The East Boston man charged with killing a Rhode Island college student and seriously injuring her roommate during a car crash on May 5 was indicted and arraigned last Wednesday in Suffolk Superior Court and now faces additional charges. The…
Author: John Lynds
Sumner Tunnel Swing Lane Gate Installed, Hours of Operation Announced
MassDOT has installed a swing lane gate at the mouth of the Sumner Tunnel that will open to allow for an additional travel lane into the Sumner or close to optimize traffic flow into the tunnel by East Boston residents.…
NOAH Youth Busy with a Host of Summer Activities
The East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) youth will be busy all summer long with a host of activities as well as introducing new projects focused on creating change and achieving environmental and social justice in the neighborhood. N-Yo…
BPDA Approves the Transit-Oriented Development in Maverick Square Project
A mixed-use development pitched by developer MG2 that hopes to transform an empty corner of Maverick Square received Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board approval at the board’s June meeting. The 7,200 square-foot vacant lot at 2-10 Maverick Square…
JPNA Votes in Favor of Maverick Street Project
Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) members voted 16 to 10 in favor of a project on Maverick Street at the group’s June meeting. The project at 347 Maverick St. plans to demolish the existing three-family home and garages, combine the…
Edwards Calls on BPDA To Re-envision Suffolk Project
After the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) public comment period for the proposed redevelopment of Suffolk Downs closed at the end of last month, City Councilor Lydia Edwards submitted her comments calling for the BPDA to re-envision the project.…
Eastie Man Back in Court in Connection with Fatal Car Crash
The 22-year-old East Boston man arrested last month in connection with the fatal car crash on Bennington Street that killed a Rhode Island college student and seriously injured her friend was back in court last Friday. Dylan Ethridge returned to…
East Boston High School Graduates the Class of 2019
Last Friday afternoon 296 seniors who are part of the Class of 2019 walked across the stage at East Boston Memorial Stadium to pick up their diplomas as part of East Boston High School’s Commencement Exercises. With the sun shining…
Walsh Cuts the Ribbon on the $4.7 Million Noyes Park Renovations
Following the completion of the East Boston Little League season last year, the City of Boston began construction on the $4.7 million project to rehab Noyes Park in Orient Heights, one of the neighborhood’s largest public open spaces that hosts…
Effort Underway to get Greenway Named after Mary Ellen Welch
For more than a half century Mary Ellen Welch was the steward of social, political and environmental activism in the neighborhood. Welch, a longtime community activist and school teacher, helped bring a neighborhood with the least amount of open space…