The consensus in East Boston has always been that more, not less, programs for youth are better for the community and families. With one of the highest concentrations of children and teens in the city, Eastie has always called for…
Month: August 2013
East Boston Guaranteed Millions in Boston Host Community Agreement
The long-anticipated host community agreement signed by Mayor Tom Menino Tuesday afternoon proved to be the most lucrative agreement signed to date in the state with several East Boston benefits announced – including a new youth center, a new senior…
Mayoral Candidate John Connolly Pushing for Use of the Marty Coughlin Bypass Road
Mayoral Candidate John Connolly is advocating for the Marty Coughlin Bypass Road to be open to East Boston residents. This week Connolly sent a letter to Massport CEO Thomas Glynn urging the Port Authority to open the road that opened…
Belle Isle Bridge Officially Complete
Last Thursday, city and state officials officially dedicated the Belle Isle Bridge to mark the end of the two and a half year $4.3 million project to replace the former aging bridge. Physical work to reconstruct the City of Boston…
Summer’s Last Gasp: Enjoy the Labor Day Weekend Safely
The forecast for the Labor Day weekend is for sunny and warm weather — a perfect combination for outdoor activity of all kinds on the official last weekend of summer. As we look back at the past three months, it…
School’s Back: So Be Careful Driving on Our Streets
School either already has begun or will be back in session shortly in communities all across the state — and that means motorists who have become accustomed to child-free streets during the morning commute once again must become eagle-eyed and…
RRBL Knights Clinch Top SEED
For the third consecutive season the RRBL Knights harvest the organizations only chance at a championship as the YBL team still fresh off getting swept by the Stoneham Sabers can only sit and watch. For the first time in the…
Obituaries 08-28-2013
Marie Gioiosa Former resident of East Boston and Winthrop Word has been received here of the untimely death in Toms River, New Jersey of Marie A. Gioiosa, formerly of East Boston and Winthrop, who died at the Hospice of Toms…
Rising Like a Phoenix: Pier One Project Construction Underway After Years of Delay
The iron rebar framing for the first building to be constructed on East Boston’s waterfront as part of the Portside at Pier One project is rising like a phoenix from the ashes. Already the first level of the building has…
Pitbull Attacks Have Residents Concerned
Three pitbull attacks this summer in East Boston, two of which occurred this month, has officials wondering what can be done to prevent more attacks in the future. The most recent attack occurred last week when Eastie resident Jessica Lee…