Other than for anyone who has been living under the proverbial rock for the past few months, it is fair to say that the 2016 Presidential primary election campaign has drawn the most controversy and the most attention in our…
Author: Times Staff
Obituaries 02-24-2016
Martina ‘Lena’ Peppino Longtime cashier at Packard’s Pharmacy Martina “Lena” Peppino of Revere, formerly of East Boston, passed away February 21. She was 93 years old. A cashier at Packard’s Pharmacy in East Boston for many years, she was the…
Good Goaling
East Boston High School’s Thomas Guarino knocks the puck away against Latin Academy.
BRA Approves Bennington Street Residential Project
By John Lynds A new market rate housing development project in Orient Heights was one of eight projects approved last week by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). The BRA approved the $9 million 1181 Bennington St. project at its monthly…
Madaro Defends Bill to Create a Wage-Floor of $15 an Hour for Logan Workers
By John Lynds Last week East Boston State Representative Adrian Madaro testified before the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development defending his bill, co-sponsored by Senator Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett), to raise the base pay for Logan Airport workers to…
Top Law Enforcement Officials Attend Eastie Crime Meeting
By John Lynds The city, state and federal top law enforcement officials were in East Boston last Thursday night to brief residents on the recent violent crime in the neighborhood and subsequent federal sweep that netted 56 alleged MS-13 gang…
Gabriela Coletta Runs for State Committeewoman
By John Lynds East Boston resident Gabriela Coletta has tossed her hat into the political ring and will be on the ballot during the Massachusetts Presidential Primary on Tuesday, March 1 as a candidate for Democratic State Committeewoman. Coletta, a…
Eastie Resident Scott Heigelmann to be Official Voting Member of the Grammys
By John Lynds East Boston resident and former East Boston Chamber President Scott Heigelmann was accepted Friday by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) as an official voting member of the Grammys. As the Founder and CEO…
Letter to the Editor
The common good Letter to the Editor My family has been in East Boston for three generations. We had a typesetting company that owned half of the Times Free Press for just a short time. As a teen I learned…
Never Too Early to Start
Boston City Councilor Michael Flaherty has re-introduced a zoning text amendment to limit the number of marijuana shops in a certain geographic area. Flaherty is calling for no more than one shop per one mile radius. This makes sense to…