Planning for the Madaro Family Community Fund’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner is in full swing and Rep. Adrian Madaro has announced a major change to the yearly event. The dinner, which will be held on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 28), helps…
Author: John Lynds
Inaugural Maverick Mothers Street Mothers Scholarship Gala Set for Nov. 12
To honor the historic group of brave East Boston women 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 Street…
Rep. Madaro Secures $50,000 for EBSC Early Ed Programs
In the House version of the state budget, Rep. Adrian Madaro added several earmarks for local organizations. One earmark that stands out is $50,000 to help support the East Boston Social Centers (EBSC) facility improvements that will support the EBSC’s…
Encore Casino to Provide Water Service to Eastie
Although East Boston voters overwelmingly rejected building a resort-style casino in the neighborhood’s backyard at Suffolk Downs in 2013, Encore Boston Harbor will make it easier for residents wishing to visit the casino in Everett. Encore announced last week that…
Developer Goes back to Drawing Board on Coleridge Street Project
Following a contentious Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) meeting last month the developers of the project on a vacant waterfront lot at 181 Coleridge St. went back to the drawing board and unveiled a new plan Monday night. At…
Our Lady of the Assumption Church in East Boston Celebrates 150 Years
It was a special Mass on Sunday for parishioners and clergy at Our Lady of the Assumption Church on Sumner Street in East Boston. The church, which stood the test of time in Jeffries Point, turned 150 years old Sunday.…
Massport Unveils New Ride App Area in Central Garage
Trips by Transportation Network Companies (TNC) like Uber and Lyft to and from Logan International Airport has exploded with 12 million trips annually–accounting for roughly 40 percent of all traffic in and out of the airport. However, studies have shown…
Community Gathers to Officially Name Greenway After the Late Mary Ellen Welch
The godmother of East Boston community activism, the late Mary Ellen Welch, was not much for adulations, awards or honors. Instead, Welch prefered to quietly go about her daily commitment to improving the lives of all who called Eastie home…
Bradley School in the Running for Prestigious EdVestor Prize
For the past 13 years, EdVestors, a school improvement organization in Boston, has awarded its $100,000 Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize to recognize rapidly improving schools that have made exemplary progress in advancing the academic achievement of…
Suffolk Downs Developer Announces New Community Investments
The HYM Investment Group recently announced it was committed to extending the East Boston Greenway and making additional contributions to its partnership with the East Boston Social Centers (EBSC) to create a more interconnected, community-oriented neighborhood HYM, the development team…