The Wakefield man responsible for saving dozens of lives during a terrible fire on Chelsea Street back in April was honored at the State House last Tuesday for his heroism. Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray presented Paul Antonino, 53, with the 11th annual Madeline Amy Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery during a State House ceremony...
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Council Revisits Redistricting After Menino Vetoes First Plan
While the City Council passed efforts to redistrict the voting precincts in Boston 7-6 back on August 22, but Mayor Thomas Menino vetoed the plan on September 6. He said he was responding to what was right and to the complaints of activists who felt the plan didn’t reflect the changing demographics of some...
Shooting Has Barnes School Residents Concerned
An isolated shooting that went largely unnoticed in East Boston had elderly residents living in the Barnes School on edge. The shooting, which occurred on Sunday, September 2 at the corner of Marion and Saratoga Streets in front of the Barnes, involved two men that knew one another and could have had a prior...
Patty Campatelli, New Register
From the beginning of the campaign for Suffolk County Register of Probate, East Boston’s Patty Campatelli was the underdog. In the end, the underdog appellation did not hold. She won a commanding victory given the fact she was not as well known as her opponent throughout Suffolk County. Again, in the end, none of...
City Councillor Sal LaMattina
City Councillor Sal LaMattina and his many supporters in this neighborhood and elsewhere believed he would be the victor in the Probate Register contest. That victory did not materialize and when all was said and done, LaMattina got the short end of the stick. As surprising as Campatelli’s victory was to her, so too...
EBMHL off to a Roaring but Sentimental Start
As the fourth season of the EBMHL was slated to begin, East Boston suffered a blow felt by many throughout our area. The loss of lifelong Eastie resident as well as near and dear friend of many who skate in the EBMHL , Jimmy Celona had sent a ripple through our great city. Jimmy...
Obituaries 09-19-2012
Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Savino Former Proprietor of Savino’s Slush and Lemonade Co. and Savingo Gas Company Nicholas “Nicky” Savino of Rowley, formerly of Malden and East Boston, died on September 16 after a long illness. A US Army veteran of World War II and the former proprietor of Savino’s Slush and Lemonade Co., Cottage Street,...
EBSB’s Gavegnano Rings Bell to Officially Close Stock Market
Richard Gavegnano, chairman and CEO of Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for East Boston Savings Bank, rang the closing bell of the NASDAQ Stock Market on August 31. This was the second time Mr. Gavegnano has been chosen for the bell ringing ceremony. The first time was in January of 2008 when...
Campatelli Upsets Lamattina in Registrer of Probate Contest
District 1 voters were shocked Thursday night when City Councilor Sal LaMattina came into what many expected to be a victory party at the East Boston Yacht Club and conceded the election for Registrer of Probate to Patty Campatelli. While LaMattina beat Campatelli decisively in East Boston, Charlestown and the North End and did...
Central Sq. Rehab Design Plans Done
After working on some minor details with the community the City of Boston announced that the plan to rehab Central Square is at 100 percent design. The city has sent the project out to bid this week and hopes to find a contractor over the next few months to begin construction in spring 2013....
