Giacomino ‘Jack’ Baglio Lifelong East Boston resident Giacomino L. “Jack” Baglio died in East Boston on June 5. Jack was born and raised in East Boston and graduated from East Boston High School. He was a US Army veteran of the…
Month: June 2016
Greenway Extension Ribbon Cutting
City and state officials cut the ribbon on the final stretch of the long-awaited East Boston Greenway Extension last Thursday. The final section was completed by the City of Boston and will connect the Massport section near Wood Island Marsh…
Trump Donated $75K to Wounded Vet Ride
By John Lynds The benefit bike ride that roars through East Boston each spring to help raise money for local wounded veterans got a boost from none other than Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. The GOP presidential nominee who has…
EBNHC Supports Local Seniors
The Elder Service Plan of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center made a donation this past week of a new Defibrillator to the Robert A. DeLeo Winthrop Senior Center. Steven Snyder, Vice President of Development for the Health Center, presented…
CDC’s Meridian Street Library Project Under Fire
By John Lynds Following last week’s heated Eagle Hill Civic Association (EHCA) meeting regarding the East Boston CDC’s (Community Development Corporation) changes to its original proposal for the former Meridian Street Library building, many residents said that it is high…
LaMattina,Developers Host Harborwalk Meeting
By John Lynds City Councilor Sal LaMattina said with the East Boston Greenway Extension complete he is focusing his attentions on the neighborhood’s Harborwalk that is being created as development along Eastie’s shore continues. LaMattina recently brought all of Eastie’s…
EHCA Approves Border Street Project 18 to 4
By John Lynds The Eagle Hill Civic Association (EHCA) voted 18 to 4 in favor of the Border Street residential development project at the foot of Eagle Hill across from the Mario Umana Academy. Those opposed to the project most…
Letters to the Editor
Will it be cost effective? To the editor, As I read about the return of ferry service in Boston Harbor, I wondered whether or not it would be cost-effective for Boston today. Is there is a pressing need for such…
Obituaries 06-01-2016
Dorothy Mansfield Of East Boston Dorothy (Torrey) Mansfield of East Boston died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on May 26. The beloved wife of the late William Mansfield, she was the devoted mother of Kathleen Payzra and Sarah Ann Chiouchiolo, cherished…