As the government shutdown enters its third week, millions of Americans face life-threatening hunger and hardship, with funding running out for food stamps, tax refunds/credits, WIC, school lunches, and Section 8 and other subsidized housing programs. Many are already losing…
Police Briefs 01-09-2019
District Seven Police Report Monday, December 17, 2018 Around 12:30 a.m. in the area of 179 Gladstone St., a 36 year old Hispanic Male with an East Boston address was arrested for Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol and Operating…
Charlie Baker is Not an ‘Enigma’
A story this past week on the eve of Gov. Charlie Baker’s State of the State address in the Boston Globe stated that although Gov. Charlie Baker is the most popular governor in the country (he has an approval rating…
Obituaries 01-09-2019
Richard P. “Dick” “Sully” Sullivan Will be remembered for his sense of humor, generosity, love of sports and music and devotion to friends and family Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Visitation on Saturday, Jan. 12 in…
East Boston Times 2018 Persons of the Year
Kerri Abrams, 2018 Woman of the Year It was perhaps the most unselfish act one person could do for another but once Kerri Abrams learned that longtime East Boston resident John Nucci was in desperate need of a lifesaving kidney…
2018: A Year in Review
January Walsh Sworn in to Second Term Mayor Martin Walsh takes the Oath of Office from state Supreme Judicial Court Justice Kimberly Budd on Jan. 1, at Cutler Majestic Theatre. Looking on are former Vice President Joe Biden, Mary Walsh…