Living in the city is a challenge for gardeners, whose garden space typically consists of roof decks or small plots that usually have more concrete than earth. So we cherish our open spaces and continually fight to take back any…
Diamond Girls Are Enjoying a Successful Softball Season
The Diamond Girls softball team, consisting of local players age 13 and under, is competing in the Middlesex Softball League against teams from area communities. Head coach Bob Gilbride and assistant coaches Daryl Martin, and Miguel Mariner are the leaders…
Obituaries 08-07-2013
Antoinetta ‘Dolly’ Mercurio Housewife Antoinetta (Lepore) Mercurio of East Boston passed away August 3. She was 95 years old. A housewife, she was the beloved wife of the late William “Puggy” Mercurio with whom she shared 75 years of marriage;…
Triple Decker Moved to Make Room for Expanded School at Savio Site
The moving of Salesians Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Father John Nazzaro’s house across Byron Street slowed traffic and drew a crowd Saturday. Spectators lined the street and watched as the triple-decker at 619 Bennington St. was slowly lifted…
Local Woman Wins City’s Garden Contest
East Boston resident Kimberly Roberts’ spectacular roof garden earned her first place honors for Porch, Balcony, Deck, or Window Box Garden in Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s 2013 Garden Contest. But Roberts wasn’t the only one receiving honors for having one…
Political Muscle: Lamattina, Petruccelli, Basile Get Mbta Not to Shut Down Government Center Stop
It was no secret people in East Boston were pretty unhappy that the project to fix all the wall panels in the Callahan Tunnel would coincide with a two-year closure of the Government Center MBTA station. However, it was announced…