Elizabeth Lopes Former Seamstress and Teacher’s Aide Elizabeth C. (Russell) Lopes, a former seamstress and teacher’s aide, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family early Sunday morning June 6 at the Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. She…
Lighten up – Petruccelli wants to overturn ban on cigar bars
The controversial decision by Boston’s Public Health Commission (BPHC) to ban smoking establishments like Tuff’s Tobacco Cigar Shop on Bennington in East Boston may be overturned at the State House. Senator Anthony Petruccelli cosponsored a bill last week that would…
Apprentice jockey notches first career victory on the Eastie oval
Apprentice jockey Jorge Fuller Vargas, son of former New England jockeys Abby Fuller and Jorge Vargas, recorded the first win of his career on Saturday at Suffolk Downs before an appreciative crowd of 6,813. After trailing the field for the…
Out of hiding – Escapee turns himself in without incident
The man who jumped out of a Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department prisoner transportation van outside of the East Boston District Court, stole a Boston Public Works truck and led police on a car chase through Chelsea, Revere, Everett, and Malden…
Vazza’s sells Henry St. property to the EBNHC
Owners of Vazza’s Funeral Home, whose roots in East Boston go back to the 1920s, have sold their location here at 11 Henry St. in Maverick Square to make room for the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s ambitious plan to…
Residents rally to the aid of Grove Street victims
The East Boston community has rallied to help the victims of the Gove Street fire that killed two people. A fund with an initial deposit of $1,000 from East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) has been established to benefit the families…