This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…
Obituaries 12-05-2018
Louis Vazza Owner of Vazza Funeral Homes Louis R. Vazza of East Boston and Naples, FL passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, Nov. 29. He was in his 86th year. A US Coast Guard veteran of the…
Traffic Nightmare Continues, Residents Vow Action
One week it was a broken-down bus. Another week it was a stuck semi-truck. Then on Monday it was a car accident in the Sumner Tunnel and MassDOT road crews forgetting to install the cones to form the ‘swing lane’…
New East Boston District Court Chief Probation Officer Sworn In
Matthew McDonough, who had been serving as the Chief Probation Officer at West Roxbury District Court before being tapped to head the probation department at East Boston District Court, was officially sworn in last Wednesday evening. McDonough, a Dorchester native,…
ABCD, East Boston APAC Kicks Off Annual Fuel Assistance Program with Help from Sen. Markey
East Boston experienced its first cold snap of the season last week as temperatures plummeted into the teens. However, there’s relief from paying those high New England heating costs for hundreds of low-income residents in the neighborhood. At the beginning…
ZBA Approves Several Eastie Projects
At a Boston Zoning Board of Appeals hearing earlier this month board members approved several development projects that have gone through the the community process. The ZBA approved projects at 398 Bremen St., 135 Chelsea St., 113-115 Cottage St., as…