Governor Maura Healey last week announced the appointment of Phillip Eng as the next General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Eng is an engineer with nearly 40 years of experience in transportation, including serving as the President…
United: Orient Heights Stands Against Zoning Changes
By Michael Coughlin Jr. At least a couple hundred Orient Heights residents gathered together on Wednesday, March 22, in the Madonna Shrine Function Room to voice their displeasure with zoning changes proposed by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA).…
Appreciation: Christopher DiPrima, 15-Year-Old Sophomore at Excel Academy East Boston, Dies in Skiing Accident
As the oldest among six cousins in the family, Steven Gringas had developed a special bond with Christopher DiPrima. The 27-year-old Gringas had watched Christopher develop through childhood into a confident teenager who was academically gifted, had a magnetic personality,…
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Officials and Residents Gather To Show Ongoing Opposition of the Eversource Electric Substation
Special to the Times-Free Press On Wednesday, March 22, Boston City Councilors: Julia Mejia, Gabriela Coletta, Kendra Lara, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ricardo Arroyo and #NoEastieSubstation activists held a press conference to announce the passage of a Boston City Council Resolution in…
$7,500 Bail, GPS Home Confinement for East Boston Man Charged With Fentanyl Trafficking
An East Boston man is being held on $7,500 bail after being arraigned Tuesday on drug trafficking and ammunition charges stemming from a Monday search warrant executed at his Faywood Ave dwelling, Suffolk County Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. RALPH GRADOZZI,…