Predatory lending, no-doc loans and subprime mortgages all contributed to high level of foreclosures in East Boston—a neighborhood not quite decimated by the problem but an example of how bad things got for a blue collar community when the economy…
Red Sox players visit east Boston
Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) annual Fenway Challenge/ Sox Talk came to Memorial Stadium Field in East Boston Monday. The winners of the Fenway Challenge, a skill competition in running, hitting, and throwing for boys and girls, ages…
Perfect Summer – August in New England
Forgive us our obsession with the New England weather and its nuances. However, we are endlessly fascinated by the weather. Watching the weather and measuring its heartbeat is almost as interesting as being inside the chambers of the State House…
Arrest Report 08-04-2010
Monday, July 26 No arrests. Tuesday, July 27 Juan Chavez Guzman of 43 Waite Street, Malden, was arrested and charged with armed robbery. Kevin Michael Hembrough of 282 Chelsea Street, East Boston, was arrested on several outstanding drug offense warrants.…
Obituaries 08-04-2010
Juanita Trombley East Boston resident Juanita M. (Capone) Trombley of East Boston died on July 31. She was the loving mother of Denise Trombley and her companion, Frank DiLuigi, of East Boston and the late Jason Trombley; beloved life long…
Piers Park Sailing Center hosts U.S. Junior Sailing Championship
Piers Park Sailing Center on Boston Harbor last week hosted the U.S. Sailing’s Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championship. The country’s best junior sailors competed in the national semi-finals with the winners advancing to the National Championship in San Diego at…