By John Lynds Last Wednesday after eleven and a half years as District 1 City Council, and a 30-year career as a public servant for the City of Boston, Councilor Sal LaMattina addressed his colleagues in the Council Chambers for…
Fire Rips Through Meridian Street Home
By John Lynds An electrical short circuit sparked a three-alarm fire at a large, multifamily condo complex on Meridian Street Sunday. The Boston Fire Department responded just before 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon to 360 Meridian Street on Eagle Hill. Once…
Community Rallies Around Murder Victim Duncan Ketter’s Family
By John Lynds For over a week, the makeshift memorial in memory of Duncan Ketter, the young man gunned down on the corner of Orleans and Marginal streets, has had nonstop visitors. Friends, family and neighbors have stopped by the…
Community News Briefs
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church service Christmas Eve at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church: Lessons and Carols by candlelight. 5:30. 28 Paris St., East Boston (617) 569-6236 LEARN ITALIAN FREE The class will be held at Robert DeLeo Senior Center, 35…
Mike Lake, Lauren DeMayo Named NOAH Board Co-Presidents:NOAH Celebrates Annual Meeting at Spinelli’s
By John Lynds At last week’s East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing’s (NOAH) annual meeting, NOAH board members Mike Lake and Lauren DeMayo were introduced as NOAH’s new board co-presidents. Lake and DeMayo will replace former NOAH Board President Ernani…
Letter to the Editor
Kudos for passing the ban To the editor, Don’t know if it’s just me but I don’t see all the controversy over a plastic bag ban coming to a business near you. Why the Retailers Association of Massachusetts is opposed to…