Eagle Hill residents living at 41 Falcon Street were shocked when a SUV trying to maneuver out of the parking area from the street above came crashing down through their fence and landed in their yard. Surveillance video shows the…
Author: John Lynds
Daily and Sunday Masses Suspended
East Boston’s Catholic Churches have long been the center of faith, social gathering and interaction as parishioners join in prayer. Each Sunday at churches like St. Joseph-St. Lazarus, Most Holy Redeemer, Our Lady of the Assumption and Sacred Heart Church…
Ward 1 Dem. Committee Holds Caucus for Convention Delegates
On Saturday, March 7 the newly elected Ward 1 Democratic Committee held a caucus to elect delegates to the 2020 Massachusetts State Democratic Convention to be held on May 30 at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. However, that date…
EBNHC preparing for coronavirus
It was only a matter of time before the coronavirus, or COVID-19, that spread across China landed in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission announced that as of Monday there was one confirmed case of coronavirus in Boston and eight…
Eastie goes with Bernie for President Fresh slate for the Ward 1 Democratic Committee
East Boston voters headed to the polls during last Tuesday’s Super Tuesday Presidential Primary to vote for their preferred presidential candidate as well as to elect the neighborhood’s Ward 1 Democratic Committee members. While former Vice President Joseph Biden took…
Mayor, Superintendent proposing changes to student education records
Mayor Martin Walsh and BPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius proposed a new Boston School Committee policy following a lawsuit that stems from an incident at East Boston High School (EBHS) involving reports generated by Boston Public Schools and made available to…
High School student Melanie Sola earns Associate’s Degree at BHCC
East Boston resident and Madison Park Technical Vocational High School student Melanie Sola has pulled off an achievement that most high school students would never try. In May Sola, 17, will graduate from Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) with an…
Santarpio’s Pizza lands at Logan
Sitting in Santarpio’s Pizza’s dining room last year, longtime owner of the neighborhood pizza dynasty Frank Santarpio sat back and smiled when asked about his expansion to Logan International Airport’s Terminal C. “We built Santarpio’s in 1903 and once we…
Eastie student to represent Boston in National Poetry Slam
Patrick J. Kennedy School fourth grader Brian Mancia was selected to participate in the America SCORES National Poetry Slam as the sole representative of Boston Scores, a soccer and enrichment program for grades K-12. The America SCORES National Poetry Slam…
Excel Academy’s new middle school gets help from MassDevelopers
Excel Academy Charter School’s plan to construct a middle school to the already existing high school on Bremen Street got a boost from MassDevelopment. Last week, MassDevelopment issued a $12 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Friends of Excel Academy…