House Speaker Ron Mariano’s bill aimed at protecting community hospitals like East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) that was supported by Rep. Adrian Madaro passed in the House by a 158-1 vote. The bill is now in the Senate. The…
Author: John Lynds
Woman Said She Was Stabbed During Attempted Robbery in Orient Heights; Police Think Differently
Early Tuesday morning residents living near the intersection of Bayswater Street and St. Andrew Rd. in Orient Heights woke up to a bunch of commotion. Witnesses who live in the area told police they found a woman on the corner…
Early Voting Dates Set for Senate Special Election
This week the City of Boston’s Election Department, with approval from the Boston City Council, set in-person early voting dates for the 1st Suffolk & Middlesex Senate Special Election Primary. On Tuesday, December 14 District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards…
Madaro Family Community Fund’s Thanksgiving Day Dinner Thursday
Out of an abundance of caution Rep. Adrian Madaro’s Madaro Family Community Fund Annual Thanksgiving Day dinner will be takeout only for a second year in a row due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which will be held…
Ruggiero Family Memorial Home Will Begin Collecting Toys This Week in the Memory of Peter Felt
For the second year in a row the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home will team up with the late Peter Felt’s wife, Patricia “Patti” Hurley-Felt, and son, Charles “Buddy” Felt, for the 2nd Annual Peter Felt Toy Drive. The toy drive…
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Infections Increase Ahead of Thanksgiving
On Thursday Bostonians will travel to loved one’s homes or host Thanksgiving Day dinner and many will gather inside without masks for the holiday. Local health experts are suggesting that if families keep gathering relatively small; if everyone over the…
Northampton Man Killed in Sumner Tunnel Crash Sunday Morning
A Northhampton man was killed and two others seriously injured in a car crash early Sunday morning inside the Sumner Tunnel. According to State Police, just before 3:30 am Troopers from the State Police-Tunnels Barracks responded to a single-vehicle crash…
Wu Signs Councilors Edwards and O’Malley’s Fossil Fuel Ordinance
On Monday Mayor Michelle Wu signed a city ordinance proposed by City Councilors Lydia Edwards and Matt O’Malley to divest city funds from fossil fuels. The ordinance requires the city’s collector-treasurer to divest city funds out of “stocks, securities or…
Michelle Wu Sworn in, Becoming the First Female and First Woman of Color to Serve as Mayor of Boston
On Tuesday inside the Boston City Council Chambers, Michelle Wu made history and was sworn in as the first female and first woman of color to ever serve as Mayor of Boston in the city’s history. After Reverend Dr. Arlene…
Wally Bowe to Be Named an Honorary Savio Alumnus
Afew years ago a group of friends and family of the late Wally Bowe gathered outside the Salesian Boys & Girls Club in East Boston to officially rename the corner of Byron and Bennington Streets ‘Wally Bowe Corner’. The street…