Alumni, faculty, and members of the Most Holy Redeemer and Sacred Heart Parishes gathered on April 12 for East Boston Central Catholic School’s (EBCCS) 50th Anniversary Legacy Gala at Spinelli’s Function Facility. Shown above, Principal Robert Casaletto with his mother, Roberta Casaletto, librarian, daughter, Ashley, wife, Toni, daughter, Courtney, and son, Bobby. Jennifer, Carol, Jade, and Robert Baglio at the EBCCS Legacy Gala ..read more

By Michael Coughlin Jr. As spring blossoms and the weather gets a bit nicer, several organizations are hosting events that will allow residents to get involved and show their love for East Boston’s environment. The upcoming string of events, dubbed Earth Week, begins this weekend and coincides with a few initiatives or celebrations coming down the pike. These celebrations include Love Your Block, a citywide initiative focusing on “community engagement and neighborhood beautification,” according to the city’s website, Earth Day and Arbor Day. “I’m really excited about Earth Week because it’s a ..read more

Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2024 Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series in partnership with Dunkin’ in parks citywide from April 22 to June 26. Wu will be in Eastie on May 29 at Noyes Playground that is located at 86 Boardman Street from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mayor Wu’s Neighborhood Coffee Hours offer a unique opportunity to speak directly with the Mayor and staff from City departments about open space and their neighborhoods. Through these conversations, and a suggestion box at each site, Mayor Wu looks forward to heari ..read more

By Adam Swift State and Chelsea officials, along with local nonprofit La Colaborativa, have spent the last several weeks updating the public about the proposed temporary migrant safety net shelter at the old Chelsea Soldiers’ Home. Late last month, state officials announced that the shuttered Quigley hospital building, which is slated for demolition, will be home to a temporary shelter for the next six to 12 months. The shelter will house up to 100 families. At several meetings in Chelsea over the past three weeks, state officials have noted that the shelter is part of a broader plan to addre ..read more

Mayor Michelle Wu today proposed her third annual operating budget, which builds on the administration’s steady progress to make Boston a home for everyone—where the City’s communities’ needs are met and dreams can grow. The recommended Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Operating Budget is $4.6 billion and includes budgetary growth of $344 million or eight percent over Fiscal Year 2024, and the Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Capital Plan totals $4.7 billion and creates and protects critical City assets and makes numerous neighborhood infrastructure investments. “Our focus is on working hard every single day to ..read more

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced the recipients of the second annual awards for the Fastest Bostonians, given to the Boston man, woman, and non-binary runner with the quickest finish times at the 128th Boston Marathon. The awards will be given to Dr. Miles Batty from West Roxbury, an orthopedic surgery resident who finished the race in 2 hours and 25 minutes; Arianna Maida from Jamaica Plain, a Physician Assistant at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute who finished the race in 2 hours 48 minutes and 50 seconds; and Nonie Anderson from Brighton, a Boston Colleg ..read more

The Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University has released its annual forecast for the 2024 hurricane season and it is nothing less than frightening, with a prediction that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will have activity well above average Their summary is as follows: “We estimate that 2024 will have 23 named storms (average is 14.4), 115 named storm days (average is 69.4), 11 hurricanes (average is 7.2), 45 hurricane days (average is 27.0), 5 major (Category 3-4-5) hurricanes (average is 3.2), and 13 major hurricane days (average is 7.4). The probability of U.S. an ..read more

By Mutual Aid Eastie In March 2024, community leaders Reina Reyes, a captain at Mutual Aid Eastie, and Valinda Chan, a Core Team Member at Mutual Aid Eastie, had the privilege of testifying at the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change. Their testimony shed light on the urgent need for equity in energy programs and the challenges faced by marginalized communities in accessing essential resources, particularly in the context of housing insecurity and displacement, and the high costs of living experienced by East Boston residents. Reyes and Chan emphasized the criti ..read more

Analia “Sally” Pagliuca Devoted Mother and Grandmother Analia M. “Sally” Pagliuca, of East Boston passed away suddenly on April 15 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, surrounded by her loving family. Sally was born in the Azores, Portugal, on April 21, 1936. She was the daughter of the late Elias Travassos and Mary Mello (Lundstrom) Travassos. Sally and her family moved to the United States in 1948, settling in Cambridge. Sally later moved to East Boston to start her family with her former husband, Anthony Pagliuca. She was a devoted mother and grandmother to her three sons and five gr ..read more

Mayor Michelle Wu speaks to the crowd during Sen. Lydia Edwards campaign kick-off held on April 3 at Kelly’s Pub. Many supporters including residents, and local officials attended ..read more