With the unofficial start of summer kicking off this past Memorial Day weekend, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released its annual report on the water quality at East Boston’s Constitution Beach. According to Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Annual Beach…
Author: John Lynds
Chamber Installation Set for June 5
The East Boston Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Installation of Officers and Board Members on Wednesday, June 5 at 6 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 Boardman St., East Boston. Back in December the Chamber held its…
Excel Academy Charter Schools Awarded $350,000 from Cummings Foundation
Last week, the East Boston’s Excel Academy Charter School was awarded a Cummings Foundation Sustaining Grant. Excel is one of many local nonprofits sharing in Cummings Foundation’s $25 million grant program in 2019. The $350,000 grant to Excel will be…
Orient Heights Neighborhood Council Meeting Recap
The Orient Heights Neighborhood Council voted down two projects and approved one other at the group’s May meeting. The group voted 46 to 7 against the project at 192 Gladstone St. The proposal was to erect a 6-unit residential building…
BPDA Holds Meeting on 2 Ford St. Proposal
Last Wednesday, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held a community meeting regarding the proposed mixed-use development at 2 Ford St. in Orient Heights Square. The meeting was part of the project’s Article 80 Small Project Review process. The…
BPS to Reconfigure Schools by 2021
Boston Public Schools (BPS) Interim Superintendent Laura Perille announced the beginning of a community planning and engagement process around significant updates to BuildBPS, the district’s 10-year education and facilities master plan, which calls for additional school grade reconfigurations and expansions,…
Achievements – Rep. Adrian Madaro, His Former Chief of Staff Liana Lamattina Graduate Law School
Life has come full circle for two lifelong friends with a monumental life achievements over the weekend. Rep. Adrian Madaro and his former campaign manager and chief of staff, Liana LaMattina, grew up in East Boston together, took karate classes…
Excel Academy Student De Leon Receives Scholarship
With development in the City of Boston at an all-time high, the need for professionals in the architecture, construction, and engineering fields is greater than ever. ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston, the non-profit organization which introduces high school students…
Cape Air Set to Take Flight with Seaplanes off Eastie’s Shores
Ever since Cape Air’s CEO Dan Wolf was doing seaplane flight instruction on Cape Cod’s ponds over 35 years ago, launching a scheduled seaplane service has been a dream. “Ongoing collaboration with our communities and officials has been key to…
Developer Files PNF with BPDA to Build 165 Units on Bremen Street
A local developer, Bremen Acquisitions, LLC, is planning to transform a former auto-repair shop and surrounding parcels into a large mixed-use development. Last week Bremen Acquisitions filed its Project Notification Form with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) last…