Monday night’s well-attended City Council hearing at the Mario Umana Academy hosted by City Councilor Lydia Edwards and chaired by Councilor Michelle Wu was the first step in creating a neighborhood-wide Master Plan that will provide a cohesive vision for…
Author: John Lynds
Madaro Blasts MBTA for Putting Red/Blue Line Connector on Backburner
Last week Rep. Adrian Madaro testified before the MBTA’s Fiscal Management and Control Board to express his disappointment that the long anticipated Red/Blue Line Connector project has apparently been put once again on the backburner. MassDOT and the MBTA recently…
Maverick Street Bowfronts Come Down
The long saga of the Maverick Street bowfronts that a group of East Boston residents feverishly tried to save from demolition ended when the buildings finally came down last week. Since last summer, Linear Retail Properties has been trying to…
Kathy Orlando Named Unsung Heroine by Mass Commission on the Status of Women
East Boston’s Kathy Orlando, a longtime advocate for youth, girls and families in the neighborhood was among those honored with, the 2018 Unsung Heroine by Mass Commission on the Status of Women. Orlando, who serves as president of East Boston…
OHNC Votes on Several Projects
Developers batted one for four at Monday night’s Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) meeting with the group voting down three out of the four development projects presented. The only development project to come out of Monday night’s meeting unscatthed was…
Kayaking Returns to Constitution Beach
In East Boston we have one of the nation’s cleanest beaches and harbor, but as a community a majority of residents rarely use it. If you ask the average East Bostonian how often they’ve gone on a canoe, kayak or…
Construction Begins on Noyes Park Rehab Project
Following the completion of the East Boston Little League season, the City of Boston began construction on the $3 million project to rehab Noyes Park in Orient Heights, one of the neighborhood’s largest, public open spaces that hosts numerous sporting…
Boys & Girls Club’s Fr John Nazzaro to Leave Eastie for New Assignment
Fr. John Nazzaro, who has been the face of the Salesian Boys & Girls Club in East Boston throughout his tenure, announced he will be leaving East Boston for a new assignment in New Jersey. Provincial of the Salesians of…
Mosquera Family Continues to Make Investmests in Local Business Community
The Mosquera family, consisting of two parents, five daughters and one son, immigrated from Medellin, Colombia, over 25 years ago with the dream of a building a better future in America. In 1999 the hardworking family decided to purchase a…
Councilors Edwards, Wu to Hold East Boston Master Plan Hearing on Monday July 16
In response to the development boom in the neighborhood, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards introduced an order calling for a hearing regarding an East Boston Master Plan. An East Boston Master Plan will provides a framework for new growth…