The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) last week honored its longtime Board Chair Rita Sorrento by dedicating its new Neighborhood PACE facility in Revere in her name. Sorrento, who has served as as the EBNHC’s board president for 23…
Author: John Lynds
Tackling Issues : New Environmental Justice Group To Hold Event Next Tuesday
Last summer East Boston Olin College students, Taylor Sheneman and Christine Dimke, under the direction of their professor Scott Hersey installed instruments that have been measuring a wide array of pollutants caused by fossil fuels emanating from highways and Logan…
Councilor Edwards Calls for ZBA Reform
In the wake of the scandal that has rocked the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals in recent months, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards is calling for an overhaul of the city’s zoning board. The John Lynch bribing scandal has…
Councilor Edward’s Scholarship That Honors The Famed Maverick Mothers Seeks Applicants
To honor the historic group of brave East Boston woman that kick started a tradition of community activism in the neighborhood, City Councilor Lydia Edwards founded an annual scholarship that will pay tribute to the Maverick Street Mothers. The Maverick…
Gov. Baker Calls for Four Month Ban on Vaping Products
Neighborhood smoke shops like the Eastie Smoke Shop sell dozens of e-cigarettes, vape devices, tobacco juices and vape related products. Touted as a safer alternative to cigarette smoking vaping has become the fad for former smokers and those who never…
Suspect in Custody After Stabbing Across from District A-7 Police Station
An East Boston man was arraigned on numerous charges in East Boston District Court following a stabbing incident last Friday at the gas station across from District A-7 Police Station. Eric Vargas, 32, of East Boston, was arranged this week…
Boston Police Team Up With FMC for Free Hockey Clinic
Over the summer District A-7 Community Officer Gary Marino had a plan to start bringing hockey back to its past glory in East Boston. Marino, who grew up playing hockey in the neighborhood’s youth leagues, said there are plenty of…
Standing Room Only : Kennedy Announces Senate Candidacy in Eastie
In front of a standing room only crowd at the East Boston Social Centers, U.S. Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate taking on incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey. Kennedy’s choice of location was not…
ZBA Approves Maverick Square Adult Use Marijuana Facility
After several deferments, the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals’ (ZBA) finally voted to grant a variance and conditional use permit to an adult use marijuana facility proposed for Maverick Square at last Tuesday’s hearing. Owners of East Boston Bloom LLC,…
East Boston Social Centers to Hold ‘Family Reunion’ Celebration Oct. 2
Capitalizing on its widely successful 100th Anniversary celebration last year, the East Boston Social Centers will host a ‘Family Reunion’ celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the ICA Watershed at the East Boston Shipyard, from 6 to 10 p.m. The…