Gino Meucci Orient Heights resident Gino G. Meucci of Orient Heights East Boston, formerly of the West End, died peacefully surrounded by his family on May 3 after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was 77 years…
Food for Thought: Homeless Residents Share their Stories at Crossroads Breakfast
-By John Lynds [email protected] Jillian Serret gave emotional testimony last Friday morning in front of a crowd of housing advocates and East Boston elected officials at a breakfast hosted by Crossroads Family Shelter. Serret and other housing advocates were at…
Capitol Improvements: Capitol Waste Retrofits Truck with Pollution Control Equipment
-By John Lynds [email protected] For years East Boston based Capitol Waste Removal Services has worked with the city and state to implemented ideas .33and policies to lessen litter on Eastie streets during garbage removal days. Now the garbage removal company…
Simply, it was a Tireless Effort
Times Staff Report It took the combined strength of twenty East Boston and Chelsea residents to move a seven-foot tractor tire that has littered the beach of the Condor Street Urban Wild for at least a decade. But on Friday,…
The Connector: A Green Light from the Mayor
Last week, Mayor Thomas Menino added his considerable influence to the neighborhood effort for a greenway connector that will do so much to make this a better place to live. We applaud the mayor for his support. We welcome it.…
Meeting his Maker: Justice is Served
Almost ten years ago, the search for Osama bin Laden began following the 9/11 catastrophe. Almost 3,000 innocents died that day, including a resident from East Boston, and what was even worse, the tragic affair began when two planes were…