Revere firefighter Eddie Steriti helps attach a American flag between Fire Truck Ladders from the Revere and Everett Fire Departments at Brown Circle as part of the Wounded Veterans Motorcycle Run this past Sunday, May 21. Afterward, at Suffolk Downs,…
Month: May 2017
125th Anniversary Mass
Archbishop of Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley is presented with a gift from the St. Joseph-St. Lazarus parish following the church’s 125th Anniversary Mass.
Traffic in East Boston Getting Worse, Not Better
By John Lynds As MassDOT and the City of Boston struggle to figure out what has gone wrong since opening the newly configured Sumner Tunnel toll plaza, which has led to absolute gridlock in the neighborhood during the morning commute,…
Mass Conservation Law Foundation Strikes Deal with Massport
By John Lynds The Massachusetts Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Massport stuck a deal last week over the Port Authority’s plan to add an additional 5,000 parking spaces at Logan Airport. If Massport is able to get the proposal permitted…
Battle of Noddle Island Regatta Set for Memorial Day
By John Lynds The East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) will kick off the Third Annual Battle of Noddle Island Regatta and Re-enactment on Memorial Day to mark the significance that the Battle of Chelsea Creek played in the…
District 1 City Council Race Roundup
By John Lynds This week, East Boston’s Margaret Farmer secured enough nomination signatures to officially be on the September primary ballot for the District 1 City Council Race that includes Eastie, Charlestown and the North End. Farmer will join fellow…
Letter to the Editor
Frustrated and disappointed Dear Secretary Pollack: I write to express my extreme frustration and disappointment with the implementation of the new traffic patterns at the Sumner Toll Plaza. This has become a major quality of life issue for East Boston…
Happy Memorial Day
The calendar tells us that the Memorial Day weekend is upon is, although with the exception of a few days this spring, the cool and wet weather has not been a harbinger of warmth and sunshine. But for Americans of…
East Boston High Baseball Team Wins Strike Out Colon Cancer Tournament Title
Righthander Jake Scanlon surrendered a lead-off single, then slammed the door shut, allowing no more hits while striking out 13 Golden Tornadoes, to lead East Boston to a 3-1 win over Malden to take the Strike Out Colon Cancer Tournament…
Obituaries 05-24-2017
Gino Ferri His family remains his proudest legacy His family remains his proudest legacy Gino Ferri of Saugus, formerly of East Boston and Winthrop, died on Friday evening at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He was 93 years old.…