For those of us of a certain age, it is hard to imagine that 2013 will mark 45 years since the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King in Memphis while he was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine…
Category: Editorials
Taste of Eastie: Event Definitely Worth Attending
Eastie resident will be putting aside those post holiday and carb conscience diets Thursday night because in this neighborhood the annual Taste of Eastie is a local culinary tradition that brings the neighborhood and old friends together through food. The…
Vice-President Sal Lamattina
Eastie’s Boston City Councillor Sal LaMattina has once again shown his political acumen with his colleagues in government by being named the vice-president of the Boston City Council by Boston City Council President Steven Murphy. LaMattina might well have been…
Welcome Back, Mayor Menino: It’s Nice to Have Tom Menino Back on the Job
We wish to add our voice to the chorus of residents who have been delighted to see the return of Mayor Tom Menino to his office at City Hall. For one thing, it will be a relief to see an…
Ring out the Old…. We Wish Our Readers a Happy and Healthy 2013
We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells” when we write our annual New Year’s editorial. We write about the events that happened in the old year and discuss those that may come in the…
This is the Season: Time to Think About Those Less Fortunate
Another holiday season is here and, as you are reading this, it almost will be over. All of the preparations and plans we’ve made in anticipation of the seasonal events soon will come to fruition and will become just another…
A Mobile City Hall
For many residents living in neighborhoods like East Boston, West Roxbury or Dorchester getting to City Hall to accomplish a basic service like obtaining a birth certificate can turn into a multiple hours long task. This is even before the…
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…
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…