We recently attended an event at an area Senior Center for an informational presentation on marijuana, which now is legal for recreational use in Massachusetts (as well as in 10 other states across the country). The room that initially was…
Obituaries 03-27-2019
Janice Florentine Of East Boston and Lynnfield Janice E. Florentine of East Boston and Lynnfield passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, March 24 at the age of 71. She was the beloved wife of the late…
9-Alarm Fire Rips Through New England Casket Co.
Louis Tobia Jr.’s Italian grandfather, who founded the New England Casket Company on Bennington Street in East Boston more than 75 years ago, invented the ‘Concord Casket.’ Retailing for around $25,000 it became the casket of choice for the rich…
The Quiet Few to Open Later This Month
The East Boston resident planning to open a small bar at the former East Boston Kitchen on Sumner Street is almost finished with renovating the building and plans to open later this month. Josh Weinstein, who received Jeffries Point Neighborhood…
Mt. Carmel and NOAH Projects Approved by BPDA
At last week’s Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board hearing , two large East Boston projects in Jeffires Point’s Gove Street area, as well as the backside of Eagle Hill were approved. The BPDA board said the residential projects…
ZBA Approves Condor St. Development
Last week the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) approved the project pitched for 101 Condor St. in Eagle Hill. The proposed project, which received Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approval last month, consists of the re-development of a…