This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…
Author: Times Staff
Sports 12-20-2017
New Leader:Guittarr begins first season as head coach of the East Boston High School hockey team By Cary Shuman As a hard-hitting 6-foot-2-inch standout defensemen for the Pope John High School hockey team in the 1970s, Kenneth Guittarr led the…
Obituaries 12-20-2017
John Spada Of Revere, formerly of East Boston John B. Spada of Revere, formerly of East Boston, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 14 at the age of 93. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was the beloved…
Orient Heights Tree Lighting
On Sunday the Ruggiero Family in conjunction with the East Boston Chamber held the annual Orient Heights Treet Lighting. Above, a young Eastie resident points as Santa arrives in Orient.
Community Holds Vigil for Slain Eastie Teen
By John Lynds Friends, family and residents gathered on the corner of Marginal and Orleans Streets Monday evening to mourn the shooting death of an East Boston teen who, by all accounts, was a good kid on the path to…
Mural on Greenway Featuring Eastie Grandmothers Unveiled
By John Lynds Last Friday under the Sumner Street overpass at the East Boston Greenway, 94-year-old Delia Trainor stood under her family’s portrait at the new mural that was unveiled as part of the City of Boston’s “To Immigrants with…
HYM Seeks Expedited MEPA Review Process
By John Lynds Last week HYM Investment Group, LLC filed an Expanded Project Notification Form (EPNF) with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) and a MEPA (Masschusetts Environmental Policy Act) summary with the state to begin the permitting process…
14th Annual Eastie’s Elves Set for Friday
By John Lynds The 14th annual Eastie’s Elves fundraiser, a yearly tradition that draws more than 500 people to the Christmas toy drive, will kick off Friday, December 15, at the Hyatt Boston Harbor at 7 p.m. The price of…
Boston Public Schools New Start Times Receive Mixed Reviews
By John Lynds In an effort to give high and middle-schoolers a little extra sleep because studies have shown teenagers have better outcomes when their school day begins later in the morning, the Boston Public Schools released new school start…
Grocery Store Pitched for Pier One Development
By John Lynds One of the missing pieces in Roseland’s Portside at Pier One waterfront development project was the large retail space that has been vacant since the luxury rental apartments became opened in 2013. Last Tuesday the City of…