Dear Editor, Pick up any newspaper and you will no doubt come across an article detailing the structuring of the new big business of selling drugs. Marijuana, to be specific, is the focus of the new legal drug dealers. The…
Month: July 2019
Guest Op-Ed : I Encourages Residents to Stay Safe During Hot Weather
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh I am reminding residents to take precautions during the hot and humid weather that is forecasted for this week, with the highest temperatures expected this Saturday, July 20. I have not declared a Heat Emergency.…
Obituaries 07-17-2019
Louis Grifone Retired Boston Firefighter Louis “Phil” Grifone, a lifelong resident of East Boston, passed away peacefully in his 77th year on Sunday, July 14. Louis was a dedicated retired Boston firefighter (31 years) and lifelong resident of East Boston.…
Air, Land and Sea
Social Centers to Get New Windows Through Grant
Last week Mayor Martin Walsh announced that the East Boston Social Centers and 17 other nonprofit organizations across the city would share in $550,500 in grant funding through the City’s Partners with Nonprofits Program (PNP). The funding will allow the…
Suspect in Custody After Warrant Leads to the Recovery of Loaded Firearm and Drugs
Officers assigned to the District B-3 Mattapan Drug Control Unit made a drug bust in Eastie. According to police a little after 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, officers arrested Carlique President, 32, of Mattapan, on firearm and drug-related charges…
ICA to Celebrate Eastie Week With Family Day Events July 13
Special to the Times-Free Press The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) will celebrate Eastie Week with free family day at the Watershed on July 13. There will be a full day of activities includes art-making, dance performances, tours in English…
Boncore Helps Pass Bill to Protect Public Unions
Special to the Times-Free Press Last week Sen. Joseph Boncore and the Massachusetts Senate passed An Act Relative to Collective Bargaining Dues. The bill helps protect a public unions’ ability to effectively represent all workers in labor agreements following the…
Community News
OHNC Meeting Agenda The next meeting of the Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) will be Monday, July 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the YMCA gym on 58 Ashley St. For your information and so that you can post/share it, I’ve…
Community Calendar
Community Meetings Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Kiwanis Club of East Boston First and Third Tuesday of every month 6 p.m. at Spinelli’s Restaurant in…