When East Bostonians think of sustainability, environmental activism and those who are racing against time to starve off the devastating impacts climate change will have on our world many think of one person–Kannan Thiruvengadam. Since arriving in Eastie, Thiruvengadam has…
Author: John Lynds
Secretary of Labor Walsh Stops by Eastie Last Week
At a luncheon last Thursday at Rino’s Place in East Boston someone asked former Boston Mayor and current US Secretary of Labor Martin Walsh if he ever dreamed he’d have a Presidential Cabinet position. “Are you kidding?” laughed Walsh. “I…
Supporting EBECC UnidosUs and City of Boston Digital Equity Fund Give Grants
As schools opened across Eastie earlier this month, the East Boston Ecumenical Community Council (EBECC) Executive Director Frank Ramirez is spreading the word of a new opportunity for families to increase their computer skills. Through two grants, one from UnidosUS…
Janey Calling on More Bodegas and Corner Stores to Join Double Up Food Buck Program
Acting Mayor Kim Janey is looking to expand a successful program already up and running at some bodegas and corner stores in East Boston. The city’s Double Up Food Bucks program has increased the buying power of SNAP recipients in…
East Boston Ferry Service Kicks Off on October 4
The first of many seven minute trips on a ferry from Lewis Mall Dock in East Boston to South Boston’s Fan Pier by the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) began Monday. Over the summer MCCA Director of Transportation Shannon McDermott…
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Infections Decreases
Two weeks ago, East Boston went over the 5 percent COVID positive test rate threshold the CDC and city used during the height of the pandemic last year to begin reconsidering the phased reopening of certain businesses, public spaces and…
Appreciation: Peter Koff, Longtime Environmental Advocate and Protector of Eastie Against Airport Expansion, Dies at 80
In the early 1970s, Attorney Peter Koff fired the first salvo across the bow of Massport’s ship and began a lifelong career of advocating for and defending the community against noise and air pollution as well as Logan Airport expansion. …
Eversource Substation Question Will Appear on November’s Ballot
A non-binding ballot question regarding the proposed Eversource Substation in East Boston sponsored by 10 Eastie residents and supported by Councilor Lydia Edwards will appear on the November Ballot during Boston’s Municipal Election. The non-binding ballot question calls for meaningful…
Eastie Went With the Winners During Preliminary Election
East Boston has always been a bellwether of sorts in municipal elections and last Tuesday’s City Preliminary Election that narrowed the field of Boston Mayoral candidates down to two and the field of At-Large City Council Candidates down to eight…
On the Campaign Trail: City Councilor Edwards Officially Launches Campaign for State Senate
On Saturday, flanked by a group of local supporters in Central Square, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards officially launched her campaign for the First Suffolk & Middlesex State Senate seat recently vacated by Joe Boncore. A Special Election for…