Month: December 2015

Massport Explains Reasons for Expanding Terminal E

At the regular monthly meetings of  Jeffries Point Neighborhood Council and Orient Heights Neighborhood Council and also a special  Massport sponsored meeting that included representatives from the Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration, Massport  laid out the…

Thank You, Sen.Petruccelli

East Boston residents have felt secure in the knowledge that one of their neighbors, Anthony Petruccelli, has been representing them on Beacon Hill and fighting every day for their best interests. Anthony Petruccelli has been an outstanding state representative and…

Obituaries 12-09-2015

Louis Spada Of East Boston Louis L. Spada of East Boston passed away peacefully on December 7. A US Navy veteran of World War II, he was the beloved husband of the late Margaret (Pessia) Spada; devoted father of Maria…

Senator Petruccelli to resign in January

Senator Anthony Petruccelli, who served first in the Massachusetts House and later the Senate, announced he will resign from his Senate seat effective sometime in January to take a job in the private sector.  Petruccelli, who is currently the Senate’s…

Cabbies Riding Back on Local Streets

Everyone loves a loophole and many Boston cabbies are no exception to that rule. Hundreds of Boston cabs cruising through East Boston everyday tack on an additional rate of $5.25 that goes towards the cabbies ride back through the Callahan…