Phillip Steven Condella Of Pennsylvania, formerly of Revere Phillip Steven Condella of Scranton PA. formerly of Revere, died January 21 after a courageous three year battle with cancer._ He was the son of the late Steven and Ustania _Condella and…
Charter School Outlines Plans to Occupy Old Star of the Sea School
By John Lynds [email protected] The Boston Redevelopment Authority and architects for Excel Academy Charter School pitched plans last week to turn the former St. Mary’s Star of the Sea School into Excel’s new home. Rumors have been floating around for…
Central Square Meeting Focuses on Traffic and Parking Concerns
By John Lynds [email protected] The fourth in a series of community input meetings regarding the redevelopment of Central Square took place last week at the East Boston Social Centers. While previous meetings were brainstorming session of sorts with at least 50…
Top Dollar
Petruccelli named chair of financial services committee By John Lynds [email protected] East Boston Senator Anthony Petruccelli was appointed chairman of the second most important committee in theMassachusetts Senate aside from Ways and Means late last week. Petruccelli will serve as…
Justice Is Done
A new chapter for John Forbes Last week, John Forbes walked out of Federal Court in Boston. Federal Judge Richard Stearns chose to give Forbes the second chance he was looking for and which he worked so hard to earn…
Project Bread Applauds Changes to Meal Guidelines
By John Lynds [email protected] USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s changes to the guidelines for school meals served in the U.S. reconfirmed what EastBoston based Project Bread has been saying all along through pilot programs in Boston schools–including the Mario Umana Middle…