Adrian Madaro was elected to the First Suffolk District seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in a special election Tuesday in East Boston. Madaro, the Democratic nominee, garnered 90 percent of the vote in besting Independent candidate Joanne Pomodoro.…
Breakfast Fundraiser for Y Scheduled for this Thursday
National studies show that the quality of care that infants and toddlers receive has a direct and long-lasting effect on a child’s healthy development and future success in school. Yet in Massachusetts, child care cost are among the highest in…
Neighbors Hear More about Loftel Project
Paul Roiff, a hotel developer and restauranteur known for several high-end projects in Boston, has had his sights set on a former industrial building on Orleans Street in East Boston for several months. Roiff, owner of such celebrated restaurants as…
No Fooling, Street Cleaning Starts on April 1 in Boston
Mayor Martin Walsh and City Councilor Sal LaMattina are reminding residents that street sweeping in East Boston will begin today (April 1) and are urging residents to help the city begin to clean up the streets. With one of the…
Police Briefs 04-01-2015
March 22 Jason Scully, 80 Frankfort St., East Boston, was arrested for assault and battery. March 23 Alvin Lewis, 25 Central Ave., Hyde Park, was arrested for willful & malicious destruction of property. March 25 James Curran, 111 Orient Ave.,…
Happy Passover
We wish the members of the Jewish community a Happy Passover as the holiday begins at sundown Friday and continues for the next eight days. The celebration commences with Jewish families sitting down for the traditional Seder meal. Children have…