Government

Take a Look at the Candidates Vying for State Senate Seat

It was 2007 when Anthony Petruccelli took the reins as the State Senator of the First Suffolk and Middlesex district in Massachusetts. This past December, after 16 years in the legislature, the East Boston Democrat decided to conclude his stretch at the beginning of 2016. Since Senator Petruccelli announced his plan to resign, several candidates have joined the race to fill Read More…

Government People

Anthony Petruccelli Resigns State Senate Seat; Special Election Likely

After a 16 year career in the Massachusetts Legislature, State Senator Anthony Petruccelli announced on Friday that he will be resigning his Senate seat in January 2016. The Senator will be assuming a role with Kearney, Donovan & McGee, P.C., a government relations and lobbying firm located on Court Street in downtown Boston.  “I love my job as a Read More…

Community Schools

Eliot School and Brooke East Boston Hold Inaugural Joint Book Club

In order to support students’ positive reading habits as well as reinforce the life-long enjoyment found in books, Brooke East Boston Charter School and the Eliot K-8 Innovation School partnered together to host a joint book club on Thursday, June 4th. The evening event paired over 60 middle school students representing both schools with a cross-section Read More…

Government

State Senator Anthony Petruccelli Promoted to Majority Whip

News from the office of State Senator Anthony Petruccelli: Massachusetts State Senator Anthony Petruccelli was promoted to Majority Whip in the Massachusetts State Senate.  The Majority Whip helps craft the Senate agenda and contributes to the building of the Senate Calendar, which controls when bills will come up for debate.   The structure of the Senate has Read More…

Government

Senator Anthony Petruccelli Sworn in for Fifth Term

News from the office of State Senator Anthony Petruccelli: As is written in the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the political year begins on the first Wednesday of January with Inaugural ceremonies for both the House of Representatives and the Senate.  On Wednesday, January 7, 2015, both legislative branches were sworn in for the Read More…

Health & Environment

State Hearing Scheduled on Protecting Groundwater Levels

Residents on Fulton, Richmond and Commercial Streets are well aware of the work going on by Boston Water & Sewer regarding groundwater testing. They are injecting dyed water into the ground and then checking if the dye is seen in sewers or other drainage locations. There is an upcoming State hearing on protecting groundwater levels, Read More…