Katie O’Leary was in the midst of an eight-day cruise in the Bahamas earlier this month when someone texted O’Leary to let her know that she had been named one of 150 Most Influential Bostonians by Boston Magazine as in…
Author: Dan Murphy
Henry Santana, a Familiar Face Around City Hall, Makes Bid for City Councilor At-Large
A familiar face around City Hall over the past few years, Henry Santana will be among the candidates for City Councilor at-Large this fall. Santana, 27, who serves as the city’s Director of the Office of Civic Organizing, was born…
Rep. Livingstone Spearheading Clean-Water Effort To Replace Lead Pipes Across State
As lead pipes continue to be the cause of tainted water throughout Boston and the rest of the Commonwealth, Rep. Jay Livingstone of the 8th Suffolk is helping to spearhead the effort to tackle this pernicious problem. Livingstone filed legislation…
Eastie Voters Support Healey and Diehl in Sept. 6 Primary
Like voters across the city and state, Eastie supported gubernatorial front-runners, Democrat Attorney General Maura Healey, and Geoff Diehl, the Republican who will now face her in November, after winning their respective races in the state primary on Sept. 6.…
City Proposes Guidelines for Cannabis Shops
With an eye on promoting equity in the industry, the city is recommending that zoning guidelines for cannabis establishments be amended to not only remove the required half-mile buffer zone between dispensaries, but also to change their designation from “Conditional…
Excel Academy Cuts Ribbon on Greenway Campus Extension
On Saturday the Excel Academy Charter School in East Boston joined members of the Friends of Excel Academy Charter Schools and other officials to cut the ribbon on Excel’s Greenway Campus extension that was recently completed and houses a new…
Appreciation: Eastie Native Father Flavian Mucci Dies at 86
East Boston native and Francisan Priest Father Falvian Mucci, who dedicated his life to helping the poor and less fortunate in his adoptive country of El Salvador, died on Saturday, Sept. 25 in El Salvador after contracting COVID-19. He was…
Harborfest Returns July 1-4
One of the largest Independence Day celebrations in the nation, as well as a tradition that now dates back back 40 years, Boston Harborfest returns with a four-day celebration from Thursday, July 1, through Sunday, July 4. The festivities get…