A pedestrian trying to cross busy McClellan highway early Wednesday morning was struck and killed by a van according to police and MassDOT. According to authorities Emerson Marroquin was trying to cross near McClellan Highway and Curtis Street at 2…
Author: John Lynds
Becoming A Man (BAM) Program a Hit at EBHS
A new program at East Boston High School supported by Youth Guidance in Chicago is making waves among young men at the school. Becoming a Man (BAM) Boston, headed by EBHS’s former basketball coach Shawn Brown, creates and implements school-based…
Project Bread Continues to Expands Food Relief Efforts in East Boston
President of East Boston-based Project Bread Erin McAlee maintains that hunger is a solvable problem in East Boston and Massachusetts. “Why is there still hunger?” McAlee asked. “We have the resources.” With Project Bread’s annual Walk for Hunger fundraiser slated…
Students Have a Say Bps Search Committee Holds Public Interviews for Superintendent Finalists
For the last month the Boston Public Schools Superintendent Search Committee has been conducting private interviews of the finalists vying to become BPS next superintendent. Three finalists have emerged and now the search committee has kicked off a round of…
Airinc. Gives Nod to Massport’s Uber and Lyft Plan
Earlier this month, Massport Acting CEO John Pranckevicius laid out a plan to remove three million trips by Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft from local roadways that have been greatly contributing to East Boston’s traffic woes. Over…
Eastie Resident Killed by MBTA Bus in Chelsea
An East Boston woman walking back from shopping at Market Basket with another family member was struck and killed by an MBTA bus in Chelsea last Thursday morning. Police identified the woman in the accident that occurred just before 6…
New England Casket Co. Most Likely Won’t Rebuild in Eastie
The 75-year-old East Boston business that Louis Tobia Jr.’s Italian grandfather founded may not return to the neighborhood. The New England Casket Company, which has won numerous awards in the industry for its innovation and casket designs, suffered a devastating…
Friends of the East Boston Greenway Sets up Mary Ellen Welch Memorial Fund
For over 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, sought to house the poor, improve the air quality in Eastie and…
Zumix to Participate in Annual Walk for Music
Each year, Zumix participates in Boston’s annual Walk for Music fundraiser, which brings music organizations from all over the city together to help raise money for local arts programs. Kicking off at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28 at the…
Eight Units Pitched for Lubec Street
Attorney Matt Eckel pitched his client’s plans at Monday night’s Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) meeting to erect an eight unit residential building on Lubec Street. The 3,000 square foot vacant lot at 69 Lubec Street would be transformed into…