Last week Representative Adrian Madaro joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass legislation that seeks to reduce tobacco use and nicotine addiction among youth across the Commonwealth. An Act to protect youth from the health risks…
Month: June 2018
Edward Brooke Founding Principal,Molly Cole, Receives 2018 Ryan Award
Molly Cole, founding principal of the Edward Brooke Charter School in East Boston was honored with the 2018 Ryan Award for Exceptional School Leadership in a surprise ceremony at the school last Thursday. The Ryan Award is a national award…
Mayor, Trustees and TD Bank Aim to Spruce Up Eagle Hill’s Community Garden
Eagle Hill’s community garden between Meridian and Border Streets will get some extra attention through a partnership between the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, The Trustees, and TD Bank. The three year partnership will aim to expand the reach…
Jets Softball Finishes Regular Season with a Perfect Week
During its final week of the 2018 regular season, the East Boston High School softball team defeated its opponents with a cumulative score of 31-12 en route a 12-5 record. The Jets defeated Snowden, 10-5, on Monday, May 21; Fenway,…
East Boston High School Boys Track and Field Claims City Championship
After seeing its winter counterpart win its third consecutive indoor city league title, the East Boston High School boys finished its spring season at the 2018 Boston City League outdoor track and field championship on Thursday, May 17. The Jets…
ICA’s Watershed Slated to Officially Open July 4 in Eastie
The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) announced it will officially open its new Watershed to the public on July 4 inside a former copper pipe factory at Boston Shipyard and Marina on Marginal Street. While the official opening will be…
Help Protect Other Patients
I wish our lawmakers on Beacon Hill could walk in my shoes, even for just a day. If they did, my guess is they’d make some meaningful changes to the way insurers treat their enrollees who suffer from chronic diseases. …
Remembering Those Who Gave All
This Memorial Day, we remember and honor the American heroes who gave their lives for our country. Our Gold Star families deserve respect this day, and every day, of the year. My own father, Andrew, was a World War II…
A Remarkable Turnaround
The report released this past weekend by the environmental advocacy group Save the Harbor/Save the Bay (SH/SB) rating the water quality of the beaches in the Metropolitan Boston area once again shows that Massachusetts is a nationwide leader in providing…
Obituaries 05-30-2018
Anthony ‘Tony’ Correia Retiree of the City of Boston Engineering Department Anthony “Tony“ Correia of Orient Heights East Boston passed away on May 19 at the age of 66. Anthony, who retired from The City of Boston, Engineering Department, was…