The trial of the East Boston man charged with killing a Rhode Island college student and seriously injuring her college roommate during a car crash on May 5 of 2019 was set to begin last week. However, Dylan Etheridge’s defense…
Author: John Lynds
Public Comment Period on Logan’s Parking Project to End Jan. 23
Activists and residents are scrambling to get their comment letters in before the Public Comment Period on Logan Airport’s parking project ends later this month. According to Massport the proposed parking project plans to add 5,000 new on-Airport commercial parking…
Bremen Street Developer Offers Mitigation Package to IAG Members
The developer proposing a large-scale, mixed-use development on Bremen Street offered a community mitigation package to the project’s Impact Advisory Group (IAG) at a meeting last week. Bremen Acquisitions filed the project with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA)…
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Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Planning & Zoning Agenda We are holding two meetings in January to ensure that each project receives adequate time for community discussion. Wednesday, January 15, 2020; 7 – 8:30 pm East Boston Neighborhood Health Center: Training…
Public comment period on Logan’s parking project to end Jan. 23
Activists and residents are scrambling to get their comment letters in before the Public Comment Period on Logan Airport’s parking project ends later this month. According to Massport the proposed parking project plans to add 5,000 new on-Airport commercial parking…
Bremen Street developer offers mitigation package to IAG members
The developer proposing a large-scale, mixed-use development on Bremen Street offered a community mitigation package to the project’s Impact Advisory Group (IAG) at a meeting last week. Bremen Acquisitions filed the project with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA)…
Judge agrees to move Dylan Etheridge case to March
The trial of the East Boston man charged with killing a Rhode Island college student and seriously injuring her college roommate during a car crash on May 5 of 2019 was set to begin last week. However, Dylan Etheridge’s defense…
JPNA votes down Webster Street project
Members of the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) voted 20 to 7 Monday night against the proposed residential project at 182 Webster St. Owner Julius Sokol is proposing to change the occupancy from a three-family to a four-family, construct a…
Alex DeFronzo takes the plunge for the Sailing Center Dunk the Director fundraiser nets $2,500 for PPSC
By John Lynds Two years ago, Piers Park Sailing (PPSC) Center’s Executive Director Alex DeFronzo decided to use his December birthday to do something different to raise money for the Sailing Center’s programs. To mark his 29th birthday in 2017,…
Taste of Eastie set for Jan. 23
For more than two decades, the annual Taste of Eastie has become a local culinary tradition that brings the neighborhood and old friends together through food. The event’s success has long been attributed to its perfect blend of community, camaraderie…