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East Boston Little League wraps up an outstanding season – Cubs, Cardinals win titles; President Joe Gerardi leads hard-working board
Congratulations to first-year president Joe Gerardi and all players from East Boston Little League for a great 2010 season. President Joe Gerardi and the board of directors would like to take this time to thank all sponsors and donors for contributing toward the 2010 season. Special thanks go out to all coaches, parents, and league officials... »
Last Gasp – There’s still hope for casino legislation
The expanded gaming bill is not dead, yet. There is the chance the legislation could come back to full blown life if the legislature is brought back into session, and soon. That is a possibility because the state is set to receive $675 million in federal funding that would require the legislature to assign how it... »
Red Sox players visit east Boston
Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) annual Fenway Challenge/ Sox Talk came to Memorial Stadium Field in East Boston Monday. The winners of the Fenway Challenge, a skill competition in running, hitting, and throwing for boys and girls, ages 6-14, met Sox players and coaches and will be treated to a Red Sox... »
Piers Park Sailing Center hosts U.S. Junior Sailing Championship
Piers Park Sailing Center on Boston Harbor last week hosted the U.S. Sailing’s Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championship. The country’s best junior sailors competed in the national semi-finals with the winners advancing to the National Championship in San Diego at Mission Bay Yacht Club. The regatta consisted of eight junior (14-18 years old) teams from... »
The track’s time is now – Officials honor the oval’s rich history, look forward to better days ahead
Seventy Five years ago the nation was in the throws of the Great Depression, a gigantic dust bowl raged in America’s prairie lands and Franklin D. Roosevelt was pitching his New Deal to the country. On the marshy border between East Boston and Revere, after pari-mutuel wagering was legalized in the state, Suffolk Downs... »
Boston Police District 7 Annual Basketball Tournament – Sunday, June 27 at LoPresti Park in East Boston
Each year the officers from District 7 and surrounding neighborhoods join forces to run a summer basketball camp and tournament for young kids and teens. Dubbed the Boston Ballers program, the day long tournament brings young kids together, most of whom are at risk, and teams them against peers their own age. The program also... »
CHS Track
Senior Xavier Ortiz competed in the All-State Track and Field championship on Saturday, June 5th at Westfield State College. He competed in the 200 meters where he was seeded 15th out of 28 competitors. Ortiz ran a personal best 22.71 seconds and qualified for the state finals. In the state finals, Ortiz ran a... »
Apprentice jockey notches first career victory on the Eastie oval
Apprentice jockey Jorge Fuller Vargas, son of former New England jockeys Abby Fuller and Jorge Vargas, recorded the first win of his career on Saturday at Suffolk Downs before an appreciative crowd of 6,813. After trailing the field for the first half-mile, Vargas improved position aboard Morgan, a three-year-old filly, before surging past the... »
Thanks, Senator – Petruccelli saves Logan Airport health study
We are pleased to announce officially that Senator Anthony Petruccelli has performed a small miracle by getting the funding available to complete the health study which was dropped by the state after nearly ten years of work because of a funding shortfall in the state budget. Through some deft maneuvering and advocacy among his colleagues,... »
Give the McKay School an ‘A’ for ‘Athletic’
For the past three years the Donald McKay’s physical education teacher has been doing something remarkable for his students and school without much hype or fanfare. Each year Tom Levett made his school the host of the Clipper 5K Walk for Wellness. All the money Levett raises at the annual walk goes to supporting... »
