For a while now, the East Boston Harborkeepers, a group founded in 2016 to promote climate resiliency, has been fostering environmental stewardship along the neighborhood’s shoreline. On Friday, August 27 the Harborkeepers will host the Annual Marine and Maritime Festival…
Author: John Lynds
Woman Attacked and Slashed on Greenway
An East Boston woman innocently jogging through the Mary Ellen Greenway last Friday morning was attacked and slashed by an unknown assailant. The frightening attack occurred just before 10:30 a.m. when police were called to the greenway near the Maverick…
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Numbers Decrease
While East Boston’s weekly positive COVID test rate decreased over the past week, the Delta variant of the virus is still prevalent, and the city has updated its mask mandate policy for indoor venues this week. After experiencing a 59…
Edward’s Boston-Cambridge Tourism Marketing District Passes Council
City Councilor Lydia Edward’s push to create the first ever tourism marketing district for Boston and Cambridge passed the City Council unanimously last week. The effort that was cosponsored by Councilor Frank Baker, will permit hotels in Boston and Cambridge…
Lopes to Leave EBNHC for Blue Cross Blue Shield
Manny Lopes’ ascension to the role of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s President and CEO is a story that embodies EBNHC’s mission and commitment to the community. Nearly three decades ago Lopes, who grew up in Jeffries Point, joined the…
Eastie man charged in fatal Winthrop car accident
An 84-year-old East Boston man has been charged with vehicular homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with the fatal car accident in Winthrop last Friday. Winthrop Police arrested Kenneth Thompson, 84, of Eastie with one count…
Eastie’s population grows but doesn’t reach predicted levels
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Research Division and the Office of Digital Cartography and GIS today released the preliminary findings of the 2020 U.S. Census data, which found the total population of East Boston grew by 6.3 percent…
Disability community celebrates Beach:Ability at Constitution Beach
On Saturday, more than 125 individuals with disabilities came together to enjoy a fun-filled day at Constitution Beach. The Beach:Ability at Constitution Beach program was created several years ago through a grant from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Better Beaches…
Two Haitian Americans running for At-Large City Council ask for help for their homeland in the wake of latest earthquake
Haiti was still recovering from the violent 2010 earthquake that killed 200,000 Haitians when another magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula the impoverished country on Saturday. The latest earthquake killed at least 1,419 people and injured another 6,900 and…
Eastie’s Italian Express latest victim of the COVID pandemic
East Boston’s Italian Express Pizzeria, a mainstay restaurant in the Jeffries Point Neighborhood, has gone from appearing on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive Ins and Dives to being forced to shut its doors–much to the shock of the community. “We…