District Seven Police Report June 16, 2018 Around 09:00 am in the area of Maverick Square a 46 year-old-White Male with an address in East Boston was arrested on several outstanding warrants. June 17, 2018 Around 04:00 am in the…
Month: June 2018
School’s Out — Drive Carefully
With the school year having just ended (thanks to all those snow days that lengthened the school year), motorists need to adjust their driving habits to take into account that children will be in our streets all day long and…
Obituaries 06-27-2018
Judy Morgan Of East Boston Judy (Flamingo) Morgan of East Boston died peacefully on June 21. The wife of the late Paul F. Morgan, she was the devoted mother of Paul, Guy and Kristy, loving companion of the late Jay Swan, dear…
Mayor Walsh Sings City Ordinance to Regulate Short Term Rentals
Longtime Webster Street resident John McCarthy lives next to a property being used as an Airbnb. While he does not begrudge anyone from making a little extra money on the side, he feels there should be some sort of regulation.…
The Birth of His Baby Girl Changed Him, Now He’s Off to College
Anyone who was at last Friday’s East Boston High School (EBHS) graduation at East Boston Memorial Stadium saw an overjoyed Richard Bynum walk onto the stage with his 2-year-old daughter, Zamyrah, and accept his high school diploma. Bynam’s story is…
John Nucci Receives Life Saving Kidney Transplant
Life has come full circle for East Boston’s John Nucci and Kerri Abrams, who owns Kinship Florist in Revere. Thirty-five years ago Abrams’ parents, Kim and Al, were political supporters and friends of Nucci’s. At the time neither Nucci nor…
NE Association of Schools and Colleges Grants EBHS Accreditation
With nearly 300 students graduating East Boston High School (EBHS) last Friday and a four-year graduation rate hovering at 75 percent, students, faculty and staff have had a lot to celebrate this school year. EBHS recently added yet another reason…
Air Quality Monitoring Pilot Program Begins
East Boston Olin College students, Taylor Sheneman and Christine Dimke have begun to install instruments that will consciously measure a wide array of pollutants caused by fossil fuels emanating from Logan International Airport. The pilot program is a collaboration between…
Mayor’s Garden Contest Deadline is July 11
Mayor Martin J. Walsh is alerting Boston’s green thumbs that they have until Wednesday, July 11, to register for the 2018 Mayor’s Garden Contest presented by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with a grand prize provided by JetBlue and…
Community News Briefs
COUNCILOR EDWARDS TO HOST EAST BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD COFFEE HOUR Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards will be hosting neighborhood coffee hours in East Boston during the summer months in an effort to bring City Hall accessibility to the community. The first…