On the day the East Boston teenager was arraigned for allegedly throwing her newborn baby boy out a second floor window on Saratoga Street to the alleyway below, Baby Safe Haven New England founders, whose members were in East Boston…
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Obituaries 11-09-2010
Georgette Toscano Of Saugus, formerly of East Boston Georgette “Patty” (Hanton) Toscano of Saugus, formerly of East Boston, died on November 7. She was the loving wife of Robert C. Toscano of Saugus; beloved mother of Robert A. Toscano and…
East Boston-based company sets high standards for cargo screening
The recent bomb plot foiled by U.S., British and Saudi authorities that targeted American Cargo planes from Yemen bound for the U.S. has focused attention on the extra security needed for cargo traveling in and out of America. It’s something…
Blaze started in a condemned building
The dangerous blaze that injured two firefighters and displaced 13 adults and three children on Chelsea Street last month was originally thought to have started in the vacant half of 16-18 Chelsea St. but fire officials have ruled that the…
EBMS chief: There are signs of madness all over the place
East Boston Main Streets Director Clark Moulaison has been vigilant about signage in his main streets district since taking over the post a few years back so its understandable he gets upset when business owners open up shop and do…
Project Runway – East Boston’s Gianna Simone is on the cover of Boston Magazine
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Gianna Simone knew she might be featured as one of the models in the October issue of Boston Magazine. The 20-year-old East Boston resident had participated in a full-day photo shoot with four wardrobe changes at…
Steczynksi earns prestigious Barr Foundation grant
Zumix Founder and Director Madeleine Steczynski has been awarded a fellowship from the Barr Foundation in recognition of her extraordinary work in the field of non-profit youth development. The Barr Fellows Program honors the contributions of the most gifted and…
From JCPenney, big dollars for students
Continuing its decade long commitment to afterschool programs in the area, the JCPenney Afterschool Fund has awarded a $5,000 grant to the East Boston YMCA’s Afterschool School Age Child Care Program (SACC). The grant will give the Y’s afterschool program…
No troubled waters
Nearly two years into the project to replace the aging Chelsea Street drawbridge with a new vertical-lift bridge and everything has been going as smooth as can be according to Project Manager John Vitagliano. “We are still on schedule and…
Lima and Cagiano will receive ABCD Community Awards
Two East Boston residents and community heroes will be among 28 people honored for their contributions to the community at the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) 36th Annual Community Awards Dinner on Friday, October 29 at the Seaport World…