Author: Times Staff

Outrage at Newtown

In the morning and early afternoon hours of last Friday, virtually every parent looked at their children – whether those children were young or old – and felt the terror that parents in Newtown felt. It was too easy to…

Police Briefs 12-19-2012

December 3rd 2012 A white non-Hispanic male was arrested and charged with domestic assault. Orlando Crespo of 119 Congress Avenue, Chelsea was arrested and charged with possession of Class A drugs. Gerry Mondou of 83 Watts Street, Chelsea was arrested…

Obituaries 12-19-2012

Guido ‘Bill’ Lombardi GE Retiree Guildo “Bill” Lombardi of Revere, formerly of Saugus, died on December 13 surrounded by his family at his home. He was 94 years old. The husband of the late Carmella (Rizzo) Lombardi, he was born…

A Good Cause

This year’s Eastie’s Elves fundraiser set for Friday at the Logan Hyatt at 7 p.m. is an annual Christmas benefit in East Boston that goes  to providing toys to low-income children in the neighborhood. For 8 years now, Senator Anthony…

State Aid Cuts

Just when we thought that we were out of the woods with regard to local aid reductions by the state, local officials across the Commonwealth were notified last week that there will be almost $9 million less in discretionary state…

Police Briefs 12-12-2012

November 19th 2012 A Hispanic female was arrested and charged with domestic assault & providing a false name to police officers. A Hispanic male was arrested and charged with a sexual assault. November 20th 2102 Joseph Anthony Engebretson of 28…

Obituaries 12-12-2012

Andrew Schena Member of Founding Family of Revere Beach’s “The Banana Boat” Andrew J. Schena died unexpectedly at his Revere home on December 3. He was 49 years old. Born in Everett, he lived his entire life in Revere and…

Mayor Menino

No matter where any Boston resident goes, the talk ultimately turns to the health and future of Mayor Thomas Menino, who has been hospitalized for the last five weeks and is now at the Spaulding Rehab Center.  This Sunday, parishioners…

Sizing Up EBHS Winter Sports

The East Boston High School hockey team will kick off its season on Sunday at 9 a.m. in a game against O’Bryant at Matthew’s Arena in Boston. The team started practicing the Monday after the Thanksgiving Holiday and coach Bob…