Mary DeGruttola Grandmother of Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo and former member of the Patriots Civic Club Mary (Grasso) DeGruttola, who lived nearly her entire life on Dolphin Avenue in Revere, died on April 18 at the West Revere Health Center.…
Boston East Opens:25 Percent of Available Units Already Leased
The highly anticipated East Boston waterfront development project has officially opened, and 25 percent of the property’s 200 units are already leased. Following several delays and the economic downturn in 2008 there was a level of uncertainty in the community…
Jack Kelly Climbs to Mount Everest
There was a time in Jack Kelly’s life were he was stripped of everything. There were no creature comforts, no bed to sleep in and only a crippling heroin addiction that left him homeless. “When I first got sober back…
Police Recover Gun Outside East Boston High School
Another incident last week involving a gun at East Boston High School has parents and students on edge as security is beefed up at the neighborhood’s only high school. Just before 9:30 a.m. last Thursday a 20-year-old student was arrested…
District A-7 to Get Five New Officers
With East Boston’s annual Peace Walks set to kick off this Thursday outside of District A-7 police station at 6 p.m. there may be some new faces among the crowd. Last Tuesday the Boston Police held a graduation ceremony for…
CDC Gets $8 Million Construction Loan from Citizens Bank for Neighborhood Properties
The East Boston Community Development Corporation (CDC) will get another financial boost for the 111-unit multi-site, affordable housing development that the CDC owns in the neighborhood under Landfall Community Associates. Following $10.6 million in financing from MassHousing to the CDC…