Giarratani: Have we seen the last of the annual Columbus Day Parades?
BY SAL GIARRATANI
SPECIAL TO EASTBOSTON.COM
Everyone keeps asking me if there's gonna be a Columbus Day Parade this year in East Boston since it's an even-numbered year? I ask them what they've heard and they say...
From Paris Street to Zumix: Sal Baglio returns “Home Again” on November 5, 2022
"When the clock strikes backwards and you're spinnin' round then you wake up back in your hometown and everybody that was gone will be back around when we go home again" Home Again, Sal Baglio
As a...
Massachusetts Employment Situation: Unemployment rate rises ever so slightly to 3.6 percent with 6,400...
BOSTON, MA – September 16, 2022 – The state’s August total unemployment rate at 3.6 percent increased by one-tenth of a percentage point over-the-month, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday.
The...
East Boston residents to participate in Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai
Jackie Flint, Patricia Grifoni, and Ana María Estrada will join thousands in the iconic fundraising walk for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to support all forms of cancer
East Boston, Mass.— Four residents from East Boston will...
DOJ: MS-13 Leader Agrees to Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy
BOSTON – One of the leaders of a local MS-13 clique has agreed to plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy.
Edwin Amaya Mejia Alvarado, a/k/a “Duende,” 22, a Salvadoran national previously residing in East Boston, has...
Italian American Alliance beats back “progressive woke” effort to eliminate Columbus Day: This October...
Wide coalition organized and applied pressure as the clock ticked on this year's legislative session. What follows is an open letter from the Italian American Alliance.
Dear Honorable Speaker Ronald Mariano,
Thank you for supporting the...
A busy weekend up and down East Boston: The first Latin Music Festival, a...
This past weekend, East Boston was bursting with all kinds of activities. Bravo making the diverse neighborhood all the more attractive.
One of the busiest weekends in recent memory. Here's what we saw South to...
Update: EastBoston.com gets results! Filth on Chelsea Street removed after lingering over the summer!...
Update 9/13/22. After contacting the office of District 1 City Councilor Gabriela Coletta yesterday, we were mildly delighted to see most of the filth removed from underneath the overpass. Thank you Councilor Coletta for...
A must-see on September 17: A film about East Boston artist David Riley
New England premiere of short film about East Boston artist set for September 17
The Newburyport Documentary Film Festival (NDFF) has selected the short film “The Beautiful Worlds of David Riley” for their 2022 film...
New East Boston Ferry begins September 12
Today the MBTA announced a new ferry service project that will operate between East Boston at Lewis Mall and the downtown Boston area at Long Wharf beginning Monday, September 12. The MBTA last offered...
Freedberg: For East Boston, the progressive moment has passed
by MIKE FREEDBERG
SPECIAL TO EASTBOSTON.COM
On Tuesday, a very small turnout of Democratic primary voters of East Boston chose their nominees for statewide office, and doing so, made a significant statement about that they want...
How East Boston voted in the State Primary, September 6, 2022
Results compiled by EastBoston.com for all the competitive races.
October 16, 2022: 2nd Annual Anna’s Monster Dash 5K and 1 Mile Kids Fun...
2nd Annual Anna’s Monster Dash 5K and 1 Mile Kids Fun Run will be held Sunday October 16, 2022 at Salesian Boys & Girls Club of East Boston. Anna Coviello Noviello Memorial Foundation, Inc....
Sunday, 9/11: East Boston Half-ball Tournament at Constitution Beach
For some kids in Eastie, half ball was the game of choice. All you needed was a stick (an old broom) a "pimple ball" cut in half, a curb and a nice quiet street....
