Great season, disastrous ending The utter and complete collapse of the Patriots at Foxboro against the Jets last Sunday was an enormous disappointment to all of us who depend on the Patriots on Sunday for something to look forward to.…
Author: Times Staff
Harborside Community Center Swimming Team is Making Waves
Swim Coach Diana Vergara recently started up a swim team at the Harborside Community Center consisting of 10 swimmers ranging in ages from 7-17 years old. The name of the team is Harborside Swim Team. “On February 4, 2011 we…
Obituaries 01-19-2011
Calvin Wentworth Retired Delivery Truck Driver Calvin Wentworth of Revere, formerly of Chelsea and Everett, died January 17 at the Chelsea Healthcare Facility after a long illness. He was 81 years old. He was a member of the English Revere…
Return to Senders
Long-lost love letters returned to East Boston couple By John Lynds [email protected] Fifty-eight years ago he was a compositor for the East Boston Times and she was a proof reader. It was at the old Times building on the corner…
Petruccelli: Parole Hearings Should be Put on Hold Until a Full Review is Conducted
By John Lynds [email protected] Senator Anthony Petruccelli has lead a delegation of Senate colleagues in asking the Massachusetts Parole Board to place a moratorium on all future parole hearings until a full, comprehensivereview of the Board’s policies and procedures could…
YMCA Revamps Fitness Center
By John Lynds [email protected] It’s safe to say that the new East Boston YMCA on Bremen Street has exceeded everyone’s expectations and now, five years after it first opened its doors, the staff and community are looking forward to even…
LaMattina Named City Council VP
By John Lynds [email protected] City Councilor Sal LaMattina was chosen by Council President Stephen Murphy to serve as the Council’s Vice President Monday, possibly setting up a future presidency run for LaMattina at the end of Murphy’s two year term.…
Police Briefs 01-12-2011
January 3 Lisa Ann Cavallaro of 19 Fernwood Avenue, Revere, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct & resisting arrest. January 4 Kevin Michael Hembrough of 282 Chelsea Street, East Boston, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for buying, receiving…
Crystal Ball
The coming decade will bring more change During the next nine years, this neighborhood is going to change dramatically, again. Throughout the decades of this neighborhood’s modern era, it has been the example of change. The greatest changes over the…
Tragedy in Tucson
Shooter deserves no mercy The shooting of 19 innocents, and the deaths of six more in Tucson, including a nine year-old and a Federal judge, by a lunatic who appeared to know exactly what he was doing, has shaken much…