Monday, August 16 Kevin Daniel Murphy of 107 Falcon Street, East Boston, was arrested and charged with possession & distribution of Class D marijuana within 1000ft of a school. David King of 158 Rent Avenue, Medford, was arrested and charged with operating without a license. Miguel Landaverde of 15 James Street, Lynn, was arrested and charged with... »

Joseph Bonfiglio East Boston resident Joseph Bonfiglio of East Boston died on August 22. He was the beloved husband of Theresa (Bruno); loving father of Peter Bonfiglio and his wife, Rhonda; cherished grandfather of Joseph, Nicole and Jodi Ann. His Funeral Mass was held on Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church, East Boston. Arrangements were by The Kirby-Rapino Memorial... »

When artist David Chatowsky was commissioned to paint Jersey Barriers at the ongoing HarborArts outdoor exhibit at the Boston Shipyard and Marina on Marginal Street he was encouraged by locals to paint a clipper ship. “Everyone kept telling me ‘you have to do a clipper ship’ and I kept hearing about the Flying Cloud,”... »

In the small press room in the old Logan Airport Tower, a group of employees gathered last Wednesday for a special event. Sixteen Massport workers from East Boston and surrounding communities working various custodial jobs throughout the airport reached an important milestone, graduating from Massport’s English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESL) class. The... »

Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) chief John Palmieri knows East Boston has been anxiously awaiting waterfront development projects to commence along the water’s edge and he believes developers of these highly anticipated projects are beginning to regain confidence as the real estate market rebounds. At a luncheon last week, Palmieri said the projects stalled once... »

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... »