By John Lynds When six-year-old Brayden Kelly of Dorchester drowned in a pool on Trenton Street, the trauma of the event affected not only the boy’s family, but Braden’s extend family, friends, first responders and neighbors who had witnessed the…
Month: December 2017
State Energy Facilities Siting Board Rules in Favor of Eversource Substation
By John Lynds For the last two years, the owner of Channel Fish has launched a visual, media and talking campaign against Eversource’s plans to place a substation on a city-owned parcel at the City Yards adjacent to Louis Silvestro’s…
Police Briefs 12-06-2017
District Seven Police Report November 26, 2017 Around 5:00 pm in the area of 945 Saratoga Street as a result of a motor vehicle stop a Black Hispanic male with an address in Revere, Massachusetts was arrested and charged with…
How We’re Supporting Small Businesses During the Holidays to Keep Our Neighborhoods Thriving All Year Long
By: Mayor Martin J. Walsh I grew up in a neighborhood of hardworking families, where everything seemed within reach. It was thanks in large part to our incredible small and local businesses. For years, these local landmarks have carried on…
America as We Know It Is Over
It is difficult to understate the impact upon the future of our country of the Republican tax bill proposals that have been passed by the House and Senate and await a reconciliation between the two versions for a final vote…
Obituaries 12-06-2017
Anthony ‘Tinny’ ‘Tony’ Lopilato Jr. U.S. Postal Service retiree whose total life was consumed with family and extended family Anthony M. Lopilato, Jr., affectionately known as “Tinny” and “Tony” passed away following a long illness on Tuesday, November 28 at…
A Happy Thanksgiving
Rep Adrian Madaro, his family and a team of volunteers handed out over 400 dinners to the neighborhood’s elderly, families and low income residents at Sacred Heart Church Thanksgiving Day. Shown above is Lola Dumitrescu, just one of the dozens…
First in a Series of Meeting Held on Mt Carmel Church Redevelopment
By John Lynds The owners of the Mount Carmel Church and surrounding properties kicked off what is sure to be an extensive community process regarding the redevelopment of the site. At a Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) meeting Monday night…
Downeast Cider Has a Little Fun on Cyber Monday
By John Lynds The Monday following Thanksgiving has become known as ‘Cyber Monday’ or the day Americans take to their computers, jam websites and crash the internet looking for hot deals for Christmas gifts online. Some big corporations have turned…
Local Artists to Hold Annual Holiday Open House to Benefit East Boston High School Art Department
The East Boston Artists Group members, at 80 Border Street, in the Atlantic Works Building, open their doors for the 4th annual Holiday Open House and Art Sale from 12 noon – 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. This year,…