By John Lynds In the early 1930s an entire section of East Boston was decimated by the construction of the Sumner Tunnel and East Boston Toll Plaza. A thriving section of the community that ran along Porter Street from Central…
Month: March 2016
Gov Baker Signs Landmark Opioid Bill
By John Lynds Over the past few years the scourge of heroin addiction has hit home with a string of deaths from overdoses in East Boston. The overdose deaths showed that this neighborhood is not immune to the growing epidemic…
City Council Holds Hearing on Just-Cause Evictions
By John Lynds Attorney Jeffrey Turk of the law firm, Turk & Quijano, said the Right to Remain Coalition’s proposed city ordinance calling for ‘just-cause’ evictions sounds a lot like rent control but only worse. “It’s not rent control, it’s…
LaMattina Would like to see Handicap Parking Audit for Eagle Hill Area
By John Lynds With some Eagle Hill residents and business owners split on the plan to make all of Eagle Hill resident permit parking, City Councilor Sal LaMattina thinks he’s found a solution. “I think we are going to try…
Letter to the Editor
Oppose a Resident Parking Only program To the Editor, As an Eagle Hill resident, home owner, taxpayer, and voter, I am vehemently OPPOSED to a Resident Parking Only program on my street and in my area. I just read in…
Worth A Try
For years, plans to change the brick wasteland that is City Hall Plaza into a more vibrant part of the city life has been bandied about by city officials. Officials have even tried to move events from the over used…
Obituaries 03-16-2016
Carmella Palmieri Former employee of Sky Chefs Logan Airport Carmella (Scrima) Palmieri of East Boston, passed away March 12. She was 84 years old. A former employee of Sky Chefs Logan Airport, she was the beloved wife of the late…
Boston Public School Students District-Wide Walkout
On Monday Boston Public School students staged a district-wide walkout to protest proposed budget cuts to school in East Boston and across the city. Over 1000 students marched to Faneuil Hall across the street from City Hall demanding that the…
Celebrating 25 Years
Zumix students perform during one of the many shows the popular East Boston youth music program has had over its 25-year existence. In April Zumix will celebrate 25 years in the community with events and other activities.
City Approves Resident Permit Parking in Eagle Hill
By John Lynds After a vote by the Eagle Hill Civic Association to approve Resident Permit Parking on the hill, the City of Boston this week has officially adopted the plan, but some are unhappy. “At the request of neighborhood…