At the Crossroads Family Shelter annual legislative breakfast last Tuesday, one resident of the transitional shelter for homeless families gave an emotional testimony in front of a crowd of housing advocates and East Boston elected officials. The resident and other…
NOAH Receives Community Support for Condor Street Project
The Eagle Hill Civic Association (EHCA) voted 26 to 7 in favor of the East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing’s (NOAH) project to address the need for artist preferred housing in the neighborhood. NOAH was recently picked by Department of…
East Boston Central Catholic Rallies Around Fellow Student with Leukemia
Last Tuesday morning, despite the rain and the cold, over 200 students, faculty, parents and friends from East Boston Central Catholic School (EBCCS) participated in a fundraising walk for one of their own students, Cristopher Chavarria. Cristopher, a first-grade student…
How We’re Creating More Affordable Housing
Boston is going through a period of historic growth— the kind our city hasn’t seen in decades. More people are choosing to put down roots and start families here. More businesses are choosing to open their doors here. Students from…
Massachusetts Must Move Forward on Our Own
With the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, coming on the heels of the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch, it is clear that the America as we have known it for the past 70 years, a time in…
Obituaries 10-10-2018
Richard Page, Sr. Loving and caring family man Funeral services were held privately for Richard R. Page, Sr. who died on Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Don Orione Home in East Boston following a long illness. He was 81 years…