Another incident last week involving a gun at East Boston High School has parents and students on edge as security is beefed up at the neighborhood’s only high school. Just before 9:30 a.m. last Thursday a 20-year-old student was arrested…
Month: April 2018
District A-7 to Get Five New Officers
With East Boston’s annual Peace Walks set to kick off this Thursday outside of District A-7 police station at 6 p.m. there may be some new faces among the crowd. Last Tuesday the Boston Police held a graduation ceremony for…
CDC Gets $8 Million Construction Loan from Citizens Bank for Neighborhood Properties
The East Boston Community Development Corporation (CDC) will get another financial boost for the 111-unit multi-site, affordable housing development that the CDC owns in the neighborhood under Landfall Community Associates. Following $10.6 million in financing from MassHousing to the CDC…
East Boston Artists Group to Host Annual Open Studios
The East Boston Artists Group will host the annual East Boston Open Studios on Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22, from noon-6 p.m. The event takes place at the Atlantic Works building located at 80 Border Street, East Boston.…
Political Endorsements
UNITE HERE Local 26, Boston’s Hotel and Food Workers Union, Endorses Ayanna Pressley for Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District The Ayanna Pressley for Congress campaign announced that the Boston-area hotel and food workers union, UNITE HERE Local 26, will endorsed Ayanna…
Boston City Council Updates
The following items were discussed at the Boston City Council Meeting on April 11. Increasing Access to Voter Registration The Boston City Council on Wednesday, April 11, unanimously passed an ordinance authored by District 8 Councilor Josh Zakim that expands…
Community News Briefs
Orient Heights Meeting agenda Monday, April 23, 2018 Agenda Meeting Location: YMCA 58 Ashley Street 6:15pm Registration 6:30pm to 6:40pm – Station 7 – Community Update – Sgt. Jim Martin & Officer Dan Simon 6:45pm to 7:00pm – Nominations for Board Positions, President, Vice…
The Zumix Walk for Music Set for April 29
Some walk to keep their music lessons affordable and our group programs free. Others walk because ZUMIX creates opportunities for youth employment and college access. All of us walk because we believe in ZUMIX and the transformative power of the…
Police Briefs 04-18-2018
District Seven Police Report April 8, 2018 Around 11:30 am in the area of 246 Border Street a 24-year-old white Hispanic Male (Homeless) was summoned to appear in East Boston District Court for the charge of Shoplifting. Around 03:10 in…
Alaskan Energy Development:Pro Consumer, Pro Taxpayer, Pro Prosperity
President Trump’s tax reform included a bonus for consumers, taxpayers, and Alaska: opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to energy development. Such action reverses a four-decade, Carter-to-Obama animus against developing what the federal government has estimated could be one…