Five months ago, Cargo Ventures tried to acquire an unused stretch of land that once served as a railroad along the Chelsea Creek behind several current freight forwarding and rental car facilities. The state put out an Invitation to Bid…
Month: December 2019
Repairs/Improvements
Boston Water and Sewer Commission updates residents on ongoing Orient Heights projects At last week’s Orient Heights Neighborhood Council’s monthly meeting, Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) Director of Construction Peter Salvatore updated residents on a series of ongoing water,…
Damien Margardo Leaves BCYF After 31
Damien Margardo grew up a typical East Boston youth. He played sports, hung out at the community’s recreation centers with friends, and during the summer months, headed to the East Boston Camps in Westford with hundreds of other Eastie kids.…
Eastie Property Values Rise 96.7 Percent
Boston’s total taxable property value hit a high of $164 billion in FY19, growing by $72.3 billion, or 78.4 percent since FY13 and East Boston is no different. According to a Boston Municipal Research Bureau (BMRB) report, Eastie outpaced the…
Mayor Signs Boston Trust Act at East Boston Library
For decades the City of Boston and Boston Police have fostered a relationship with East Boston’s immigrant population through successful community policing programs. This relationship has led to a decrease in crime, more reporting of crime and trust between police…
Community News
Blood Drive A Community Blood Drive will be held at the Winthrop Lodge of Elks on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 from 12:30 until 5:30 p.m. The Elks is located at 191 Washington Avenue, Winthrop.Please call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org to…
Community Calendar
Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Kiwanis Club of East Boston First and Third Tuesday of every month 6 p.m. at Spinelli’s Restaurant in Day Square.…
Jr. Celtics a Slam Dunk at the East Boston YMCA
For the past several months at the East Boston YMCA’s Ashley Street site, the Y has been partnering with the Boston Celtics and their Jr. Celtics Youth Development Leagues coaches. This season participants were guided through instructional and recreational teams…
Police Briefs 12-24-2019
Monday, December 9, 2019 Around 5:15 p.m. in the area of 200 Border St., a 36-year-old male with an East Boston address was arrested for Shoplifting – $200 and Over and Possession of Class B, Drugs Tuesday, December 10, 2019…
Happy Holidays
This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…