In the wake of the scandal that rocked the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) last year, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards hascalled for an overhaul of the city’s zoning board. The John Lynch bribing scandal trickled down to…
Author: John Lynds
GSCA votes to approve two projects
At Monday Night’s Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) meeting, the group voted to approve two development projects. At the first project at 14B Geneva St., the developer proposes to erect a 34-foot four-unit condo building with four parking spaces on…
Community Updated on Loftel project
Since 2016 residents living in the Gove Street area have compared the dilapidated building on the corner of Porter and Orleans streets to something you would see in wartorn regions rather than East Boston. For some years now the owners…
Sanctuary cities like Boston come under attack from CBP
Last Friday the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed it has deployed specially trained agents to sanctuary cities like Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans, Detroit and Newark, N.J., to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
New report highlights the dangers of deportation
The U.S. government has deported people to face abuse and even death in El Salvador, a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) concluded. “Some deportees are killed following their return to El Salvador,” the HRW report read. “In researching…
Affordable housing: BPDA approves Bremen Street project
Last Thursday the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors approved the development project on Bremen Street in East Boston. The BPDA approved project will bring 145 residential units, 21 of which are income-restricted to the neighborhood. The…
Growing education: $250,000 grant to be shared among Eastie schools adding a sixth grade next year
The Boston Public School’s plan to transition Eastie’s elementary schools from the K-5 model to a K-6 model next school year got a little help last week from the Boston Schools Fund. The Boston Schools Fund, a nonprofit that provides…
APAC’s Fuel Assistance Program still accepting applications
As the cold New England winter arrives, the Action for Boston Community Development’s (ABCD) annual Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)/ Fuel Assistance Program at the Meridian Street APAC office heats up. This year ABCD’s local APAC office will…
East Boston Playhouse to hold first fundraiser Saturday
After five years of successful performances and creating a vibrant East Boston theater scene, organizers of the East Boston Playhouse have dedicated to host its first ever fundraiser this Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Beachmont VFW on…
Massport helps East Boston YMCA kickoff Capital Campaign
For the 10th straight year, Massport has stepped up and helped kickoff the East Boston YMCA’s annual Capital Campaign with a $25,000 grant donation. The Y’s capital campaign will culminate in the agency’s annual breakfast fundraiser in April at the…