By John Lynds When East Boston resident James Testa launched his energy-drink company last winter as part of a entrepreneurship class he was taking as a senior at Suffolk University, he didn’t know what to expect. Testa, who graduated from…
EBHS Gets All New Windows
By John Lynds Being located under a flight path, East Boston High School received soundproof windows from Massport decades ago. However, those windows are long gone and were replaced several times with windows from Boston Public Schools. “The last round…
Passacantilli Earns Major Labor Endorsements
Stephen Passacantilli, a North End civic leader, Boston Public Schools parent, and former staffer to City Councilor Sal LaMattina has been endorsed by prominent local labor unions in his campaign for Boston City Council. At a rally on Saturday, Passacantilli…
Letters to the Editor
SEEKING NOMINATIONS Dear Editor: The Board of Directors of the East Boston Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the Fourth Annual Prosperity Awards Gala! The event will be on Thursday November 9 at the Hilton Airport Hotel in East…
East Boston Health Center Leads the Way
Last week, the US Senate tried to undo the Affordable Care Act or Obama Care. This system while it is not perfect and as a matter of fact it is far from the mark, still it provides a safety net…
Obituaries 08-02-2017
Phyllis Abbatessa-Dwyer Longtime East Boston area political and cultural activist Phyllis S. Abbatessa-Dwyer of Margate, Florida and East Boston passed away July 21. She was 76 years old. A retired employee of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department and the onetime owner…