Last week Mayor Martin Walsh announced the appointment of Lina Tramelli as the East Boston Neighborhood Liaison within the Mayor’s Civic Engagement Cabinet. Tramelli will replace Jesús García-Mota who will now become Mayor Walsh’s Citywide liaison to the Latino community.…
Month: March 2019
Eastie Man Indicted on Child Sexual Assault, Child Pornography Charges
An East Boston man was indicted by Suffolk County District Attorney Rachel Rollin’s office last week for allegedly sexually assaulting one child, allegedly enticing another to create child pornography for him, and allegedly transmitting dozens of graphic sexual images of…
East Boston Adult Use Marijuana Facility Proposal Approved by ZBA, Second Proposal Deferred
The Boston Zoning Board of Appeals’ (ZBA) first vote to grant Conditional Use Permits to two adult use marijuana facilities in East Boston turned into a circus Tuesday afternoon. After the Mayor’s Office signed Host Agreements with two proposed Eastie…
Joe Harvard, Founder of Fort Apache Studios, Musician, Writer Dies at 60
In the 1980s an East Boston guy had an idea to create a Boston recording studio that would authentically capture the emerging alternative Boston music scene. Fort Apache in Roxbury was born and artists like The Pixies, The Lemonheads, Dinosaur…
Gina Fiandaca Leaving for Austin, Texas for Assistant City Manager Position
Boston Transportation Commissioner and lifelong East Boston resident Gina Fiandaca announced last week that she was picked by Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk to serve as one of two Assistant City Managers as part of an ongoing process to align…
Councilor Edwards Announces Scholarship That Will Honor the Famed Maverick Street Mothers
By John Lynds Karen Maddalena was a young mother on a cool autumn day when she made the decision to stand up against Massport’s expansion of Logan Airport. Her choice then to fight for quality of life for herself and…
Community News
Friends of East Boston Greenway Council meeting agenda The next Friends of East Boston Greenway Council will be on Thursday, March 28, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Anna DeFronzo Center (295 Maverick Street, East Boston). Below is the…
Community Calendar
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…
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council Receives Support Grant
The East Boston Ecumenical Community Council (EBECC) Executive Director Frank Ramirez announced last week that the Eastie non-profit that serves the community’s immigrant population received a grant to launch a new refugee support service program. The EBECC Refugee Youth Mentoring…
Social Security and OIG Launch Public Service Announcement Campaign
The Social Security Administration (SSA) and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) launched a joint Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign addressing a nationwide telephone impersonation scheme. Social Security and the OIG continue to receive reports from across the country…