After having recently filed an expanded condo conversion ordinance and an update to the city’s linkage policy as the beginning of an anti-displacement package, Councilor Lydia Edwards has filed a hearing order to discuss the city’s inclusionary development policy (IDP).…
Month: February 2021
Wintry Blast Is Not So Hard to Take
The polar vortex once again has spun out of control, as it has done often in recent years. Instead of remaining in a tightly-wrapped circular motion around the Arctic, the vortex has been weakened by record-high temperatures in the Arctic…
TB Settled the Goat Question
Yes Pats’ fans, it was bittersweet to watch the duo of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl championship. On the other hand, no Pats’ fan should be deluded into thinking that if…
Letter to the Editor
I Stand Shoulder to Shoulder with Those Against the Substation To the Editor, East Boston has a long, storied history of fighting back against special interests with an activist heart. As many Eastie residents know, in the 1960s the Maverick…
Obituaries 02-10-2021
Richard Carbone Past Exalted Ruler and Honorary Life Member of the Winthrop Lodge of Elks and Longtime Treasurer of Jeffries Yacht Club in East Boston Richard C. Carbone of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston, passed away at the Brigham and…
Sump Pumps Fail Causing MEW Greenway Flooding
Members of the Friends of the Mary Ellen Welch (MEW) Greenway reported that two sump pumps that were installed years ago to curb flooding on a section of the Greenway have failed. The failure of the pumps has caused recent…
EBSB Always Available for Their Customers
East Boston Savings Bank Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gavegnano has often said the key to EBSB’s continued success is being a ‘big bank with a small bank mentality’. “People answer the phones here,” said Gavegnano. “Everybody who…
Essaibi George Announces for Mayor of Boston
At-Large City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George has always considered East Boston her second home, and said she is just as comfortable here as she is in her native Dorchester. Before entering the political arena, Essaibi George taught Economics, Business Management…
EBNHC Receives Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation Grant
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) was one of 64 community-based healthcare providers to share in the latest round of grant money from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation. EBNHC and the other recipients will share three…
KO Pies to Say Hooroo to Eastie Sometime This Year
After a successful 10 year run, KO Pies owner Sam Jackson is packing it in for the warmer climate of his native Australia and has put KO Pies at the Boston Shipyard and Marina in East Boston up for sale.…