Those who walked into the Cunard Tavern in East Boston on Sunday, March 23 were greeted by a familiar face. Hosting a Sports Trivia Night was none other than former New England Patriot star and three-time Super Bowl champion Tedy…
Author: John Lynds
Op-ed Councilor Edwards Reacts to Last Week’s ZBA Pot Shop Debacle
A few weeks before the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted on whether or not to grant Conditional Use Permits to two adult- use marijuana dispensary applicants in East Boston Mayor Martin Walsh wrote a Letter to the Editor…
Tramelli Named as New East Boston Liaison
Last week Mayor Martin Walsh announced the appointment of Lina Tramelli as the East Boston Neighborhood Liaison within the Mayor’s Civic Engagement Cabinet. Tramelli will replace Jesús García-Mota who will now become Mayor Walsh’s Citywide liaison to the Latino community.…
Eastie Man Indicted on Child Sexual Assault, Child Pornography Charges
An East Boston man was indicted by Suffolk County District Attorney Rachel Rollin’s office last week for allegedly sexually assaulting one child, allegedly enticing another to create child pornography for him, and allegedly transmitting dozens of graphic sexual images of…
East Boston Adult Use Marijuana Facility Proposal Approved by ZBA, Second Proposal Deferred
The Boston Zoning Board of Appeals’ (ZBA) first vote to grant Conditional Use Permits to two adult use marijuana facilities in East Boston turned into a circus Tuesday afternoon. After the Mayor’s Office signed Host Agreements with two proposed Eastie…
Joe Harvard, Founder of Fort Apache Studios, Musician, Writer Dies at 60
In the 1980s an East Boston guy had an idea to create a Boston recording studio that would authentically capture the emerging alternative Boston music scene. Fort Apache in Roxbury was born and artists like The Pixies, The Lemonheads, Dinosaur…
Gina Fiandaca Leaving for Austin, Texas for Assistant City Manager Position
Boston Transportation Commissioner and lifelong East Boston resident Gina Fiandaca announced last week that she was picked by Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk to serve as one of two Assistant City Managers as part of an ongoing process to align…
Councilor Edwards Announces Scholarship That Will Honor the Famed Maverick Street Mothers
By John Lynds Karen Maddalena was a young mother on a cool autumn day when she made the decision to stand up against Massport’s expansion of Logan Airport. Her choice then to fight for quality of life for herself and…
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council Receives Support Grant
The East Boston Ecumenical Community Council (EBECC) Executive Director Frank Ramirez announced last week that the Eastie non-profit that serves the community’s immigrant population received a grant to launch a new refugee support service program. The EBECC Refugee Youth Mentoring…
Crime Is down 27 Percent in Eastie so Far This Year
East Boston has experienced a decrease in Part One Crime that include rapes, homicides, burglaries and other serious crimes in 2019 according to statistics released by the Boston Police Department earlier this month. According to statistics released by the Boston…