Acting Mayor Janey Joins Substation Fight East Boston
Last Tuesday, Acting Mayor Kim Janey publicly joined East Boston’s long battle against Eversource’s plans to build a substation at the City Yards along the Chelsea Creek in East Eagle Square. Joined by the city’s Chief of Environment, Energy and…
Santa Fe Burrito Grill Plans to Open in East Boston
When 303 Cafe on Sumner Street closed about a decade ago, it left an undeniable void along Sumner Street. The popular business was one of the first hip gastro pubs to open in the neighborhood long before places like the…
221 Unit Development Planned for New England Casket Company Site
After an enormous nine-alarm fire in March 2019, the family that owned and operated the New England Casket Company on Bennington Street for generations made the painful decision not to rebuild. “It was a very tough decision,” said Louis Tobia…
Madaro Earmarks State Funding for Crucial Eastie Programs
At the end of last month the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed its $47.716 billion Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. Within the state budget are several funding earmarks secured by Rep. Adrian Madaro that will continue to support local programs…
Sumner Tunnel Swing Lane Reactivated; Truck Crashes Into Gates on Opening Day
MassDOT reactivated the Sumner Tunnel ‘swing lane’ on Monday morning and State Police have already confirmed that one vehicle has crashed into the swing lane gates. The swing lane is a traffic calming measure that closes the center lane into…