Jessica Ann Gore Of Fall River, formerly of East Boston Jessica Ann Gore of Fall River, formerly of East Boston, passed away unexpectedly on September 2 at the age of 36. She was the loving daughter of William and Irene…
Month: September 2017
Mayor Unveils Paris Street Mural
By John Lynds Last Thursday afternoon Mayor Martin Walsh joined the city’s Office of Immigrant Advancement to unveil the new mural on Paris Street just before Meridian Street. The mural, recently completed by the city’s Mural Crew is on the…
HVNA Hosts District One Candidates Forum
By John Lynds Last Wednesday night at the Salesian Boys & Girls Club, the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) hosted a candidates forum featuring the three District 1 City Council Candidates. Candidates Lydia Edwards, of East Boston, Margaret Farmer, also…
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Sickens Eastie Officials
By John Lynds One time may be a fluke, the result of pranksters seeing anti-Semitic images that have recently become national news after the Charlottesville clashes between neo-Nazis and anti-hate groups. However, when anti-Semitic graffiti ends up on the same…
Local Business Helps Comfort Family
By John Lynds Six year old Brayden Kelly of Dorchester loved tow trucks. So when Todisco Towing’s David Duff heard that the family of Brayden, who drowned in a pool on Trenton Street in East Boston this month, requested tow…
MassDot to Brief Residents on Toll Plaza Traffic Tonight at EBHS
By John Lynds Following pressure from East Boston elected officials and the Boston Transportation Department, MassDOT officials are returning to Eastie tonight (Wednesday, August 30) at East Boston High School at 6:30 p.m. to provide information on the design of…
GSCA Approves Three Projects at Monthly Meeting
By John Lynds At Monday night’s Gove Street Citizen’s Association August meeting, the group voted in favor of supporting three development proposals. The first project proposed by MG2 was supported by a vote of seven to six by members to…
Passacantilli Will Hire Neighborhood Liaisons from Each Community
Stephen Passacantilli, candidate for Boston City Council – District 1, has announced that he will hire a neighborhood liaison for each community in the district if elected to the city council. Passacantilli is a North End civic leader, Boston Public Schools parent,…
Candidate for Boston City Council Proposes an End to Towing for Street Cleaning
Margaret Farmer, Candidate for Boston City Council, has proposed an end to towing for street cleaning in the neighborhood of East Boston. Removing towing for street cleaning was adopted several years ago in the Charlestown neighborhood, and has proven successful,…
Candidate Lydia Edwards Continues Building Support
Boston City Council candidate Lydia Edwards continues to build a grassroots organization following endorsements from the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts, the MBTA’s Office & Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU 453), and the SEIU Massachusetts State Council, which alone…