East Boston native and artist Jim Zaccaria will be honored in Hollywood next month as the winner of the international Illustrators of the Future Contest. Zaccaria will accept his award at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles on Friday, April…
Month: March 2022
Edwards’ Legislation Takes Direct Aim at Eversource Substation
This week, Sen. Lydia Edwards, who will continue to serve as Eastie City Councilor until April 30, announced legislation in the Boston City Council that takes direct aim at Eversource’s controversial substation plan in East Eagle Square. Edwards said the…
Eastie Farm Looks to Expand Community-Supported Agriculture
At a recent community meeting Eastie Farm’s Max Chezem said the neighborhood’s popular community building urban farm is looking to expand its Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Eastie Farm, which has been dedicated to pursuing climate justice, improving food access, and…
Paramedic Training School Scholarship Program for Massachusetts’s EMTs Announced
Transformative Health- care announced a $1,000,000 Paramedic Training School scholarship program to enable EMTs aspiring to become Paramedics access to state-of-the-art education at a fraction of the tuition expense. Over eighty (80) EMTs will receive scholarships to participate in the…
2022 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival Is Planned
The Revere Beach Partnership, in coordination with the City of Revere and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, is excited to announce that it will be hosting the 18th Annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival from July 22 to…
NOAH Joins Push to Increase Number of HEPA Filters in Eastie
For the past two years the East Boston Chapter of Mothers Out Front has been lobbying to have HEPA purifiers installed in every school, home and daycare in Eastie to combat air pollutants that lead to a wide array of…
Mayor Wu Announces Creation of the Office of Early Childhood
At a press conference last Wednesday outside the East Boston YMCA on Bremen Street, Mayor Michelle Wu said, for anyone who has had to try to find an early childhood education seat in Boston navigating the many complicated systems, registrations…
Harborkeepers, Piers Park Sailing Center Gearing up for Sunday’s Shamrock Splash Fundraiser
East Boston’s Constitution Beach will host Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s annual polar plunge to raise money for summer beach programs. The annual Shamrock Splash that raises tens of thousands of dollars each year for the Better Beaches grant program…
Arroyo and Hayden Say They Are Both in the Race for Suffolk County DA
So far the race for Suffolk County District Attorney will be between one candidate who supports many of former DA Rachael Rollin’s reforms and another who is more moderate and was appointed as interim DA by Republican Governor Charlie Baker.…
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Names Kevan Barton Executive Director of YouthConnect
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB) announced it has named Kevan Barton as the Executive Director of YouthConnect. Prior to this appointment Barton had served with YouthConnect for 12 years, for six years as a frontline social worker in…