By now, nearly every American has seen the terrible images of children being torn from their families, heard the sound of children begging immigration officers to call their relatives. Those images and sounds are the truth of what has been…
Month: July 2018
Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival
This weekend marks the 15th annual International Sand Sculpting Festival on Revere Beach. Thousands of Revere residents, as well as hundreds of thousands of visitors from throughout the Boston area, will flock to America’s oldest public beach to view the works…
Obituaries 07-18-2018
Carol Ann Cinelli Long time dog groomer Carol Ann Cinelli of East Boston, passed away on July 13. She was 71 years old. A longtime resident of East Boston, she worked as a dog groomer for many years. Carol Ann…
Kayaking Returns to Constitution Beach
In East Boston we have one of the nation’s cleanest beaches and harbor, but as a community a majority of residents rarely use it. If you ask the average East Bostonian how often they’ve gone on a canoe, kayak or…
Appreciation:Lucy Fiandaca, East Boston Resident, Pillar of the Community
When Lucy Fiandaca walked in to the Winthrop Marketplace to do her shopping, this elegant lady from East Boston lit up the whole store with her kindness, her warmth, and her optimism. “She was the most positive person I’ve ever…
Not Terrorism:Eastie Man Charged with Making a Bomb after Explosion Injures Him
A 28-year-old Webster Street man with a mysterious past was arraigned bedside at Mass General Hospital with second-degree burns caused by an explosion unleased in the second floor of his apartment on Sunday – an explosion police said came about…
Construction Begins on Noyes Park Rehab Project
Following the completion of the East Boston Little League season, the City of Boston began construction on the $3 million project to rehab Noyes Park in Orient Heights, one of the neighborhood’s largest, public open spaces that hosts numerous sporting…
Atlantic Works:Gallery Anniversary Celebration Starts on July 19
Atlantic Works Gallery presents ‘15 Years on the Edge: Atlantic Works Gallery’s anniversary celebration’ featuring members of the gallery. Receptions 6-9 p.m. July 19, opening August 16, closing The Atlantic Works Building at 80 Border Street in East Boston is…
Boys & Girls Club’s Fr John Nazzaro to Leave Eastie for New Assignment
Fr. John Nazzaro, who has been the face of the Salesian Boys & Girls Club in East Boston throughout his tenure, announced he will be leaving East Boston for a new assignment in New Jersey. Provincial of the Salesians of…
Linda Champion Announces for Suffolk County DA
Linda Champion has announced her intention to run for the position of Suffolk County District Attorney. The following is her statement: “We are prosecuting people but we are not prosecuting the conditions that exist in our society that cause a…