By John Lynds Former Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) Director Thomas O’Brien’s development firm HYM announced it has closed on its purchase of Suffolk Downs last Friday. O’Brien’s firm, who has made a name for itself as the developer of several…
Month: June 2017
The Boston Harbor Clean-Up:An Environmental — and Economic — Success Story
A recent report issued by the public interest group Save the Harbor/Save the Bay informs us that the beaches surrounding the Metropolitan Boston area were open for bathing 96 percent of the time during the summer of 2016 and that,…
Eastie Boys Track Team Wins City Title
By Cary Shuman The East Boston High School boys track team bested 13 other teams to take first place in the Boston City Championships at White Stadium. Coach John Parziale’s Jets scored 124 points to handily outdistance second-place finisher Latin…
Obituaries 05-31-2017
Vittorio Verde Of East Boston Vittorio Verde of East Boston died peacefully on May 25. He was he devoted husband of Assunta (Gregorio)Verde; devoted father of Antonietta Chisari and her husband, Antonio of Reading and Carmine Verde of East Boston; dear brother of Lisa,…