On Sunday night, the Boston Fire Department was called to a partial building collapse on Sumner Street. When firefighters arrived at 282 Sumner St. they found that the exterior masonry veneer had collapsed and came crashing down in the alley…
Author: John Lynds
Eastie’s COVID Positive Test-Rate Increases to 10 Percent
While the latest surge of COVID may be waning a bit citywide, East Boston’s COVID weekly positive test rate increased once again due to highly contagious sub variants of the virus. According to the latest data by the Boston Public…
Massport, Elected Officials Celebrate Grant That Will Bring More Electric Vehicles to Logan
For a century Eastie has played host to Logan Airport, a significant source of noise and air pollution to the surrounding communities. According to studies, exposure to degraded air quality is responsible for 1 in 8 deaths globally, and in…
“Emerald Tutu” Floating Biomass May Help Eastie Against Sea Level Rise
Last year, coastal engineer and professor, Julia Hopkins led a team to place a floating biomass mat off the shores of East Boston. The mat tested were part of a larger National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research project dubbed the…
Eastie’s Stewart Landers Appointed by Baker to PHC
Governor Charlie Baker recently announced the appointment of East Boston resident Stewart Landers to the Massachusetts Public Health Council (PHC). Landers will join the 15-member PHC that oversees the state’s Department of Public Health. The PHC is charged specifically with…
Boston Firefighters Battle 5-Alarm Blaze
If battling a massive five-alarm blaze isn’t enough, over 150 Boston Firefighters had to do it in sweltering heat last Tuesday on Princeton Street. The fire broke out last Tuesday afternoon in the rear of 316 Princeton St. but quickly…
Homeless Man Arraigned in Attack on Beach
A homeless man was arraigned on a litany of charges Friday in East Boston District Court after he allegedly assaulted a woman with a sneaker last Thursday on Constitution Beach. According to District Attorney Kevin Hayden, Tyler Grace, 40, was…
Eastie’s COVID Positive Test-Rate Increases
East Boston’s COVID weekly positive test rate increased once again as public health officials grapple to curb the latest surge of infections due to highly contagious sub variants of the virus. According to the latest data by the Boston Public…
Baker-Polito Administration, Rep Madaro Celebrate 2022 Kick-Off of Popular Summer Nights Program
Last week, the Baker-Polito Administration and Rep. Adrian Madaro celebrated the kickoff of the annual Summer Nights Program in partnership with the Department of Conservation and This year, the Administration increased funding for the program to $2.5 million from $1…
Taste of Eastie on July 26 at 1 Pier Drive
Last year East Boston residents were thrilled when the annual Taste of Eastie, East Boston Main Streets’ (EBMS) signature yearly event, was switched from the winter to the summer. For over two decades Eastie residents and EBMS supporters wondered why…