for a breakthrough towards the mainstream, the East Boston-based Big D is currently working on his first album, promising mixed influences from Reggaeton, Urban Hip Hip to R&B and lyrics that praise the glamorous…