Tuesday, voters in East Boston and the rest of the First Suffolk & Middlesex district went to the polls and elected City Councilor Lydia Edwards to serve as their next state senator. Once sworn in Edwards will become the first…
The Wishing Tree
Area’s COVID Positive Test Rate Over 20 Percent
The COVID 19 virus continues to spread across the North End and the surrounding area with 2 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week turning out to be positive. Deaths from the virus are also rising…
Violent Part One Crime Up 20 Percent
Last week the Boston Police released its end of the year crime stats that compares January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 with the same time period last year and found both Violent Part One Crime and Non-violent Part One…
In Brief
Greenway Conservancy Elects Three Board Members Three new members of The Greenway Conservancy’s volunteer Board of Directors have been elected. Kate Fichter, Secretary and Chief of Climate at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Jenny Morse, Assistant General Manager at Faneuil…
Bonetti Named Interim Chief of Staff for Councilor/Senator-Elect Edwards
Last week District 1 City Councilor (Senator-elect) Lydia Edwards announced that the North End’s Michael Bonetti will serve as interim Chief of Staff for the office after the departure of Ricardo Patron to the Wu Admionistration. Bonetti has worked for…