Police have released the name of the man killed on Christmas Eve just two days shy of his 21stbirthday on Meridian Street. Felipe Ospina was ready to celebrate Christmas and later his 21stbirthday with family and friends, but someone put…
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Audrey Savikas Steers Crossroad Back on Track
When Libby Hayes left as Director of Crossroads Family Shelter in East Boston in 2007 there was a huge void to be filled. After several interim directors that did not have the same people skills as Hayes, it seemed Crossroads…
Petruccelli Will Help Increase Financial Literacy in Bay State
Senator Anthony Petruccelli has been tapped by Treasurer Steve Grossman to help enhance financial literacy in the state. Last week Grossman kicked off the first meeting of the Financial Literacy Trust Fund, an independent body that will develop a state-wide…
Clammers Are Prepared to Go to Federal Court over Oil Spill
Twenty clammers affected by the massive clam die-off last year that they say was caused by a significant oil spill at Logan Airport are prepared to file a lawsuit in federal court against the fueling company and Massport. The group…
East Boston Man Convicted of Second-degree Murder
In a trial that lasted for two weeks, a Suffolk Superior Court jury convicted an East Boston man accused of killing a Chelsea man last summer. Last Wednesday, the jury convicted Jonathan Carvalho, 22, of East Boston of second-degree murder…
Developers Are Energized by Mayor’s District Proposal
Developers of the waterfront development projects slated for East Boston are beaming with excitement over Mayor Thomas Menino’s recent speech before the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Last week, during his annual speech at the Chamber Menino pitched his plan to…
Marine Thwarts Car Theft Attempt
An East Boston man was arrested this week after a U.S. Marine helped thwart his attempts to steal a car in downtown Boston. The incident occurred in Liberty Square Sunday evening where Marines annually collect Toys for Tots for the…
Study Shows Increased Need for Food Assistance
East Boston based Project Bread has released numbers from its annual Status Report on Hunger in Massachusetts 2011. Each year Project Bread, the state’s leading anti-hunger organization conducts and in dept study of how resident in Eastie and across the…
The Next Wave? Menino Pitches Plans to Establish a Waterfront Development District
When talking about how East Boston is the city’s next up and coming neighborhood residents here inevitably utter the words, ‘now if we can only get the waterfront done’. Eastie has sat idle and watched as the waterfronts of South…
EBNASA Instrumental in the Adoption of E-cigarette Regulations
The East Boston Neighborhood Against Substance Abuse (EBNASA) was instrumental in lobbying the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) to adopt new regulations concerning the sale of E-Cigarettes or electronic cigarettes in the city. After hearing from groups like EBNASA and…