By John Lynds [email protected] All signs are pointing to U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano throwing his hat into the race for Senator Ted Kennedy’s vacant seat. On Tuesday, Capuano pulled nomination papers, and he has been busy making phone calls to…
Cargo handler convicted of having sticky fingers
By John Lynds [email protected] A East Boston resident working as a cargo handler at Logan Airport was convicted in federal court of rifling through U.S. mail while employed at the airport. Andres Lainez, 48, of Chelsea Street, East Boston pleaded…
Labor Day ‘09
Labor Day has come and gone, finishing off the half-summer during this, the fall of our discontent. The government estimates that 14 million Americans are out of work. The unemployment rate is 9.7 percent and rising, although the numbers of…
Obituaries – 9/10/09
Margaret Erban, 86 East Boston resident Margaret Erban of East Boston died on Thursday, August 6, at Massachusetts General Hospital, at the age of 86. She was born on March 1, 1923, and was educated in schools overseas. The widow…