There were the usual questions about parking and traffic but all in all the neighborhood seemed to be overwhelmingly in favor of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s (EBNHC) proposal to construct a brand new, state-of-the-art facility in Maverick Square.…
Rep. Basile supports CORI reform legislation
Operating under the theory that good jobs and putting people to work here in East Boston can break the cycle of poverty, depression, and crime in the community, a group of local activists marched at the end of February to…
Dawn of a new Knight – East Boston entry set to join Yawkey League
By Cary Shuman For the Free Press Baseball is returning to East Boston in a big way this summer. Geoffrey Harris and Eric Bellavia, co-owners of the East Boston Knights, are leading the team into its inaugural season in the…
The Libraries – East Boston might be caught in the middle
With two branch libraries, East Boston is a likely contender to lose at least one of them in the round of closings that are expected as part of a streamlining of the Boston Public Library. If one of two is…
Chelsea St. Bridge – A connection between the past and future
East Boston residents with an interest in extraordinary building and construction projects should ride by the Chelsea Street Bridge everyday. If you do this, you will experience the ongoing construction of a brand new and architecturally exciting steel bridge over…
Obituaries 03-10-2010
Rose Chiofilo Medford resident Rose (Miraglia) Chiofilo of Medford died on March 7. The beloved wife of the late Samuel Chiofilo, she was the loving mother of Frank Chiofilo of Boston and John Chiofilo of Medford; treasured mother in law…