After a hard fought campaign, lifelong East Boston resident Gabriela “Gigi” Coletta came out on top during last week’s Special Election Preliminary for the District 1 City Council seat. With only two official candidates on the ballot Coletta’s win last…
Author: John Lynds
NOAH Begins Installing HEPA Filters
In celebration of Air Quality Week and National Asthma Day, East Boston’s Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) began installing HEPA purifier filters in several businesses in East Boston last week to combat air pollutants that lead to a wide array…
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Over 10 Percent
With COVID cases steadily increasing in East Boston and the rest of the city due to a new, more contagious variant, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last week recommended residents take precautions to stop the spread and get vaccinated…
Annissa Essaibi George Delivers Supplies to Ukraine Refugees Living in Poland
With the help from local donors like East Boston High School, Mario Real Estate and the Cunard Tavern, former City Councilor, Mayoral Candidate and Eastie High teacher Annissa Essaibi George traveled to the Poland-Ukraine border recently to deliver supplies to…
Gabriela “Gigi” Coletta Wins District 1 Special Election Preliminary
Lifelong East Boston resident Gabriela “Gigi’ Coletta came out on top during Tuesday night’s Special Election Preliminary for the District 1 City Council seat left vacant by Sen. Lydia Edwards. With no Republican challenger for the General Election Coletta is…
Edwards Says Farewell to the Boston City Council
Last Wednesday Sen. Lydia Edwards delivered her final speech inside the Boston City Council Chambers after a five year tenure representing District 1, which includes East Boston, Charlestown and the North End. Edwards’s time on the Council officially came to…
After a Prolonged Shutdown, YMCA to Reopen Umana Aquatics Center
In 2018 the East Boston YMCA breathed new life into the Mario Umana Academy pool after years of budget restraints and lack of staffing left the pool idle. That year, the Eastie Y partnered with the Umana, Boston Public Schools…
Eastie’s ICA Watershed to Open for the Season on May 26
East Boston’s ICA Watershed at the Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina on Marginal will open for the season on May 26 with a new exhibition that features immersive installations by six international artists. The exhibit, Revival: Materials and Monumental Forms,…
Violent Part One Crime Up 2.5%; Nonviolent Part One Crime Down 6%
Boston Police released the first quarter crime stats for East Boston and while Violent Part One Crime was up 2.5%, a closer look at the stats shows that non-domestic aggravated assaults are the main culprit for the increase. Part One…
COVID Positive Test-Rate Climbs Once Again
With the neighborhood and city’s weekly COVID positive test rate still climbing, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is recommending residents take precautions to stop the spread. The BPHC also renewed its recommendation that masks be worn in indoor public…