Wednesday, October 17, 2007

This and that

A few tidbits concerning Eastie:

***A ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow morning at the corner of Maverick and Havre streets to honor Ezekiel Hodsdon, the first member of Boston's police force to be killed in the line of duty. A memorial will be dedicated to Hodsdon, who was shot and killed by a burglar named William McNaulty on October 18, 1857.

***Joanne Ciccarello, the assistant photo editor at The Christian Science Monitor, relates how a quick photo assignment turned into reminiscing about her childhood in East Boston.

***The Herald has a story today on Eddie Palladino, a self-described "East Boston kid" who is also the public-address announcer for the Boston Celtics.

***The Weekly Dig
-- a small hip Boston weekly -- had someone at the Umana last week for the public hearing on turnpike and tunnel toll increases. Only seven people spoke, according to the reporter.

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