This Tuesday, Nov. 5, is election day in cities and some towns across the state for local offices, including mayoral and council contests. Not too long ago, local elections in Massachusetts routinely drew voter turnouts of 80-90 percent, almost equivalent…
Month: October 2019
Letter to the Editor
Welch Always Did the Right Thing Dear Editor, As someone who knows East Boston well. I remember visiting cousins at the Maverick projects when I was about 5 years old, riding back and forth across the harbor by ferry boat…
Obituaries 10-30-2019
Antonio Gerardo Pepe Of Revere Antonio Gerardo “Tony” Pepe of Revere passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 27 at the age of 41. Born in Lynn on July 31, 1978 to Gerardo Pepe of Peabody and his late mother Cesira “Gina”…
Community Breaks Ground on New Police Station
For over two decades the residents and police officers in East Boston have awaited the construction of a new police station at the City Yards in Eagle Square across from American Legion Playground. Last Wednesday Mayor Martin Walsh and Police…
Firelei Baez Named as 2020 ICA/Boston Watershed Artist
Following another successful season that wrapped up this month, the Institute of Contemporary Art’s (ICA) Watershed at the Boston Shipyard and Marinas in East Boston is already gearing up for next year. This week the ICA announced that it has…
From Rags to Riches to Prison: Former Eastie Resident Tells Tale of Greed and Redemption
By Lauren Bennett Born and raised in public housing in East Boston, Richard Mangone never imagined himself driving expensive cars or raking in millions upon millions of dollars, nor did he imagine himself running from the government and serving prison…
Walsh Makes a Surprise Visit to OHNC Meeting
With five controversial development projects on Monday night’s Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) meeting and the community ready for a fight, Mayor Martin Walsh’s surprise visit to the group couldn’t have been more poorly timed. However, Walsh jumped feet-first into…
Developer Plans 100 Room Hotel for Saratoga Street
Developer Patrick Mahoney was at Monday night’s Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) meeting to pitch his plan to build a 100-room hotel behind Belle Isle Liquors on Saratoga Street. Before Patrick’s attorney, Daniel Toscano, could even get the first few…
Body Found in Harbor Identified
The body found floating off Border Street in East Boston last week has been identified as a man wanted in connection with a Lynn homicide earlier this month. Douglas Guevara’s body was fished out of the Harbor last Friday morning…
John Nucci’s Son, John, Runs Chicago Marathon for Polysystic Kidney Disease
In June, John Nucci celebrated his one year anniversary of receiving life-saving kidney transplant surgery. Since his surgery the former Boston City Councilor, Suffolk Clerk of Courts and current Suffolk University senior vice president and his entire family have made…