Longtime Webster Street resident John McCarthy lives next to a property being used as an Airbnb. While he does not begrudge anyone from making a little extra money on the side, he feels there should be some sort of regulation.…
Author: John Lynds
The Birth of His Baby Girl Changed Him, Now He’s Off to College
Anyone who was at last Friday’s East Boston High School (EBHS) graduation at East Boston Memorial Stadium saw an overjoyed Richard Bynum walk onto the stage with his 2-year-old daughter, Zamyrah, and accept his high school diploma. Bynam’s story is…
John Nucci Receives Life Saving Kidney Transplant
Life has come full circle for East Boston’s John Nucci and Kerri Abrams, who owns Kinship Florist in Revere. Thirty-five years ago Abrams’ parents, Kim and Al, were political supporters and friends of Nucci’s. At the time neither Nucci nor…
NE Association of Schools and Colleges Grants EBHS Accreditation
With nearly 300 students graduating East Boston High School (EBHS) last Friday and a four-year graduation rate hovering at 75 percent, students, faculty and staff have had a lot to celebrate this school year. EBHS recently added yet another reason…
Air Quality Monitoring Pilot Program Begins
East Boston Olin College students, Taylor Sheneman and Christine Dimke have begun to install instruments that will consciously measure a wide array of pollutants caused by fossil fuels emanating from Logan International Airport. The pilot program is a collaboration between…
Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Meeting Recap
Last Monday, the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association, (JPNA) held its June meeting and members voted on three development projects as well as an update on Massport’s reconfiguration of Logan Airport’s gas station, App Ride/Transportation Network Companies (TNC) lot and taxi…
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council Blasts Trump Administration’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy on Immigration
As of Monday, the U.S. Government has separated 2,000 children from their parents along the U.S. border as a result of the Trump Administration’s zero tolerance policy on immigration. The recent policy change by President Donald Trump and Attorney General…
Diversity:Neighborhood Celebrates 5th Annual Pride Flag Raising at Piers Park
Last Friday, East Boston residents along with elected and local officials gathered at Piers Park for the 5th Annual LGBT Pride Flag raising. This relatively new Eastie tradition is the result of residents recognizing that one of the neighborhoods best…
City Launches Planning Initiative in East Boston
Last week Mayor Martin Walsh announced East Boston was chosen as one of five neighborhoods that will be part of Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) planning initiative. Eastie will join Mattapan, Newmarket, Allston-Brighton and Downtown in an Imagine Boston…
Several East Boston Students Honored at Annual BPS Valedictorians Luncheon
This Friday, Boston Public high school seniors across the city will line up in their caps and gowns as part of the city’s annual graduation exercises. By day’s end these seniors will become high school graduates, marking an important milestone…