We have all noticed how the weather changed immediately following Labor Day. Many of us wonder how the weather can change so fast in so short a time just because it is Labor Day? The change is so dramatic and…
Month: September 2010
Arrest Report 09-16-2010
September 7 Victor Restrepo of 459 Meridian Street, East Boston, was arrested and charged with operating to endanger & operating without a license. Jairo Acevedo of 76 Trenton Street, East Boston, was arrested on warrants for operating with a suspended…
Obituaries 09-16-2010
Richard ‘Richie’ Morabito Died recently Richard "Richie" Morabito died recently. He was 83 years old. He leaves his loving wife of 30 years, Venita (Christophe) Morabito. He was the brother of the late Bill, Mike, Dom, Lenny, Sadie (Washburn) and…
A welcome sign of autumn: The Annual Harvest Festival
It’s that time a year when a festival rolls around that reminds us the summer is fading into the past and the fall with its changing colors is arriving very soon. As the temperatures dip into the low 70s its…
Jets have high hopes for the fall
As the kids head back to school this week, all eyes will be on the East Boston Jets football team and its new coach John Parziale. Parziale has worked under the Boston City League dynasty created by John Sousa over…
Mayor vows to take steps to crack down on ‘firetraps’
Following the dangerous blaze that destroyed an old warehouse in Roxbury Mayor Thomas Menino has vowed to get tough on what he considers ‘firetraps’ in Boston, which includes several East Boston properties. Menino has created an abandoned property task force.…
Family devastated by the murder of pizza delivery man
The callous murder of Richel Nova, 58, last week has devastated friends and family here because Nova was, by all accounts, a caring man and described as a ‘saint’ by many in the community. He adored his children who all…
American Resolve – Remembering the anniversary of 9/11
We again mark the terrorist attacks launched upon us on September 11, 2001. We again remember the dead from those attacks – and we remember and recall the memories of those who have died fighting terrorism since we decided to…
Arrest Report 09-10-2010
Monday, August 23 Guillermo Molina Lopez of 34 Barnes Avenue, East Boston, was arrested and charged with operating without a license. Adrian Fernandez Rocha of 19 Marion Street, East Boston, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of…
Obituaries 09-10-2010
Constance Silva, 93 Peabody resident Constance "Connie" Ann (Zevolo) Silva of Peabody, formerly of East Boston, died peacefully on September 6 at Kaplan Family Hospice, Danvers. She was 93 years old. She was the wife of the late Alfred F.…