An East Boston organization working with the immigrant community here is among six organizations in the the City of Boston to receive a mental health mini-grant from Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA). Mayor Michelle Wu made the announcement this…
Author: John Lynds
Local Officials React to Roe v. Wade Leak
The unprecedented leak to Politico Monday that five Supreme Court Justices may be gearing up to reverse the court’s landmark decision that has protected a woman’s right to choose for a half century has set off a firestorm of condemnations…
East Boston Native’s Art Wins International Contest
East Boston native and artist Jim Zaccaria was honored in Hollywood last month as the winner of the international Illustrators of the Future Contest. Zaccaria accepted his award at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles. In addition to being named…
Temple Ohabei Shalom Celebrates 180 Years With Tree Planting
Members of the oldest Jewish congregation in Massachusetts are gearing up to celebrate their 180th anniversary last week with the donation of nine magnolia trees to the Salesian Boys & Girls Club. The Temple Ohabei Shalom congregation, which was founded…
Tree Eastie Volunteers Help Dig Tree Pits in Honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day
For a couple of years now Tree Eastie, with the help of Speak for the Trees, has been trying to rekindle the neighborhood’s grassroots effort to get more trees planted in East Boston. Last week, in honor of Earth Day…
EASTIE Coalition Sponsors Drug Take Back Event Saturday
In Eastie last year there were 144 NRIs, or Narcotic Related Illnesses, with four referred to the Medical Examiner meaning the patient was dead by the time Boston EMS arrived on the scene. There was also one additional NRI where…
East Boston Social Centers Opens Barnes School Infant and Toddler Program
Over the past few years the East Boston Social Centers (EBSC) has been forced to do some reshuffling with its afterschool, pre-school and infant and toddler programs. The construction to completely overhaul the Orient Heights Public Housing Development displaced two…
COVID Positive Test-Rate Continues to Climb
East Boston and the city are in the middle of another COVID surge as nearly 1 out of every 10 residents tested last week in the neighborhood were positive. Health experts are saying the new subvariant of the omicron strain,…
Eastie’s First-Ever Geothermal Greenhouse Officially Opens
After years of planning East Boston’s first self-sustaining, zero-emission, geothermal greenhouse officially opened last week at 6 Chelsea Terrace. Run by Eastie Farm, the new greenhouse will provide year-round growing of nutritious foods for the community through Eastie Farm’s Community…
Mayor Wu to Tackle Extreme Heat During Summer Months in East Boston
In 2017 a late summer thunderstorm sat over the North Shore, and dumped four inches of rain on the Orient Heights section of East Boston, Lynn, and Winthrop. The slow moving system overwhelmed storm drains and flooded streets, backyards and…