The signing by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino of  a Host Community Agreement Tuesday for the proposed casino/resort at Suffolk Downs (which will bring East Boston a $33.4 million upfront payment for community improvement projects and an annual payment of up…
Summer’s Last Gasp: Enjoy the Labor Day Weekend Safely
The forecast for the Labor Day weekend is for sunny and warm weather — a perfect combination for outdoor activity of all kinds on the official last weekend of summer. As we look back at the past three months, it…
School’s Back: So Be Careful Driving on Our Streets
School either already has begun or will be back in session shortly in communities  all across the state — and that means motorists who have become accustomed to child-free streets during the morning commute once again must become eagle-eyed and…
Police Blotter 08-29-2013
Sunday, August 18Â Caller on Tewksbury Street states that a male is kicking his front door and attempting to get in. 93 reports the individual left prior to his arrival. WFD stated that a motor vehicle crashed into an ambulance…
MacPhail to Play in Citrus Bowl
While attending an Offense-Defense Football Camp this Summer, Luke MacPhail (age 12 of Winthrop), Jalill Marinez (age 13), and Christopher Hernandez (age 12) were named Offense-Defense All-American players and are invited to participate in the 8th-annual Offense-Defense Bowl Week festivities…
Obituaries 08-29-2013
Marie Gioiosa Former resident of East Boston and Winthrop Word has been received here of the untimely death in Toms River, New Jersey of Marie A. Gioiosa, formerly of East Boston and Winthrop, who died at the Hospice of Toms…