East Boston’s Don’t Be Denied Band, founded by East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Vice President and Zumix Board Member Steven Snyder, will host a benefit concert for Ukraine at the House of Blues Foundation Room on Saturday, June 25. The…
Author: John Lynds
After Nearly a Decade, McKay Principal Jordan Weymer Bids Farewell to Eastie
Nine years ago Principal Jordan Weymer took over the reins as principal of the Donald McKay K-8 School and turned the once failing Boston Public School into one of the top schools in the city. When Weymer arrived at the…
Piers Park Phase III Project Receives $2M in Federal Funding
The Piers Park Phase III project being spearheaded by the Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) officially received $2M in cash from the federal government. At a ceremony last Thursday at the current Piers Park, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S.…
Eastie Organizations Receive Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Better Beaches Grants
Last week Save the Harbor/Save the Bay awarded $27,000 to several East Boston organizations to fund free beach events as part of Save the Harbor’s Better Beaches program. This year’s Eastie grant recipients include Triangle, Inc, The Harborkeepers, East Boston…
Mothers Out Front East Boston ToHost an Opera for Children on June 26
The East Boston Chapter of Mothers Out Front will host a free educational opera for children on Sunday, June 26 at the Bremen Street Park Amphitheater at 5 pm. Local classical singer and coordinator of Mothers Out Front East Boston,…
East Boston Legend John White Dies at 87
“Every time you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you’re gone that light is going to keep shining on, pushing the shadows back.” John White, a man…
Area Officials Demand Better Mitigation for Sumner Tunnel Toll Project
East Boston residents got the first taste of what it is going to be like living with the scheduled weekend closures of the Sumner Tunnel for the next 36 weeks that will culminate in a full closure of the tunnel…
EHBS Class of 2022 To Graduate Friday at Memorial Stadium
When the East Boston High School Class of 2022 began their high school careers four years ago they could never have predicted what a wild ride high school would be. Two years into high school students were hit with a…
New Yorkers Arrested in Eastie for Fentanyl Trafficking
The New Yorkers were arraigned Monday on serious drug drug charges after being caught in Eastie selling a large quantity of fentanyl to undercover agents. The amount of fentanyl seized had the potential to kill tens of thousands of people.…
Jason Gallagher To Become Next Headmaster of Boston Latin School
It was recently announced that the principal of the Harvard-Kent Elementary School for the last 11 year, Jason Gallagher, will become the next headmaster of Boston Latin School (BLS). Gallagher, who led Harvard-Kent’s transformation into a top performing school in…