The news last week that officials at Suffolk Downs Racetrack are entertaining offers to sell the 160 acre site should come as little surprise to local officials and residents. Ever since the bid to place a casino at the site…
Month: March 2017
Obituaries 03-29-2017
Sabino DiPierro Past member of Laborer’s Union Local 22 Sabino DiPierro of Winthrop passed away peacefully with his loving family by his bedside early Friday morning, March 24. A past member of the Laborer’s Union Local 22, he was the…
EBNHC Pace 500th Enrollee Celebration
The EBNHC, celebrated its 500th Enrollee at Neighborhood PACE (formerly Elder Service Plan) on Monday at the PACE program’s Lewis Mall location. Here EBNHC staff and PACE participants cut the cake on the milestone.
Zumix and Local DJs to Hold Fundraiser for Zumix
By John Lynds Twenty local disc jockeys from Boston’s past and present will help Zumix, East Boston’s popular music and performing arts program for youth, raise money for the local non-profit’s 94.9FM Zumix Radio and teen programs this Friday. All…
EBNHC CEO Manny Lopes Elected to Board of Directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
By John Lynds East Boston Neighborhood Health Center CEO Manny Lopes was elected to Board of Directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts last week. Lopes, who also serves on Blue Cross Blue Shield’s foundation, joins Martin Meehan, President…
Suffolk Downs Owners Heading to MGC in Possible Sale of Track
By John Lynds Sterling Suffolk LLC, the owners of Suffolk Downs Racetrack in East Boston has formally requested Massachusetts Gaming Commission to approve the sale of the track, according to Suffolk Downs COO Chip Tuttle. The Gaming Commission will take…
Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Rattle Eastie Agencies
By John Lynds Last week, President Donald Trump released his proposed budget and the deep cuts that help support some of East Boston’s most vulnerable residents have shaken heads of neighborhood agencies that depend on federal funding. Programs like APAC’s…
Buddy Mangini to be Honored Thursday
By John Lynds The community will gather on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the traffic island where Wally Street meets Bennington Street to honor Albert ‘Buddy’ Mangini. Mangini has long been a man who has defined what it means to…
Navy’s Plans to Phase Out Peacoat Threatens Eastie’s Sterlingwear
By John Lynds Sterlingwear of Boston, in its third generation of leadership, is an all-American story of success. The company started as Viking Clothing in 1965 by Lorenzo Fredella and his two sons, Frank and Anthony. At that time, the…
Police Briefs 03-22-2017
Hero cops to be honored at Freedoms Foundation Award Ceremony in Eastie By John Lynds The two Boston Police officers who saved the lives of East Boston Officers Richard Cintolo and Matt Morris during a shootout last year in October…