Facts are stubborn things To the editor, As I read last week’s East Boston Times, I had a good laugh over the page one story on the Massachusetts Republican Party inaccurately criticizing an amendment helping East Boston youth proposed by…
Author: Times Staff
A Great Day for Suffolk University and East Boston
A great partnership began Saturday between Suffolk University and the East Boston community with the celebration of University’s new home at East Boston Memorial Stadium. The ceremony was impressive and the atmosphere was festive as Suffolk officially announced that its…
Sports 09-16-2015
Malden/East Boston Youth Hockey starts 2015-16 season MEB Squirts started the season with a statement win on Saturday at the Burlington Ice Palace against Sudbury Maynard Stow (SMS). The goals came earlier and often with MEB up 4-1 by the…
Obituaries 09-16-2015
William ‘Duke’ Cunningham Of East Boston William J. “Duke” Cunningham of East Boston,passed away on August 30. A US Army veteran of the Korean War, he was the beloved husband of Concetta “Connie” (Elacqua) Cunningham; loving father of Linda Barrett…
Countdown to Kindergarten Parade
East Boston’s kindergartners parade down Meridian Street last Thursday during the annual Countdown to Kindergarten Parade.
From Triple Decker to Corner Office
Richard J. Gavegnano is not your typical Chairman, CEO and President of a $3.3 billion financial institution. Looking back he has come a long way from his early years of growing up in East Boston with a single mother and…
Remembering Community Leader Fran Rowan
There is no corner that does not have Fran Rowan’s imprint on it. From the Meridian House that now bears her name to the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center to the Atlantic Works Artist Building on Border Street that is…
East Boston High School Football Season Begins
The East Boston High football season gets underway this week. The Jets will travel over to Jamaica Plain and clash with English High at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. Practice began on August 24 with a good turnout of…
Obituaries 09-09-2015
Angela Scafati Former Revere resident Angela A. (DiGregorio) Scafati in Melrose, formerly of Saugus and Revere, died on September 5 after a long and courageous battle with illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Pulitano and the…
Summer Fun on the Harbor
Piers Park Sailing Center closed out its summer program for East Boston kids last week. The free sailing program ran from July through August 28 where hundreds of local kids ages 9 and older took advantage of the program that…