At its last meeting of the year the Boston Planning and Development (BPDA) approved the 30 unit rental project proposed for a large vacant lot on Saratoga Street. Developer MG2 plans to develop the 16,500 sq. ft. vacant lot at…
Author: John Lynds
Webster Bank Awards Grant to NOAH
The East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) received a boost for its housing services last week from Webster Bank. NOAH was a recipient of a $5,000 Community Reinvestment Act grant from Webster Bank. The money was part of $61,500…
Show of Hands:GSCA Holds Special Meeting on Mount Carmel Development
While members of the Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) did not take an official vote Monday night on the proposal to develop the former Mount Carmel Church property into 112 units of housing, one member asked for a show of…
Longtime JPNA Co-Chair Renee Scalfani Leaving Post
With the exception of perhaps Eagle Hill Civic Association President Debra Cave, longtime Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) Co-Chair Renee Scalfani is one of the longest continuously serving members of any East Boston community group board. As the neighborhood’s notable…
Friends of the East Boston Greenway Announce New Coordinator
Last week the Friends of the East Boston Greenway announced the appointment of Michelle Moon as the neighborhood’s new Greenway Coordinator. Moon is an urban planner who works on greenways, parks, placemaking, and active transit projects in collaboration with community-led…
Veronica Robles Honored at 15th Annual Eastie’s Elves
For the past 15 years the Eastie’s Elves committee has picked one East Boston resident who has been an exemplary member of the community and presented them with the Albert ‘Junior’ Lombardi Elf of the Year award. Whether the person…
NSMH Weighs in on Pot Shop Pitched for Porter St
On Wednesday (tonight) at the East Boston Social Centers at 6:30 p.m. the City of Boston will host a community meeting regarding to proposal to place a retail marijuana facility at 24 Porter St., next door to North Suffolk Mental…
Zumix Receives Boston Police Grant
Zumix, the East Boston popular music and performing arts nonprofit received a grant from Boston Police Youth Development Fund. Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Police Commissioner William Gross announced that Zumix was one of 20 organizations to share in the…
15th Annual Eastie’s Elves Set for Friday
The 15th Annual Eastie’s Elves fundraiser, a yearly tradition that draws more than 500 people to the Christmas toy drive, will kick off Friday, Dec.7, at the Hyatt Boston Harbor at 6 p.m. The price of admission is one unwrapped…
Dedicated Leader:EBNHC President and CEO Manny Lopes Tapped to Chair Boston’s Board of Health
Anyone involved in the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center knows that Manny Lopes is a dedicated leader and one of the most recognizable figures in and around East Boston. So it came as no surprise when Lopes took over the…