The tragic execution of four innocents in Mattapan earlier this week, including a 2 year-old, magnifies the need for an added public safety push here. Boston is a stone’s throw away Our own recent double execution on Chester Avenue caused…
Author: John Lynds
The Red Sox and the Patriots
The Red Sox were a great disappointment this season. Nearing the end of the season the teams reminds everyone over 45 of the losing and ineffectual Red Sox teams of decades past. Oh well. Wait till next year. The Patriots…
Obituaries 09-15-2010
Chester Knowlton Played for Washington Senators, Malden Youth Baseball Coach Chester E. “Chet” Knowlton, a 57 year resident of Malden, formerly of Revere, died on September 16 at home following a brief illness and surrounded by the love and support…
OSHA is investigating Bellingham Square accident
Chelsea and Federal Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officials are investigating a morning accident that injured two construction workers at a Bellingham Square worksite last week. Police report that two workers of Tuffs Incorporated of Medford were working below…
NOAH 22nd Annual Dinner Meeting set for December 17
East Boston’s Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH), which has a significant presence in Chelsea, is getting set for its 22nd Annual Dinner Meeting and Holiday Party just as Governor Deval Patrick signs a new law to secure long-term affordable housing…
Cahill positions himself as the candidate for Everyman
Of all the candidates vying for the State House’s corner office next year, there’s one gubernatorial candidate who, if elected, would be standing up for the average Joe. Treasurer Tim Cahill, who was in the area last week, and met…
There’s more to Baker than meets the eye
Attention Chelsea voters, Charlie Baker is running for governor and you will hear about him big time, because he is the real thing. At first, Baker, 2010 Republican candidate for Massachusetts Governor, comes off as a sort of uptight Harvard…
Major successes at Excel Academy
While some national statistics would suggest that minority students tend to fall behind white students when it comes to middle and high school test scores, students from East Boston’s Excel Academy charter school are bucking the trend. For the second…
Enter, stage left – Capuano positions himself as the natural successor to Kennedy
Relying on his liberal stance on most issues and ability to maneuver the halls of Capitol Hill, U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano officially announced his candidacy for Massachusetts’ open U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy. In a…