On Sunday night, the Boston Fire Department was called to a partial building collapse on Sumner Street. When firefighters arrived at 282 Sumner St. they found that the exterior masonry veneer had collapsed and came crashing down in the alley…
Month: August 2022
Final Summer Festival Happening on August 13
The City of Malden has announced the musical line up for the final Summer Festival on August 13th. Taking place between 12-4PM in Malden Center, Pleasant and Exchange Streets transform into an open-air market that features artists and artisans, vintage…
Eastie’s COVID Positive Test-Rate Increases to 10 Percent
While the latest surge of COVID may be waning a bit citywide, East Boston’s COVID weekly positive test rate increased once again due to highly contagious sub variants of the virus. According to the latest data by the Boston Public…
Massport, Elected Officials Celebrate Grant That Will Bring More Electric Vehicles to Logan
For a century Eastie has played host to Logan Airport, a significant source of noise and air pollution to the surrounding communities. According to studies, exposure to degraded air quality is responsible for 1 in 8 deaths globally, and in…
“Emerald Tutu” Floating Biomass May Help Eastie Against Sea Level Rise
Last year, coastal engineer and professor, Julia Hopkins led a team to place a floating biomass mat off the shores of East Boston. The mat tested were part of a larger National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research project dubbed the…
Jobs Fair for Suffolk Downs Development Draws More Than 300 Applicants
Special to the Independent Thomas O’Brien, founding partner and managing director of the HYM Investment Group, was asked the following question at the July 26 jobs fair at Suffolk Downs: How many new construction jobs will there be for HYM’s…
East Boston Athletic Board Names Scholarship Recipients
East Boston Athletic Board President Nicole M. McCormack and Scholarship Chairperson Jim Kearney, are pleased to announce the 2022 Fred L O’Brien Scholarship Recipients. The Scholarship is named in honor of former East Boston High School Football Coach Fred L…
Joe Kennedy III Endorses Ricardo Arroyo for DA
Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo announced that his campaign for Suffolk County District Attorney has been endorsed by Former Congressman Joe Kennedy III. The endorsement adds to Arroyo’s growing momentum after his dominating performances in debates and forums in the…
Wu Announces City Accepting Eligibility Forms for Community Preservation Funding
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the availability of eligibility forms for applications for the upcoming round of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding. For Fiscal Year 2023, the City of Boston has made nearly $39 million available for CPA projects under three…
Bill Russell Was A Beautiful Person
For those of us who were Boston sports fans in our childhood while growing up in the 1960s, there was only one real hero — and that was Bill Russell. With 11 NBA titles in 13 seasons, the Celtics and…