Are you Curious or Worried about Vaping? Dear Editor, This summer the Massachusetts Department of Public Health launched a statewide information campaign called The New Look of Nicotine Addiction and it’s all about vaping. The Website of the campaign,…
Month: September 2018
Recovery is Personal to Me – and to All of Us
Early on in my first campaign for mayor, I realized I had to be open about my recovery from alcoholism. I had been working on addiction prevention and recovery issues for my entire 16 years in the State Legislature, and…
Thank You to East Boston Little League
In last week’s newspaper, the coverage of the annual Little League Banquet was reported. In looking over the pictures, we noticed as big a smile on the faces of the coaches and officers of the East Boston Little League as…
Obituaries 09-26-2018
Marie Rose Logiudice Shawmut Bank retiree Marie Rose Logiudice of Revere, formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully on Sept. 21. A 38 year employee of Shawmut Bank, she was a graduate of Bryant and Stratton and an avid ballroom…
East Boston Annual 9-11 Memorial Ceremony
George, Grace, Jake and Samantha Galuris present the 9-11 memorial wreath at Piers Park on Sunday. The annual 9-11 memorial event, founded by the late Fran Rowan, has been continued by the Sherman family.
EASTIE Coalition Vigil Sept 30
Join the EASTIE Coalition (East Boston Alliance for Support, Treatment, Intervention, and Education) and East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) for the first annual Community Vigil: Remembering Those Lost to Overdose, on Sunday, September 30, at Piers Park. Friends and…
Cape Air Wants to Land Seaplanes in the Harbor
Cape Air, one of the busiest air carriers at Logan International Airport with 11 destinations out of Boston, is looking to expand its operations in a unique way. At last week’s Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) Cape Air Founder and…
Residents Encouraged to Attend Two Community Planning Meetings
City Councilor Lydia Edwards and the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) are encouraging East Boston residents from all over the neighborhood to attend two important community planning meetings scheduled for later this week and next week. The first meeting…
OHNC says Goodbye to Outgoing President Joanne Pomodoro
Monday night’s Orient Heights Neighborhood Council was bittersweet for outgoing President Joanne Pomodoro who made the decision to step down as president of the group in order to help her family through a tough time. Over the summer Pomodoro’s niece…
Eversource’s Tree Pruning Operation Raises the Neighborhood’s Concerns
Last week Princeton Street resident Bob Stubblebine woke to the horror that the beautiful and healthy maple tree outside his home had been butchered. The culprits were not vandals but a crew working for the local utility company Eversource trying…