The funding that had been cut for the state’s health study that would once and for all shed light onto how Logan International Airport is affecting the health of East Bostonians has been re-established legislatively by Senator Anthony Petruccelli —and…
Safety and convenience: CSSI grant applications due June 1
The mayor and city officials are reminding East Boston store owners that the deadline to apply for city’s new Convenience Store Safety Initiative (CSSI) is Tuesday, June 1. The CSSI offers convenience shop owners local grants for the purchase of…
Immigration Building denied landmark designation
Despite its historic significance in the neighborhood, the Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) ruled last week that the East Boston Immigration Station did not meet the criteria for Landmark designation citing its deteriorating condition of the building and its lack of…
Thanks, Senator – Petruccelli saves Logan Airport health study
We are pleased to announce officially that Senator Anthony Petruccelli has performed a small miracle by getting the funding available to complete the health study which was dropped by the state after nearly ten years of work because of a…
The Local Economy – Gambling bill grows more important by the day
Everything has changed about the national and local economies since the near collapse of the banking system in 2008. That near calamity has turned the economic system upside down. Locally, nearly all business expansion has come to a stop. Foreclosures…
Arrest Report 05-26-2010
Monday, May 17 Jorge Patino of 30 Washington Street, Brighton, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence. Tuesday, May 18 Joaquin Greenwood of 148 Bremen Street, East Boston, was arrested and charged with trafficking Class B cocaine within…