Monthly Archives: March 2021
Boston Police restart hockey program in East Boston
Earlier this week, Community Service Officers assigned to District A-7 (East Boston) successfully and safely hosted a hockey skills program, despite the ongoing pandemic,...
Kim Janey sworn in as 55th Mayor of Boston
BOSTON - Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - Mayor Kim Janey was sworn into office today as the 55th Mayor of the City of Boston...
Friends and family remember crash victim Ortiz with roadside memorial on Chelsea Street
Photographs by Frank Conte
EAST BOSTON
Change.org Petition: “Save East Boston”
"It is also extremely frustrating that many of us give a lot of our time to go to abutters meetings, attend our local civic...
Raising the numbers: Massachusetts triples national average for women in union construction apprenticeships
East Boston News
BOSTON, MA – Women, a historically underrepresented group in the building trades workforce, now comprise 10% of all union building trade apprentices...
MBTA service cuts take effect; Advocates alarmed
StreetsBlog: "On Sunday, the T reduced the number of daily train trips on the Red, Orange, and Green lines by up to 20 percent....
From the Archives: The Penny Ferry
The following is from an October 27, 1995 Press Release from The Bostonian Society. Editor's note: The Bostonian Society no longer exists. The Bostonian...
Councilor Edwards files “Digital Democracy” package
(BOSTON, March 15, 2021) - Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards has filed a pair of measures aimed at making city government more transparent, accessible,...
Historical Document: The 1966 legislation that expanded Massport and Logan Airport
Strangely it was tucked in a provision dealing with mental health.
Salesians remember Savio alum John DeMille, beloved classmate and DJ; R.I.P.
John graduated from St. Dominic Savio HS in 1977, where he’d been nicknamed “Cecil” (as in Cecil B. DeMille) from his 1st days as...
News Round-up: March 12, 2021
Salesian remember beloved Savio Alum, John "Cecil" DeMille. From the Eastern Front Blog
New East Boston condo development touts leadership that’s all women and/or LGBTQ...
DA identifies teen killed in violent East Boston crash that left juvenile injured
Channel 7 has the details: "An 18-year-old was killed and a girl was injured in a violent crash that split a car in half,...
R.I.P. Edith DeAngelis, tireless East Boston advocate for open space and preservation
Edith DeAngelis, who spent a lifetime advocating and fighting for open space in East Boston, among other endeavors, has passed away. DeAngelis, who lived...
Letter to the Editor: East Boston Neighborhood Health Center vaccine clinic deserves much praise
Dear Editor,
The East Boston Health Center has been an important part of our community for many years. As a patient and speaking on behalf...
