East Boston has experienced a slight uptick in Part One Crime through the first three quarters of 2018. According to statistics released by the Boston Police that compares Jan. 1, 2017, through Sept. 30 2017, with the same time period…
Author: John Lynds
‘Donut Boy’ Visits District A-7
A 10-year-old Florida native Tyler Carach has received national attention for his mission to thank law enforcement officers across the country one donut at a time. Armed with his doughnut-decorated cape and catchy slogan that reads, “I DONUT need a…
Crossroads Family Shelter Holds Annual Legislative Breakfast
At the Crossroads Family Shelter annual legislative breakfast last Tuesday, one resident of the transitional shelter for homeless families gave an emotional testimony in front of a crowd of housing advocates and East Boston elected officials. The resident and other…
NOAH Receives Community Support for Condor Street Project
The Eagle Hill Civic Association (EHCA) voted 26 to 7 in favor of the East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing’s (NOAH) project to address the need for artist preferred housing in the neighborhood. NOAH was recently picked by Department of…
East Boston Central Catholic Rallies Around Fellow Student with Leukemia
Last Tuesday morning, despite the rain and the cold, over 200 students, faculty, parents and friends from East Boston Central Catholic School (EBCCS) participated in a fundraising walk for one of their own students, Cristopher Chavarria. Cristopher, a first-grade student…
BPDA Outlines New Interim Planning Overlay District
Last Thursday at the Mario Umana Academy the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s Kristina Ricco outlined the city’s proposed Interim Planning Overlay District, or IPOD, for East Boston. According to Ricco city officials will submit the IPOD plan to the…
Speaker DeLeo, Rep Madaro Tour Local Social Centers
In his tenure in the House of Representatives Speaker Robert DeLeo has long been a champion of early learning. In a speech this year about the state’s Early Education and Care (EEC) DeLeo pledged to build on the House of…
YMCA Partners with Umana Academy to Reopen Pool
For several years, budget restraints and lack of staffing left the Umana Academy pool idle for several years. In a community surrounded by water many felt it was a shame that one of Eastie’s only two pools had zero programming…
NOAH Holds Flood Prevention Workshop
As a follow-up to two events this past spring, the East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) hosted a Flood Prevention Design Workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the East Boston Social Centers in Central Square. The workshop unveiled some…
EBNHC Staff Remembers Dr James Taylor
Last Wednesday at the Zumix Firehouse in East Boston the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center staff held a special memorial service for the late EBNHC Founder and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. James Taylor, who passed away on Sunday, August…