By John Lynds [email protected] At a meeting hosted by the Boston Public Library’s President Amy Ryan inside the Harborside Community Center Saturday, the discussion ranged from the inability of one strategically placed ‘new’ library in East Boston to serve the…
Month: March 2010
Sisters help power Northeastern to a club championship
Sisters Breanna and McKenzie Powers, lifelong residents of East Boston and graduates of East Boston High School play for the Northeastern University Women’s Club Hockey Team. After a perfect 24-0-0 season the Huskies were off to Minneapolis, MN for the…
LaMattina partners with NUBE to boost participation
By John Lynds [email protected] Two weeks ago, Mayor Thomas Menino was in East Boston to encourage the immigrant community to take part, and pride for that matter, in this year’s census. However, elected officials and community leaders are concerned that…
Cahill gets to work
By John Lynds [email protected] Treasurer Tim Cahill was right back where he feels most comfortable campaigning–here among the blue collared people of the North Shore. In his bid to capture the Massachusetts Governor’s seat, Cahill made campaign stops last week…
Operating Room – Movers and shakers mark the passage of health care reform bill in East Boston
The recently passed health care reform bill brought a number of heavy hitters to East Boston last Friday to tout the bill in front of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center. It was an afternoon of great theater for Senator…
Internet Cafe – New business on Meridian Street deserves a beer and wine license
There is a new business about to locate on Meridian Street that is going to be East Boston’s first ever Internet café – in other words, this is a business that will cater to those who will frequent an environment…
Arrest Report 03-31-2010
Monday, March 22 Eugene Preyl of 31 Sabino Farm Rd, Peabody, was arrested and charged with operating without a driver’s license. Danielle Rosatone of 131 Chestnut Street, Everett, was arrested and charged with possession of Class E drugs. Tuesday, March…
Obituaries 03-31-2010
Scott Panzini Winthrop resident Scott E. Panzini of Winthrop died on March 12. He was the beloved son of Edward and Eileen (Ferland) Panzini of Winthrop; dear brother of Robert Panzini and Laurie Ferullo, both of Winthrop and is also…
Is there any way to clean up these dishes?
Last week while driving down Saratoga Street I noticed a Direct TV employee up on a ladder drilling a satellite dish onto the side of a home that already had four other dishes hanging off the side of the building.…
Alleged drug syndicate shut down
Several law enforcement agencies have broken up what they call a major drug ring operating in East Boston, Revere and Chelsea. Authorities have also arrested the ring’s leader and eight alleged co-conspirators in a Colombian drug syndicate that ran about…