Both Massport and the Martin Richard Foundation have made donations to the Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC) last week. Massport made gave a $25,000 grant to PPSC, which allows the community sailing center to continue educational programs, such as “Science…
Month: May 2019
Robert Santiago Named Commissioner of Veterans’ Services
Earlier this month Mayor Martin Walsh announced the appointment of Robert Santiago as the new Commissioner of the Office of Veterans’ Services (OVS) for the City of Boston. Santiago, who lives in Jamaica Plain with his husband, becomes the first…
Book, Cookie and Plant Sale at St John’s Episcopal Church
On Saturday May 18, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., St John’s will be welcoming shoppers and browsers at 222 Bowdoin Street. St John’s is once again in full spring swing, preparing for its eleventh annual Book, Cookie and Plant Sale, another event that has shaped the…
East Boston Social Centers to Receive Donation from Suffolk Construction
Justin Pasquariello, Executive Director of the East Boston Social Centers, announced the Centers will be the recipient of a generous $10,000 donation from Suffolk Construction and CEO John Fish. Suffolk Construction committed to supplement their recent fundraising efforts in support…
Police Briefs 05-15-2019
District Seven Police Report Monday, April 29, 2019 Around 12:10 a.m. in the area of 69 Paris St., a 43 year old male with an East Boston address was arrested for Assault and Battery. Around 6:53 a.m. in the area…
Anti-Vaccine Hysteria Puts All of Us at Risk
The recent outbreak of measles in the United States is cause for concern for every Amercian. First and foremost, measles is a highly contagious disease that places at risk anyone who is in the vicinity of someone who is infected…
Guest Op-ed: How We’re Investing in East Boston
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Every spring, we release our Capital Investment Plan which funds the critical improvements to our infrastructure and facilities in Boston over a five-year period. It is a reflection of our priorities, and is guided by…
Letters to the Editor
Drug Addiction Dear Editor, The time has arrived for society to reassign a stigma to those who would allow themselves to become drug addicted. Treating every person that uses drugs as having an illness has proven to be the wrong…
East Boston Knights Fall to Revere Rockies 3-0 in Yawkey Play
The Yawkey Baseball League season got underway Saturday, May 11, as the Revere Rockies topped the East Boston Knights 3-0 on Conigliaro Field at Revere High in what was a long-time city line rivalry. Revere relied on some aggressive baserunning…
One Killed in Eastie Car Crash
Amber Pelletier had just completed her junior year at St. Leo University in Florida where she majored in psychology and minored in education. Her future dream was to complete graduate school and counsel children in hospital settings. However, those dreams…