Month: April 2013

An Unspeakable Tragedy

Perhaps I am still in sense of shock as the details and the reality of the bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday sinks into my mind. One is almost immune when you hear about bombs…

Obituaries 04-17-2013

Joan LaVita Tucker Of Georgia, formerly of East Boston Joan LaVita Tucker of Duluth, GA, formerly of East Boston, died April 14. She was 78 years old. A homemaker, born in Boston, Mrs. Tucker was a lifetime member of the…

Doggy Day Care Coming to Sumner St.

East Boston dog walker Jill Annesse received widespread support at Monday’s Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association meeting for her plan to open a doggy day care on Sumner Street. With a growing population of young working professionals in the Jeffries Point…

Don Orione Home Donates Beds to IMEC

When the Jewish Rehabilitation Center (JRC) in Peabody closed in January, the Don Orione Nursing Home in East Boston received the center’s electronic beds and other furniture to replace the nursing home’s manual beds. This left Anthony Cerasuolo, owner of…

JPNA Members Hear About Silver Line

MBTA Project Manager Scott Hamwey was at Monday night’s Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association meeting to brief residents on the proposed plan to bring direct Silver Line service to East Boston. “We are not looking to change the existing route but…