In February, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton issued a waiver to allow HYM Investment Group, LLC to proceed to permitting of Phase I of the Suffolk Downs project prior to completion of the Draft ElR…
Month: April 2018
ZBA Reverses Landmarks Commission’s Two-Year Moratorium for Maverick Street Project
On Tuesday the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted unanimously to reverse a previous Boston Landmarks Commission ruling that placed a two-year moratorium on a Maverick Street development project. The ZBA ruled that Landmarks Commission erred in its determination…
Community News Briefs
Paul Pingaro Scholarship applications now available Applications are now available for the Paul Pingaro Scholarship at The Martin Pino Center. Thanks to a generous donation from the Salvator and Maria Pizzi Foundation, we will now give out two $1000.00 Scholarships…
Police Briefs 04-25-2018
District Seven Police Report April 15, 2018 Around 11:00 pm in the area of 800 Border Street a 19-year-old White Hispanic Male with an address in Quincy Ma, was arrested and charged with Unlawfully Carrying of a Dangerous Weapon (Knife).…
Infrastructure Necessary for Energy Independence
President Trump recently declared, “we are now an exporter of energy to the world.” Yet due to shortages this winter, Boston was forced to import Russian natural gas to ensure people had the fuel they need to heat their homes.…
Barbara Bush
Barbara Bush, who passed away last week at the age of 92, was both a throwback to a time when a woman was expected to sacrifice her career for her husband and family and a trailblazer for the manner in…
The Mosca Club Regains the East Boston Men’s Hockey League Title
The 2017/2018 Mosca Club Hockey Team for the second time became the EBMHL Champions, capping off a surprise ending to a very crazy season. Many obstacles were laid in the way of a successful season, the schedule for one. There…
Obituaries 04-25-2018
Mary DeGruttola Grandmother of Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo and former member of the Patriots Civic Club Mary (Grasso) DeGruttola, who lived nearly her entire life on Dolphin Avenue in Revere, died on April 18 at the West Revere Health Center.…
Boston East Opens:25 Percent of Available Units Already Leased
The highly anticipated East Boston waterfront development project has officially opened, and 25 percent of the property’s 200 units are already leased. Following several delays and the economic downturn in 2008 there was a level of uncertainty in the community…
Jack Kelly Climbs to Mount Everest
There was a time in Jack Kelly’s life were he was stripped of everything. There were no creature comforts, no bed to sleep in and only a crippling heroin addiction that left him homeless. “When I first got sober back…