To support the needs of our immigrant residents, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) announced the awarding of $8,000 in mini-grants each to three East Boston organizations that serve the neighborhood’s immigrant population. The mini-grants…
Author: John Lynds
McKay School Receives MSBA Accelerated Repair Project Grant
State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), and MSBA Executive Director/Deputy CEO John K. McCarthy announced the MSBA Board of Directors approved a $1.9 million grant for an Accelerated Repair Project at the Donald…
After Lydia Edwards Wins the Special Election for Senate; A Field of Candidates Begin to Emerge for District Councilor
District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edward’s impressive victory over Revere’s Anthony D’Ambrosio last week for the First Suffolk & Middlesex State Senate seat will spark a Special Election for her district council seat after the formality of a January 11…
Police Investigate East Boston Homicide
With a little over two weeks left in the year East Boston was poised to end 2021 without a single homicide but that all changed last Thursday on Shelby Street. Just before 12:30 pm last Thursday, a 16-year-old Eastie resident…
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Infections Increase Once Again
With the Omicron COVID variant now the most prevalent variant sweeping across the US–making up nearly 75 percent of all new cases–East Boston’s weekly COVID positive test rate rose once again ahead of the Christmas Holiday. With COVID infections spreading…
Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront Releases Results of Secons Poll
The Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront — an alliance of nearly 50 organizations from across Boston like the East Boston Main Streets, East Boston Social Centers, Eastie Farm, GreenRoots, the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association, Harborkeepers and Piers Park…
Edwards Wins State Senate Primary Election
District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards came out on top Tuesday night and made history once again as the first female woman of color to be nominated to the First Suffolk & Middlesex Senate seat. If there is no Republican…
Re-Centering Implementation Grants at Eastie’s PJ Kennedy Elementary School a Much Needed Lifeline
When the school year started, Patrick J Kennedy Elementary School Principal Kristen Goncalves saw both academic and social emotional gaps in her students resulting from 18 months of remote learning as a result of the COVID pandemic. Goncalves said many…
Senior Center Program Funding Now in Council Committee for Review
Last week the Boston City Council sent a $399,000 East Boston Foundation grant to fund programming at East Boston’s first ever Senior Center to the Council’s Committee on Strong Women, Families and Communities for further review. Once the details of…
Rep. Madaro’s Bill to Improve Air Quality In Environmental Justice Communities
Rep. Adrian Madaro’s bill, H.968, An Act Improving Air Quality in Airport Environmental Justice Communities has become a key piece of legislation being considered on Beacon Hill that aims to improve the quality of life for thousands of Eastie residents.…