Governor Charlie Baker filed legislation that will provide law enforcement and prosecutors with additional tools to prosecute people who repeatedly break the law. The reforms put forth in today’s legislation include expanding the list of offenses that can provide grounds…
Month: September 2018
Happy Rosh Hashanah
We join the community in wishing our friends and neighbors of the Jewish faith a happy and healthy New Year. Rosh Hashanah began Sunday night at Jewish places of worship and the services include the traditional sounding of the shofar.…
Massachusetts Needs Gov Charlie Baker
With the state primary election now concluded, the ballot for the state election in November has been set, providing voters with the opportunity to see how the candidates match up for the various offices. Many of these contests feature either…
Obituaries 09-12-2018
Robert Mayes Of East Boston Robert D. Mayes of East Boston, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 5. He was 52 years old. He was the cherished son of the late Antoinette Mayes, loving brother of Marie Giovanudis of Greece,…
Another Term:EBNHC Board President Rita Sorrento Re-Elected to the National Association of Community Health Centers Board
Longtime East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Board President Rita Sorrento was re-elected last week to serve another term on the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) board. Sorrento, who has served as as the EBNHC’s board president for 23…
Residents Offer Ideas to MassDOT to Help Alleviate Traffic
Traffic was so bad in East Boston last week that lifelong Eastie resident Michael Gaeta called into WROR’s morning show while stuck in traffic. “Stay home,” he warned his fellow Eastie residents last Tuesday morning. “This is the worst traffic…
Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal 2016 Eastie Stabbing
The 20-year old man charged in the stabbing death of Gage Smith in East Boston in 2016 pleaded guilty to manslaughter last week rather than face trial. Darius Barry was charged with stabbing and killing Smith on Aug. 17, 2016…
Zumix Annual Block Party Set for Saturday
East Boston’s popular music and performing arts non-profit will host the Third Annual Zumix Radio Block Party on Saturday, Sept. 8. Zumix’s free community block party will kickoff at 1 p.m. on Orleans Street from Sumner to Everett Streets with…
Eastie Resident Janna Ramadan Awarded the Massport’s Lowell Richards Scholarship
In East Boston, where a development project by Massport historically brings a bit of controversy, the late Lowell Richards was known, even among staunch Port Authority critics, as a man that carried himself with dignity and had respect for the…
Eastie’s Jessica McHugh Wins Massport’s Donna Rauseo Scholarship
Massport announced the recipient of the annual scholarship honoring the memory of Donna Rauseo, a lifelong resident of East Boston and long-time employee of the Port Authority. Eastie’s resident Jessica McHugh was awarded the $5,000 scholarship during a ceremony at…