With the 79-year-old historic thoroughbred race track poised to close at the end of the year there remains one big uncertainty–what will the former track be developed into. During the course of touting a casino way back before Eastie residents…
Letter to the Editor
Talking trash Dear Editor: This week I would like to talk some trash. First, I have never seen the area around Day Square so clean until this summer when Bobby Diggins a friend of mine from South was assigned this…
DOR Announces Tax Amnesty Program For Qualified Massachusetts Taxpayers
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) announced a two-month amnesty program designed to encourage the payment of delinquent taxes by individuals and businesses. The tax amnesty program was proposed by the Legislature and the language was included in the fiscal…
Obituaries 09-23-2014
Joan Russo New England Telephone Retiree Joan G. (Connolly) Russo of East Boston passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital on September 18. She was 81 years old. Joan was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, serving during the…
Joey Cuzzi Retires from ‘Y’ After Overseeing Expansion
At a time when most non-profits were doing some belt tightening due to the fiscal climate across the U.S., Executive Director of the East Boston YMCA Joey Cuzzi was expanding. If you asked Cuzzi why she would expand at a…
Eagle Hill Residents Seek Equity In Use of Logan Airport Runways
East Boston activists are asking Massport to be a partner in putting pressure on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure certain runways are being used as promised following numerous complaints over the summer from Eagle Hill residents. At last…