District Seven Police Report Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 Around 6:15 AM in the area of 246 Bremen St., a 25 year old Hispanic Male with an East Boston address was arrested for Assault & Battery Around 3:25 PM in the…
Month: October 2018
Three Reasons to Vote ‘No’ on Question 1
Because I’m a nurse, and I work in a hospital, I’m asked every day how I feel about Question 1. I’m beyond concerned. I’m scared—for patients and nurses—and I’m voting “No.” Question 1 highlights an important topic, but it is…
Are You Ready for Halloween?
Next week, many neighborhoods will become magical places as thousands of children dressed in all types of costumes will descend on the streets in search of candy and treats. Likewise, residents will not only decorate their houses in scary Halloween…
Obituaries 10-24-2018
Silvia Todisco Todisco family matriarch Silvia N. (Casacchia) Todisco of Danvers, formerly of East Boston and Chelsea, passed away on Oct. 20 surrounded by her devoted family at the Kaplan Family Hospice House. Silvia was the matriach of the Todisco…
East Boston YMCA’s Ashley Street Gym gets Facelift Thanks to Celtics, Sun Life
The Boston Celtics and Sun Life Financial were in East Boston last Tuesday to unveil a newly revamped gymnasium to local youth members of the East Boston YMCA. Celtics All-Star forward Al Horford joined Sun Life CFO Neil Haynes and…
Pastor Searles Celebrates 25 Years at Central Assembly of God
After Mass on Sunday in the basement hall of Central Assembly of God (CAG) on Bennington Street, members of the church joined to celebrate Pastor David Searles’s twenty five years of service as head of the church. Throughout the luncheon…
NOAH Celebrates 30 Years in the Community
Last Thursday morning at the Hyatt Harborside Hotel, the East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) celebrated 30 years in the neighborhood. This important nonprofit agency began in the basement of Our Savior’s American Lutheran Church on Paris Street in…
Developer Delays Vote on 144 Addison Street Project
The developer of the project at 144 Addison Street that plans to take the large parcel of land currently used as a 900 car parking lot and replace it with a 270 unit development with 179 off street parking spaces…
Helping Hand:EBNHC Receives U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Opioid Grant
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center recently received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help the Health Center expand patient access to quality substance use disorder and mental health services. EBNHC will share…
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay President to Retire at Year’s End
Longtime Save the Harbor/Save the Bay President and Chief Executive Officer, Patty Foley, announced today that she will be stepping down from her role at the end of 2018. Foley has led the organization since 2000. Save the Harbor/Save the…