The Feast of St. Rose of Lima took place at St. Rose Church in Chelsea during the weekend of Aug. 21-23. Pictured is Gabriella Romero in the children’s tent.
Month: September 2015
Temple Emmanuel Set To Hold Rosh Hashanah Services
The Great Shofar is sounded; a still, small voice is heard. This line from the High Holy Days liturgy, more than any other, captures the power of the approaching Days of Awe. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur call out…
Casino Project to Kick Off Clean Up Efforts Today
Wynn Resorts has announced that equipment will roll in and workers will begin site preparation and pre-construction activities on the $1.7 billion Wynn Everett Resort this morning, Sept. 10. The pre-construction work is starting less than two weeks after Wynn…
Firefighters say Fourth Engine Working as Predicted
Though it’s still a controversial subject within City government, firefighters this week said that having a fourth engine company deployed during the Washington Avenue Bridge project – and paid for by the state Department of Transportation (DOT) during the project…
Seventh Annual ALS & MS Walk for Living Set for Sept 27
Imagine being confined to one room for days, months, even years and then finding a home that enables you to regain your independence and, with it, your dignity. That home is the Leonard Florence Center for Living (LFCL), the first…
Investigation into ‘Wiretap Room’ Shows No Factual Basis to Allegations
Investigators from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) reported last Thursday, Sept. 3, during a regular meeting that there was no factual basis to the allegations that two former State Troopers had gained unauthorized access to the state Attorney General’s wiretap…
No New Trial in 2008 King Arthur’s Murder
The man serving a life sentence for murdering 28-year-old Jeff Santiago as he lay wounded on the floor of a Chelsea strip club in 2008 will not receive a new trial, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said this…
Police Briefs 09-10-2015
OSTER, CHIEF KYES STOP KNIFE ATTACK IN SQUARE It was an ordinary Thursday evening Bellingham Square around 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 3, when out of the blue, Officer Ryan Ostler saw a man running at him and frantically calling for…
Area Activist Fran Rowan Dies at 79
Fran Rowan, who spent a lifetime selflessly helping the people of East Boston with kindness and charity, has died. Rowan, a local legend who possessed the uncanny ability to make most people around her believe in the causes she was…
Remembering Community Leader Fran Rowan
There is no corner that does not have Fran Rowan’s imprint on it. From the Meridian House that now bears her name to the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center to the Atlantic Works Artist Building on Border Street that is…