By Michael Coughlin Jr. At least a couple hundred Orient Heights residents gathered together on Wednesday, March 22, in the Madonna Shrine Function Room to voice their displeasure with zoning changes proposed by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA).…
Month: March 2023
Appreciation: Christopher DiPrima, 15-Year-Old Sophomore at Excel Academy East Boston, Dies in Skiing Accident
As the oldest among six cousins in the family, Steven Gringas had developed a special bond with Christopher DiPrima. The 27-year-old Gringas had watched Christopher develop through childhood into a confident teenager who was academically gifted, had a magnetic personality,…
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Officials and Residents Gather To Show Ongoing Opposition of the Eversource Electric Substation
Special to the Times-Free Press On Wednesday, March 22, Boston City Councilors: Julia Mejia, Gabriela Coletta, Kendra Lara, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ricardo Arroyo and #NoEastieSubstation activists held a press conference to announce the passage of a Boston City Council Resolution in…
$7,500 Bail, GPS Home Confinement for East Boston Man Charged With Fentanyl Trafficking
An East Boston man is being held on $7,500 bail after being arraigned Tuesday on drug trafficking and ammunition charges stemming from a Monday search warrant executed at his Faywood Ave dwelling, Suffolk County Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. RALPH GRADOZZI,…
Another Week – Another Mass Shooting in America
The news this week of yet another mass shooting, this time in a private school in a wealthy neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, in which six persons (including three, nine year-old children) were killed, once again has highlighted the need for…
The Iraq War – Never Again
Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, a conflict that was broadcast into our living rooms on our TV sets in great detail thanks to the many reporters who were allowed to become “embedded” with…
Spartans Win East Boston Youth Basketball Championship
On Saturday March 18, the Spartans, Coached by Vin Guarino defeated the Panthers coached by Dennis Leary 33 to 20. The Spartans played outstanding basketball the entire game. Corey Bicknell led the way scoring a game high 25 points while…
Obituaries 03-29-2023
Christopher Charles DiPrima Gifted Student Entered Eternal Life Following a Sudden Accident With His Family by His Side Christopher Charles DiPrima of East Boston, beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew and cousin and lifelong resident of East Boston, entered into eternal…