Boston is currently one of only three coastal municipalities in the Commonwealth without a local wetlands protection ordinance for places like Belle Isle Marsh in East Boston. With 209 wetlands distributed throughout just about every neighborhood in the city, Councilors…
Author: John Lynds
Red Line/Blue Line Connector Discussed
As part of the MBTA’s Focus 40 planning initiative that outlines the MBTA’s goals for the next 40 years, the RedLine/Blue Line Connector was omitted and a plan to create a pedestrian connector was offered as an alternative. The decision…
Jim Kearney Elected as New Chamber President
Last Friday the East Boston Chamber of Commerce held its elections and members elected Jim Kearney as the group’s new president. Elected as the Chamber’s First Vice President was Marita Palavicini of Vilma’s Boutique while Veronica Robles of the Veronica…
Community Updated on One Short Street Project
Members of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) like Matt Barison are asking a local developer looking to build on a piece of land on Short Street to come back with a more reasonable proposal that the neighborhood can accept.…
MBTA Looking for Feedback on Proposed Changes to 120 Bus Route in Eastie
The MBTA recently launched a website at www.betterbus.mbta.com as part of the T’s project to improve bus service in neighborhoods like East Boston. Through the Better Bus Project the MBTA is finding new ways to improve the experiences of people…
BPDA Sponsors Meeting on Marijuana Dispensary Pitched for Maverick Square
The debate on where adult use marijuana dispensaries should be located in East Boston continued last week during a Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) sponsored meeting regarding a proposal to open such a dispensary in Maverick Square. Luis Vasco,…
AET Mess: Massdot Briefs Residents on Eastie Traffic and the Toll Plaza
MassDOT officials have finally admitted something East Boston residents have been waiting to hear for almost two years. “We messed up,” said MassDOT Jim Kersten at last week’s meeting at East Boston High School to discuss Eastie’s traffic nightmare since…
Eversource Teams up with NOAH for Tree Canopy Project
For nearly two years, a group of concerned teens from East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) are trying to rekindle the neighborhood’s grassroots effort by getting more trees planted in Eastie. NOAH’s Environmental and Community Building Youth Crew members…
BPDA Looking for Land Use/Urban Consultant for Plan: East Boston
After a series of successful community workshops that kicked off the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) initiative PLAN: EAST BOSTON, the BPDA announced they are seeking a consultant to help with the effort. Over the summer Mayor Walsh announced…
GSCA Votes Down Mount Carmel Development
Members of the Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) voted 17 to 7 Monday night against the proposal to development the former Mount Carmel Church property into 112 units of housing with a show of hands. While the developer plans to…