Last Thursday Mayoral Candidate Dan Conley called a press conference at LoPresti Park in East Boston to unveil an action plan for the neighborhood aimed at improving the quality of life for residents The plan, Conley said, is the result…
Author: John Lynds
Tylers Achieve Their Milestone in Transforming Welfare Bldg.
After spending the past year redeveloping the old Welfare Building at 154 Maverick St. into a small business incubator space, John and Melissa Tyler announced last week that they have received their occupancy permit from the City of Boston and…
Simpson is Kiwanian of the Year
The East Boston Kiwanis Club has named Carol Simpson, a longtime community volunteer and employee of East Boston Savings Bank, the 2013 Kiwanian of the Year. Simpson, former treasurer of the Kiwanis who now serves as a board member, will…
Federal Cuts Would Impact Local Families
U.S. House Republicans are proposing to cut a crucial program that helps hundreds of families in East Boston buy food and fend off hunger throughout the year. Republicans are drafting a farm bill to cut $40 billion from the Supplemental…
Adam Homaki Takes Part in Annual Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Swim
An East Boston resident showed his swimming prowess by completing and winning a recent Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Swim and Paddle Board competition. On Saturday August 3rd, at the BCYF Curley Community Center in South Boston, 50 swimmers and 35 paddlers…
Library Opening Set for Nov. 2
The City of Boston has set the date for the opening of the new East Boston branch library for Saturday, November 2, at 11 a.m. Construction of the new 14,600 square foot, $17.25 million began in the spring 2012 and…
Police Investigate Possible Border Street Homicide
Boston Police homicide detectives are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the body that was found on Border Street last Thursday. Police are treating the incident as a homicide and have yet to identify the victim and circumstances surrounding the woman’s…
Feliz Septuagesimo Cumpleaños: Angela Lopez Celebrates Birthday with Family and Friends
Angela’s Café namesake, Angela Atenco Lopez, celebrated her 70th birthday at Spinelli’s in East Boston. Lopez, whose mastery in the kitchen helped put Angela’s Cafe on the corner of Lexington and Brooks Streets on the culinary map, was surprised by…
Bomb Scare at Post Office
Following the Boston Marathon bombing in the spring, the Boston Police Department is leaving nothing to chance. Last Friday at 1 p.m. the Bomb Squad was called in to investigate a suspicious package outside the East Boston Post Office on…
MBC Holds Meeting on Local Beaches
A lot has improved at Constitution Beach since the formation of the Metropolitan Beach Commission (MBC) was formed in 2006. At the time the beach lacked a bathhouse and concessions, the water bubblers didn’t work, there was a huge sinkhole…