For more than 20 years, Attorney Len Spada has been representing thousands of individuals who have been injured due to the negligence of others. Now, he is giving back to youth in ten Greater Boston local communities. Spada Law Group…
Month: October 2019
Community News
Councilor Edwards to Host Neighborhood “Tea Time” at Tawakal Halal Cafe Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards will be hosting a neighborhood “tea time” at Tawakal Halal Cafe in the Jeffries Point neighborhood of East Boston. Tawakal Halal Cafe is a…
Community Calendar
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 Day Square.…
Community Groups Vote on Several Eastie Projects
Two community groups held meetings in the past week and voted on several projects in the pipeline pitched for East Boston. Last Tuesday, the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) held its October meeting. At the meeting JPNA members 30 to…
EBCCS Students Gets Help from the Catholic Schools Foundation and the Inner City Scholarship Fund
Private education in East Boston has long been a tradition for thousands of families searching for an alternative to public schools. However, in the past three decades, Eastie has lost several options for families with St. Lazarus School and later…
Baker’s Plan Will Improve Health Care For All
Ever since 2006, when then-Gov. Mitt Romney worked together with the state legislature to craft a landmark health care bill that served as a model for Obamacare a few years later, Massachusetts — which boasts the highest rate of insured citizens…
Obituaries 10-23-2019
Diane Antonucci Of Revere Diane (Delaney) Antonucci of Revere passed away on Friday, Oct. 18 at the age of 68. The beloved wife of the late Phillip Antonucci, Jr., she was the devoted mother of Kimberly M. Colon of Revere…
Community Soup Kitchen to Note Third Anniversary on October 17
It started as an idea and a way to address what Sandra Nijjar saw as a growing problem in East Boston. Nijjar was seeing an ever increasing number of homeless in and around Maverick and Central squares. So three years…
KO Pies Stays for Now
Last November the East Boston Times sat down with KO Pies owner Sam Jackson and the successful restauranteur stunned all foodies who live in East Boston when he announced he was looking to sell the business by the end of…
The Opioid Project Comes to East Boston
Co-founder and creator of the “Opioid Project,” Nancy Marks brought her unique multimedia campaign that helps those who have struggled with addiction or lost someone to addiction cope and heal through art to East Boston. Last week at the ICA’s…