East Boston

East Boston Times: Sorry excuse of a newspaper or what?

adamg — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:02:25 -0400

Jimbo makes the case. Potential mayoral candidate Michael Flaherty is involved. I'd link to the paper's initial story and the column that has Jimbo upset, but the East Boston Times has kind of a pitiful Web site that is perpetually out of date.

Summer Food Programs in East Boston Receive Grants from Project Bread

brooke_mackinnon — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:56:50 -0400

PROJECT BREAD SUPPORTS ‘FOOD AND FUN’ FOR EAST BOSTON KIDS THIS SUMMER
$225,900 in statewide grants aim to help families cope with food and gas crisis

June 27, 2008 — EAST BOSTON — When school is out, kids who rely on free or reduced-price school meals need a safe place to go where they can get a healthy meal and have some summer fun. That’s why Project Bread is providing $11,000 in incentive grants to the Summer Food Service Program in East Boston in an effort to help families cope with the skyrocketing cost of food and gas.

Four Blue Line stops to be closed for repairs this summer

adamg — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:09:46 -0400

Wonderland, Wood Island, Revere Beach and Beachmont, with staggered closings starting June 21 with Wonderland. Shuttle-bus service during the closings.

Maybe they're only culling the herd

adamg — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:58:41 -0400

Jimbo notes that 108 representatives voted against casino gambling and so he wonders why the Teamsters have only targeted four of them for defeat this fall, including Carlo Basile of East Boston and Jeffrey Sanchez of Mission Hill, but not House Speaker Sal DiMasi, who probably had a lot more to do with our continuing non-casino status.

Horsing around

adamg — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:46:38 -0400

WBUR photographed Frank Amonte, a 72-year-old jockey, at Suffolk Downs.

Another building on a pier catches on fire

adamg — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:07:44 -0400

Three-alarmer around 5 p.m. off Border Street in East Boston.

Earlier:
James Hook burns down.

Mattapan, East Boston as food deserts

adamg — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:45:53 -0400

Because they don't have major supermarkets and so many residents must eat junk food from convenience stores, according to this Dig article.

Hmm, don't know about East Boston, but much of Mattapan is within a five or ten-minute drive of supermarkets in Roslindale and Hyde Park (and yes, I realize poor people are less likely to have cars).

Via Jimbo.

Burger rage at Roxbury drive-thru; bystander rage at East Boston carjacking

adamg — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:09:08 -0400

Boston Police report arresting a Dorchester woman on charges she threatened another motorist with a knife last night at the McDonald's drive-thru on Warren Street:

The victim elaborated by telling officers that they were pulling into the drive-thru window of McDonald's when they were confronted by another car who also trying to get in the drive through window. The victims reported that an argument ensued and they ended up letting the other car go first. The victim, however, reported to officers that the operator of the other car was not satisfied with being allowed to get in front of them and continued by getting out of her car, brandishing a knife, and threatening victims by saying "We'll kill you, I'll slash your tires."

Earlier:
Coffee rage at a Dorchester Dunkin' Donuts.

Meanwhile, up in East Boston, police report a guy allegedly held up his former boss at knifepoint and made off with his car around 9 p.m. yesterday. Police say the suspect didn't get far - he allegedly smashed into another car at Border and Maverick streets. But when he tried to run away, two people grabbed him and held him for police. The driver of the other car was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Massholes don't deal well with the heat

adamg — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:59:46 -0400

Jimbo provides a couple of data points from East Boston.

East Boston's Little Dig

adamg — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:24:02 -0400

Fabulously Out There begins to wonder if the fountain at the Bremen Street Park will ever be finished - it's been a year and a half already and just when it looked like it was done, now it's surrounded by wire fence and yellow tape and it looks like somebody took multiple jackhammers to it.