July 22, 2012 Michael Anthony Bellanti of 119 Lexington Street, East Boston was arrested and charged with drinking alcohol in public. Omar Restrepo of 64 Eutaw Street, East Boston was arrested and charged with drinking alcohol in public. A juvenile…
Obituraries 08-01-2012
Ruth Webster East Boston Resident Ruth E. (Corey) Webster of East Boston died on July 28. She was the beloved wife of the late George; devoted mother of Debra Oliveri of Winthrop, Donna Roberts of New Hampshire and the late…
Zumix Girls to Tour Europe
The money has been raised, plane tickets bought and hotel reservations booked for Zumix’s all-girl youth rock band that will be touring Europe this summer. On August 1, Annual Snow Fall, a band that consists of East Boston’s Francesca Canepa,…
Basile Sponsors Bill to Bring Single-sex Public Schools Back to Massachusetts
A bill being sponsored by Representative Carlo Basile and supported by Mayor Thomas Menino would bring single-sex public education back to the Commonwealth. The bill was ordered to a third reading at the State House this week and Basile recently…
Frustration Grows About Delays on Waterfront Development
It’s been 230 days since Mayor Thomas Menino delivered his speech to the Boston Chamber of Commerce pledging to jumpstart waterfront development on East Boston’s shore. Yet many are left wondering why little or nothing has happened. Across the Boston…
Edge Buffer Parks Project Moving Forward
East Boston activists are preparing to move forward with Massport on the completion of the Edge Buffer Parks laid out in the First Community Agreement of 1997. In 1997, AIR (Airport Impact Relief Incorporated), FBIM (Friends of Belle Isle Marsh)…