East Boston dancers Synnae Fitzpatrick and Isidora Villagra will have a lot of stories to tell their classmates when they return to school next month. Synnae, 11, and Isidora, 12, were part of the L’il Phunk Dance Crew of Everett…
Parking Woes:City to Revert Back to 24-Hour Residential Permit Parking on Webster Street
For years, Webster Street residents organized, signed petitions and lobbied the city for residential permit parking on the street. The street’s close proximity to downtown Boston and Logan International Airport’s meant commuters, air travelers and even Logan Airport employees from…
East Boston District Court’s Chief Of Probation Thomas Tassinari Retires
After 34 years working for the Probation Department and the last six as East Boston District Court’s Chief of Probation Thomas Tassinari officially retired last week. Tassinari, who came over to Eastie’s courthouse from Chelsea’s probation department following the retirement…
Back to School: Beware of the JUUL
If last year’s fidget spinners were all fun and games, this year, the national attraction is rather different: JUUL, an e-cigarette device that has become so synonymous with vaping and accepted by the masses, that the term “juul-ing” has been…
Nicole Zervas Dance Academy Celebrates 30 Years
Nicole Zervas Dance Academy (NZDA) is celebrating its 30th anniversary, a milestone that owner and director, Nicole Paolo, is proud of. After 30 years, what brings Miss Nicole (as she is affectionately known) the most happiness is building the confidence…
School Resource Officers are Protectors, Not the Enemy
In 2015 a viral video of South Carolina school resource officer (SRO) Ben Fields’ slamming a student across the classroom caused a public outrage. During the same year in Lynn, an SRO arrested a student with special needs. “While the…