As an acupuncturist, yogi and mother, Stefanie Finocchio-Durham, of Root & Sky Wellness in East Boston and a Revere resident, believes that Chinese medicine can help people be and feel their best. Acupuncture is a traditional form of Chinese Medicine…
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Governor Baker Proposes Reforms to Protect Public from Dangerous Individuals
Governor Charlie Baker filed legislation that will provide law enforcement and prosecutors with additional tools to prosecute people who repeatedly break the law. The reforms put forth in today’s legislation include expanding the list of offenses that can provide grounds…
Another Term:EBNHC Board President Rita Sorrento Re-Elected to the National Association of Community Health Centers Board
Longtime East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Board President Rita Sorrento was re-elected last week to serve another term on the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) board. Sorrento, who has served as as the EBNHC’s board president for 23…
Residents Offer Ideas to MassDOT to Help Alleviate Traffic
Traffic was so bad in East Boston last week that lifelong Eastie resident Michael Gaeta called into WROR’s morning show while stuck in traffic. “Stay home,” he warned his fellow Eastie residents last Tuesday morning. “This is the worst traffic…
Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal 2016 Eastie Stabbing
The 20-year old man charged in the stabbing death of Gage Smith in East Boston in 2016 pleaded guilty to manslaughter last week rather than face trial. Darius Barry was charged with stabbing and killing Smith on Aug. 17, 2016…
Zumix Annual Block Party Set for Saturday
East Boston’s popular music and performing arts non-profit will host the Third Annual Zumix Radio Block Party on Saturday, Sept. 8. Zumix’s free community block party will kickoff at 1 p.m. on Orleans Street from Sumner to Everett Streets with…
Eastie Resident Janna Ramadan Awarded the Massport’s Lowell Richards Scholarship
In East Boston, where a development project by Massport historically brings a bit of controversy, the late Lowell Richards was known, even among staunch Port Authority critics, as a man that carried himself with dignity and had respect for the…
Eastie’s Jessica McHugh Wins Massport’s Donna Rauseo Scholarship
Massport announced the recipient of the annual scholarship honoring the memory of Donna Rauseo, a lifelong resident of East Boston and long-time employee of the Port Authority. Eastie’s resident Jessica McHugh was awarded the $5,000 scholarship during a ceremony at…
Trustees of Reservation Submit Bid for Piers Park Phase III
The Massachusetts Trustees of Reservation have submitted the only bid to Massport’s call for a private/public partner to come forward and help fund the design and construction of Piers Park Phase III. The dilapidated pier adjacent to Massport’s award winning…
Pressley unseats Capuano – Rollins wins D.A. primary, Galvin knocks off challenger Zakim
Pressley beats Capuano Ten term U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano of the 7th Congressional District was unseated during Tuesday night’s primary by Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley in perhaps one of the biggest political upsets in recent memory. Pressley finished election…