A new chapter for John Forbes Last week, John Forbes walked out of Federal Court in Boston. Federal Judge Richard Stearns chose to give Forbes the second chance he was looking for and which he worked so hard to earn…
Project Bread Applauds Changes to Meal Guidelines
By John Lynds [email protected] USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s changes to the guidelines for school meals served in the U.S. reconfirmed what EastBoston based Project Bread has been saying all along through pilot programs in Boston schools–including the Mario Umana Middle…
Savio Prep Developers Detail Their Vision for the Property
By John Lynds [email protected] The developers, who have proposed to buy and redevelop the former Savio High School on Byron Street in East Boston held a meeting Monday night at the Orient Heights Neighborhood council to brief residents on the…
Sports 01-26-2011
Basketball team coasts past Wareham The East Boston High School boys basketball team has improved to 4-3 on the season with a 79-53 over Wareham Saturday. Senior Walter Lewis had a game high 18 points to lead the Jets. This…
Obituaries 01-26-2011
Lucille Frontera Of East Boston, formerly of the North End Lucille (Cicerone) Frontera of East Boston, formerly of the North End, died on January 23. She was the devoted mother of Andrea Frontera Binger and her husband, Desmond, of Salem…
Bright Beginning
Menino delivers a positive message in State of the City address -By John Lynds [email protected] If you expected to hear some sobering news from Mayor Thomas Menino during his annual State of the City address last week there was none,…