On Thursday, April 25, City Councilor At-Large Annissa Essaibi-George, the Chair of the Committee on Homelessness, Mental Health, and Recovery and the Committee on Education, is organizing the first ever, city-wide Needle Take Back initiative in Boston. The partners and…
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News Briefs
What is National Social Security Month? April is National Social Security Month, a time dedicated to educating the American public about our programs and services. During this month, Social Security and its partners promote educational materials the public to emphasize…
Community News
Eagle Hill Civic Association April meeting agenda The Eagle Hill Civic Association will hold its April Meeting on Wednesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. at East Boston High School inside the cafeteria. The agenda is as follows: Station 7 Updates:…
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.…
Suffolk University Student Briana D’Amelio Places in National Paralegal Writing Contest
By Tony Ferullo Briana D’Amelio’s essay arguing that judges should be appointed rather than elected was so persuasive that it won her second place in a national competition. Never shy to say what’s on her mind, D’Amelio, an East Boston…
Police Briefs 04-24-2019
District 7 Police Report Monday, April 1, 2019 Around 9 a.m. in the area of 37 Meridian St., a 25 year old male with an East Boston address was arrested for Assault By Means of a Dangerous Weapon (knife). Around…
The Curse of Social Media and the Internet
In the aftermath of the terrible coordinated attacks by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people and wounded about 500 in churches and hotels across the small nation, the Sri Lankan government took…
Guest Op-ed: Grassley-klobuchar Ushers in Dangerous Counterfeit Drugs
By Sally C. Pipes Congress is poised to consider a bill that would allow Americans to import prescription drugs from Canada. The bill’s authors — Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) — label their effort as a bipartisan…
Obituaries 04-24-2019
Steven Travers Of Peabody Stephen E. Travers of Peabody tragically passed away on April 18. He was the loving son of Eugene Travers and the late Diane (Doyle) of Cambridge, dear brother of Dana Travers of Marblehead and Valerie Travers…