An online food magazine has once again told America what East Bostonians have known for decades—Santarpio’s Pizza has one of the best pizzas in the U.S. In the Daily Meal’s annual ‘101 Best Pizzas in America’ list that was released…
Author: John Lynds
HVNA Releases Suffolk Downs Poll Results
With the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) poised to give the green light HYM Investment Group’s massive 162-acre mixed-use project at the historic Suffolk Downs site on Thursday, the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) recently conducted a poll of…
Car Breaks Continue to Be a Problem in Eastie
The Boston Police Department released the third quarter crime statistics for East Boston and much like the first quarter report released back in May, car breaks continue to be a problem in the neighborhood. While Part One Crimes are down…
Eastie COVID-19 Positive Test Rate Continues to Drop
The city’s strategic response to the late-August uptick in East Boston’s COVID-19 positive test rate seems to be working. Last Friday, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) reported that Eastie’s COVID-19 positive test rate, after reaching an all-time high of…
Time Is Running Out to Participate in the U.S. 2020 Census
With the help of local organizations like Neighbors United for a Better East Boston (NUBE) the City of Boston is making a final push to get an accurate census count ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline. “This once-in-a-decade opportunity will…
HVNA Members Hear Presentation on Former Eastern Flooring Parcel-Again
Owner and developers of 7-11 Curtis St., Seth Williams and Jim Grossman, were back before the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) during the group’s September meeting earlier this month. . This was the second time Williams and Grossman, along with…
Construction on Eastie’s First Ever Senior Center Underway
For decades East Boston’s senior citizens and senior groups like the Golden Age Club have been clamoring for their own space in the community. Today, seniors share space at other non-profits for senior programs, social hours, parties and other events.…
Magdalena LaBattaglia, Founder and Executive Director for The Harborkeepers, Honored by EPA
Magdalena LaBattaglia moved to East Boston in 2003 to work and raise a family. She very quickly discovered that her neighborhood, as a coastal city, experiences a dichotomy between socio-political economic progress and the challenge to building equitable resiliency. In…
Three Eastie Students Named Red Sox Scholars
Three East Boston students were recently named as Red Sox Scholars by the Red Sox Foundation. Eastie residents Faviola Rodriguez from Mario Umana Academy, Juan Santana also from Mario Umana Academy and Sofia Taborda from John D. O’Bryant School, all…
BPS Prepares for First Day of School
Last week and this week, Boston Public Schools (BPS) teachers, administrators and support staff have been busy preparing for the start of the 2020-2021 school year, which begins Monday, Sept. 21. All BPS students will begin with remote learning on…