Last month Mayor Martin Walsh and the City’s Community Preservation Committee (CPC) recommended that several projects in East Boston and across the city, totaling more than $34 million, be included in the fall funding round for the Community Preservation Act…
Month: March 2019
Chamber Prosperity Awards Set for the End of the Month
Living in an urban community is never easy. While East Boston does have it share of the issues, it also has a lifestyle that has made this a community of choice for generations of residents. In Eastie, you are not…
Community News
Orient Heights Neighborhood Council Meeting agenda The next meeting of the Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) will be Monday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the YMCA gym on 58 Ashley St. Location: YMCA 58 Ashley Street Meeting starts at…
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…
News Briefs
Housing legislation hearing The Boston City Council will hold a hearing at City Hall on housing legislation, a real estate transfer fee, filed by Councilors Lydia Edwards and Kim Janey at 2 p.m. on March 19. The proposal would assess…
Remembering Mary Ellen Welch
Mary By Chris Marchi It is with hearts heavy with sorrow, but also also swollen with pride and gratitude that we remember Mary. A constant in community environmentalism and airport activism for over 50 years, she was the founder, the…
Police Briefs 03-13-2019
District Seven Police Report Monday, February 25, 2019 Around 9:00 AM in the area of Maverick St. & Paris St., a 31 year old Hispanic Male with an East Boston address was arrested for Possession of Class B, Drugs Tuesday,…
Guest Op-ed Lenten Letter: Summit to Protect Children and Minors Was Powerful
By Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM, Cap. As we begin the holy season of Lent, this annual time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving affords us the opportunity to be renewed by God’s love and mercy as we recommit ourselves to…
Hands-free Driving Makes Sense
Recent statistics indicate that the single-biggest cause of motor vehicle accidents these days can be attributed generally to what is known as “distracted driving.” According to some reports, more Americans now are killed on our roads because of distracted driving…
Obituaries 03-13-2019
Mary Ellen Welch Long time East Boston educator and community activist Mary Ellen Welch, a lifelong East Boston resident, teacher and community activist, passed away on March 7. Mary was a graduate of Emmanuel College where she earned her teaching…