While the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) announced it will officially open its new Watershed to the public on July 4 inside a former copper pipe factory at Boston Shipyard and Marina on Marginal Street, the ICA staff joined Mayor…
Month: June 2018
Mayor on Main Awards Set For June 30
Now in its 22nd year, Mayor on Main and Main Streets will be recognizing this year’s Volunteer of the Year and Business of the Year for East Boston on Saturday, June 30 at 10:00 a.m. at Jendriel Collision Center, 98…
Border Crisis:Senator Markey, EBNHC Administrators, Healthcare Professionals Talk about the Health Impacts of Separating Children from Families at the Border
Flanked by the state’s leading doctors, psychiatrists and pediatricians U.S. Senator Edward Markey delivered an emotional speech discussing the health impacts on children and families caused by separating children from their parents at the U.S. border with Mexico. The press…
MS-13 Member Convicted for Gang Murders of Two Teenagers
Following a multi-week trial in federal court in Boston, an MS-13 member was found guilty today of racketeering conspiracy involving murder. This is the government’s 49th conviction in the case. Defendant is 16th person found responsible for murder. Of the…
Room to Grow:East Boston Native DeDominicis Promoted to Front Office Manager at Hilton Garden Inn
Jessica DeDominicis would often drive her car past the construction site for the Hilton Garden Inn on Boardman Street as the new hotel began taking shape. That area of East Boston was quite familiar to her, as were all the…
Ribbon Cutting on Phase I of the Orient Heights Public Housing Development
The first phase of the massive overhaul to replace the aging Orient Heights Public Housing Development with 331 modern units was completed in the spring. On Friday, Mayor Martin Walsh joined Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Administrator Bill McGonagle, representatives from…
Community News Briefs
East Boston Greenway Council meeting June 28 The East Boston Greenway Council will be meeting on Thursday, June 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the DeFronzo Center in Jeffries Point. Celebrate Independence Day on Nantucket/LV-112 Boston Harbor Fireworks: June 30…
Eastie Schools to Share in Arts Grant
At Boston’s annual Citywide Arts Festival the City of Boston, Boston Public Schools (BPS) and EdVestors announced $450,000 in new grants to help expand the arts in local schools as part of BPS’s Arts Expansion initiative. Students at five East…
Veronica Robles Cultural Center to Hold First Uniting Borders Multicultural Festival
In response to the U.S. border crisis, and the recent ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold the Trump Administration’s travel ban for some Muslim countries, local community leader Veronica Robles has decided to host an uplifting celebration of all…
Legislative Proposal to Raise the Minimum Wage Announced
The Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts State Senate announced a legislative proposal to raise the minimum wage; create a framework for paid family and medical leave for most workers; phase out time-and-a-half pay on Sundays; and establish a…