Nicholas Simonelli Longtime owner of Everett retail market Nicholas L. Simonelli of Everett died at home on October 15. He was 82 years old. Born in East Boston and a longtime resident of Everett, he was a businessman who owned…
Author: Times Staff
Brown in Town: Senator Has a Productive Visit to East Boston
The local visit recently by our US Senator Scott Brown gave many in this neighborhood a chance to see the senator up close and in real time and to meet him, to shake his hand and to have a few…
Protests Downtown: Demonstrations Might Be a Sign of Worse Things to Come
The so-called Occupation of Boston protesters demanding a re-ordering of our capitalist society has attracted about 1000 demonstrators who have been camping out at Dewey Square and who have now moved to the Rose Kennedy Greenway. About 100 of these…
Grand Slam Organization Lives Up to Its Name
The Grand Slam Youth Baseball organization is thriving under the direction of owner-operators Gerry DiVenuti Sr. and Charlie LoGrasso. In 2007 the organization was founded as a fall baseball league for children 12 and under. In 2008 it expanded to…
Obituaries 10-12-2011
David ‘Davie’ Carrozza East Boston resident David “Davie” Carrozza of East Boston died on October 8. A late member of the Allied Craftsmen Union Local #3 and a US Navy veteran of World War II, he was the beloved husband…
Two Big Thank You’s: Suffolk Downs and Richard Fields Step to the Plate on Behalf of the Bradley School
The nearly brand new children’s park at the Bradley School was the victim of an arsonist recently. You have to wonder, who would set fire to a kid’s playground next to a public school? What kind of monster or monsters…
Thousands Participate in Walk Now for Autism
Thousands of walkers joined together at Suffolk Downs on Sunday, October 2 to raise much-needed funds for critical scientific research and to increase autism awareness at the 11th Annual Greater Boston Walk Now for Autism Speaks. Just as thoroughbred racehorses…
Obituaries 10-05-2011
Josephine Butera Chelsea resident Josephine Butera, a 50 year resident of Chelsea, died on October 2 at the Rosewood Nursing Care Center in Peabody. She was 88 years old. She was the devoted mother of Russell Butera and his companion,…
Gaming Debate: Job Creation Rightfully takes Priority
With the House version of the expanded gambling bill already passed, the state Senate has now taken up the measure for discussion. That discussion is taking place right now and will apparently last the week. A vote on the Senate…
Lightning Express and Danilchuk Auto are off to Roaring Starts
After months of anticipation the EBMHL came to a start Tuesday night September 13, 2011. After much speculation on who the front runners would be, 2 teams emerged as possible top guns this season. Lightning Express, Captained by Dom DiMarzo,…