Both the East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) and the East Boston Community Development Corporation (CDC) were awarded state funds to help their two projects get off the ground. Last Thursday at NOAH’s Coppersmith Village site, Governor Charlie Baker…
Author: John Lynds
Loftel Project Approved by JPNA
On Monday night, the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association voted 27 to 6 to approve developer Paul Roieff’s plans to build a ‘Loftel’ at a former industrial building on the corner of Porter and Orleans Street. Yanni Tsipis, representing Roiff at…
Rep.Madaro to Take Over Thanksgiving Day Event
When Rep. Adrian Madaro was elected to office there was tradition started by his predecessor, Carlo Basile, that he vowed to continue. This year, Madaro will take the reins of Basile’s annual Thanksgiving day charitable dinner that has made the…
Massport Pays Tribute to Maverick Mothers
Karen Maddalena was a young mother on a cool autumn day when she made the decision to stand up against Massport’s expansion of Logan airport. Her choice then to fight for the quality of life for herself and her neighbors…
New Study on Eastie’s Wants and Needs Released
A new survey is out and has found that a majority of East Boston residents want more market rate housing, more nightlife venues and more retail development. Community Commons released its second survey on development concerns at last Wednesday night’s…
Salesian Boys & Girls Club Receives a National Award
The Salesian Boys & Girls Club on Byron Street in East Boston received a national award last week from the Boys and Girls Club of America. Out of 1,000 Boys & Girls Clubs in the Northeast Region that includes 14…
Changes Made to Loftel Project
The developer of the proposed Loftel at a former industrial building on the corner of Porter and Orleans Street has made some changes to the project that were well received at Monday night’s Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) meeting. At…
Three Market Rate Condos Voted Down by Gove Street Citizens Association
Trouble is brewing on just how the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) will soon deal with conflicting votes between two competing neighborhood associations covering some of the same areas of Jeffries Point. The Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA), a…
Walk for Peace:East Boston’s Elected Officials Joined the Boston Police Department’s Top Brass to Show Support for Safe Communities
With the murders of two teenagers in East Boston last month still fresh in everyone’s mind, East Boston’s elected officials joined the Boston Police Department’s top brass to hold a ‘Walk for Peace:’ in the neighborhood last week. Last Thursday,…
Greenway Extension Nears Completion
On a drizzly Friday morning City Councilor Sal LaMattina met Neighborhood of Affordable Housing’s (NOAH) Community Building and Environment Department Chris Marchi to tour the final stretch of the long-awaited East Boston Greenway Extension. The final section being completed by…