A Boston man was arrested last week for attacking a woman who was jogging on the Mary-Ellen Welsh Greenway in East Boston at the end of August. On Wednesday, October 6 Detectives Assigned to District A-7 police station in Eastie…
Author: John Lynds
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Infections Stay the Same
Two weeks ago East Boston’s weekly COVID positive test rate decreased 6.45 percent and the percentage of those testing positive last week remained the same as the previous week according to the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Last week, 1,696…
McCormick Promoted to Night Command
East Boston native and District A-7 Captain Kelley McCormick, who took over the reins of the neighborhood’s police station back in 2012 after Frank Mancini was promoted, announced he will be leaving Eastie. Kelley, whose roots run deep in Eastie,…
Stand Up for Eastie Organizes Second Rally
The grassroots group of concerned residents opposed to what they call an ‘overdevelopment’ of East Boston held their second protest recently in Central Square but this time they were joined by a slew of elected officials and candidates for office. …
Michelle Wu Will be First on the Mayoral Ballot in November
At the random drawing at City Hall Monday to determine the position of the Boston Mayoral Ballot, Michelle Wu’s name came out of the perforated bingo drum first and will appear on the top of the mayoral ballot in November…
Senate Candidate Lydia Edward’s Winthrop Headquarters Vandalized Monday
On Monday afternoon a group of staffers working on Senate Candidate Lydia Edwards’s campaign were inside Edward’s Winthrop headquarters when they heard a noise outside. The volunteers peeked outside to see a man ripping campaign signs off the front of…
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Infections Decreases
Two weeks ago the East Boston COVID positive test rate decreased 27 percent and the numbers continue to trend downward according to the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Last week, 1,833 Eastie residents were tested for the virus last week…
GSCA Votes Down Project
On the surface, the proposed project at 168 Gove St. didn’t seem to be all that controversial compared to some of the other large scale development going on in the area. Fernando Dalfio purchased the property and with that purchase…
Madaro Endorses Wu for Mayor of Boston
On Monday morning in Central Square East Boston State Rep. Adrian Madaro officially endorsed Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston growing her multicultural, multigenerational, multiracial coalition. Madaro applauded Wu’s focus on public transit, immigrants’ rights, equity and environmental justice. “I’m…
Police Searching for Jeffries Point Attempted Kidnapping Suspect
Detectives from Boston Police’s District A-7 station in East Boston are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with an attempted kidnapping last week in Jeffries Point. Police say a young boy on his way to school last Wednesday reported…