One week it was a broken-down bus. Another week it was a stuck semi-truck. Then on Monday it was a car accident in the Sumner Tunnel and MassDOT road crews forgetting to install the cones to form the ‘swing lane’…
Month: November 2018
New East Boston District Court Chief Probation Officer Sworn In
Matthew McDonough, who had been serving as the Chief Probation Officer at West Roxbury District Court before being tapped to head the probation department at East Boston District Court, was officially sworn in last Wednesday evening. McDonough, a Dorchester native,…
ABCD, East Boston APAC Kicks Off Annual Fuel Assistance Program with Help from Sen. Markey
East Boston experienced its first cold snap of the season last week as temperatures plummeted into the teens. However, there’s relief from paying those high New England heating costs for hundreds of low-income residents in the neighborhood. At the beginning…
ZBA Approves Several Eastie Projects
At a Boston Zoning Board of Appeals hearing earlier this month board members approved several development projects that have gone through the the community process. The ZBA approved projects at 398 Bremen St., 135 Chelsea St., 113-115 Cottage St., as…
‘Sounds of Christmas’ Concert this Sunday in Revere
Music Director Robert Lehmann and the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra return to St. Anthony’s Church this Sunday, Dec. 2, for the annual Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas” Concert. The concert gets underway at 4 p.m. As has been…
Great Savio Reunion II:The Enduring Spartan Spirit
An all class Domenic Savio High School and Savio Preparatory High School reunion, in celebration of the school’s 60th anniversary, was held on Nov. 24 at the Salesian Boys & Girls Club. The Great Savio Reunion II included a live…
Community News
Community Meetings Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Second Monday of every month. 6:30 p.m. at the Jeffries Point Yacht Club, 565…
New Art Installation on Greenway Draws Attention to Climate Change
A new art installation on the East Boston Greenway by artist and educator Carolina Aragon calls attention to climate change by demonstrating projected flood levels at the neighborhood park. Aragon, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and…
Climate Change is Happening Now
The report released last Friday by 13 U.S. government agencies concurring in an assessment that the effects of climate change will result in a 10 percent decline in the U.S. gross national product and the loss of $1 trillion in…
Sports 11-28-2018
THE 100th THANKSGIVING GAME BETWEEN EASTIE AND SOUTHIE JETS 22, KNIGHTS 6 Ten years ago, at the 90th Thanksgiving Day showdown between East Boston and South Boston, the Jets topped the Knights and pushed their overall series lead to…