At last Wednesday’s City Council hearing District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards delivered her maiden speech before the council. Edwards, who was elected to the Council in November, filed her first resolution calling for a hearing regarding real estate speculation…
Author: John Lynds
Be Prepared:EBNHC Encourages Residents to Get Flu Vaccine, says It’s Not Too Late
Cases of influenza, more commonly known as the flu, have more than doubled in Massachusetts this winter, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has called this flu season the worst in 10 years. At East Boston Neighborhood Health Center…
Coleridge Street Condo Project
The developer of 167 Coleridge St. recently updated the Harbor View Neighborhood Association on the progress of his project to replace a condemned building that has been an eyesore for some years in the neighborhood. Brad Young received approval from…
Diane Modica and Justin Rounds to Participate in New Members Art Show at Atlantic Works
Lifelong East Boston resident Diane Modica has been a lot of things in her life from serving as District 1 Boston City Councilor to an established attorney. What some might not know is that Modica is also a talented artist.…
A Fight at EBHS Sparks Debate on School Police Sharing Info with Feds
A Boston Public School police report about at incident at East Boston High School that said the report would be shared with the Boston Regional Intelligence Center, or BRIC, has immigrant rights activists fuming. The incident involved two students trying…
City Councilor Sal LaMattina will not seek reelection
After a stellar 30 year career with the City of Boston, eleven of which was spent as the District 1 City Councilor, Sal LaMattina told the East Boston Times Tuesday that he will not seek reelection during the municipal election…
EHCA Votes to Grant Beer and Wine License
The Eagle Hill Civic Association (EHCA) recently voted 18-4 in favor of granting a beer and wine license to a new store that plans to open at 402 Saratoga St. The proponents of the beer and wine license, Julius Sokol…
Petruccelli Bids Farewell to the Senate
It was bittersweet end to a stellar career for Senator Anthony Petruccelli last Thursday. Petruccelli entered the Senate Chambers for the last time to a standing ovation from colleagues and a packed gallery of friends, family, supporters and staff members.…
Wanted:Suspect ID’d in Connection with Maverick Station Shooting
On Monday, Transit Police detectives released the name and photo of the suspect being sought in the double shooting at Maverick MBTA station last Tuesday afternoon. Police have launched a manhunt for Rogelio Alvarado, 21, of East Boston and executed …
After Four Shootings and One Homicide since January 1, Residents Demand More Officers
With four gang-related shootings in East Boston since January 1, residents are demanding that Mayor Martin Walsh makes good on his promise to add more police to the neighborhood. In September at East Boston High School, following the homicides of…