Last week, lifelong East Boston resident, former East Boston High School hockey coach Robert Anthony announced he was retiring from the Boston Police Department after a stellar 36 year career with the department. Anthony, who grew up in the Orient…
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Mayor Wu Swears in City Council: Delivers Speech Noting the Diversity of the Governing Body
On Monday, in one of the shortest and perhaps the coldest Boston City Council inaugurations in recent history, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu swore in returning and new members of the Council outside City Hall. Due to the rising number of…
Ruggiero Family Memorial Home Expands to the North Shore
The Ruggiero Family Memorial Home, which was established in East Boston at the former Mazzarella Funeral Home in Orient Heights Square in 1999, has opened its second location in Peabody and will start serving the North Shore in the spring.…
Eastie’s Ricardo Patron to Become Mayors Wu’s Press Secretary
East Boston resident and City Councilor Lydia Edward’s Chief of Staff Ricardo Patron has been appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu to serve as press secretary. Patron will take over duties as Wu’s press secretary on Monday. Patron first joined Councilor…
First Suffolk & Middlesex General Election Set for Tuesday, January 11
On Tuesday, January 11 East Boston voters are reminded to head to the polls during the First Suffolk & Middlesex Special Election General Election and cast their ballots for state senator. District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards, who won the…
Temple Ohabei Shalom to Celebrate 180 Years
Members of the oldest Jewish congregation in Massachusetts are gearing up to celebrate their 180th anniversary this year and have some special plans in store for East Boston. The Temple Ohabei Shalom congregation, which was founded in 1842, built its…
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Explodes, Increases 109 Percent
The COVID 19 virus is spreading like wildfire across East Boston with 2 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week turning out to be positive and a certain degree of panic has set in as children…
Eastie’s Kannan Thiruvengadam Sworn in as a Boston Conservation Commission Commissioner
Eastie Farm founder and director Kannan Thiruvengadam was recently sworn in as a Boston Conservation Commission (BCC) commissioner. Thiruvengadam has worked for years advocating for resiliency and sustainability across Eastie and the city. “Thanks to Mayor Michelle Wu for appointing…
Thousands of At-Home Rapid COVID Test Kits Distributed in Eastie
Last week, ahead of the Christmas Holiday, the City of Boston began distributing free at-home rapid COVID test kits to the Bremen Street Branch of the Boston Public Library as well as the BCYF Paris Street Community Center in East…
East Boston’s Gabriela Coletta Announces Her Bid for District 1 City Councilor
Lifelong East Boston resident Gabriela ‘Gigi’ Coletta officially announced her candidacy for her former boss’s District 1 City Council seat on Monday. Coletta, who served as District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edward’s Chief of Staff for three and a half…