Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley intends to seek the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District, she announced on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Pressley, who made history in 2009 as the first woman of color elected to the Boston City Council,…
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Community News Briefs
EHCA Meeting set for Jan. 31 The Eagle Hill Civic Association will hold its January Meeting on Wednesday, January 31, at 7 p.m. at East Boston High School inside the cafeteria. The agenda is as follows: * Station 7 Updates:…
Police Briefs 01-31-2018
District Seven Police Report January 22, 2018 Around 01:15 am in the area of 28 Bennington Street a White Hispanic Male with an address in Somerville Ma, was arrested and charged with Assault & Battery and Disturbing the Peace. Around…
A Home for All Bostonians
The City of Boston is at a watershed moment as we find ourselves with the exciting opportunity to define our neighborhoods future for generations to come. While I am incredibly hopeful for the future of this city, I am keenly…
Obituaries 01-31-2018
Carmela Petroccione She brought fun and joy into the lives of family and extended family Family and friends are invited to attend visiting hours today, Wednesday, Jan. 31,from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals,…
Mario Umana Academy Receives Grant to Expand STEM Program
By John Lynds When the Mario Umana Academy originally opened it did so as the Umana/Barnes School of Math and Science. At the time, there was talk of including the school as one of Boston’s ‘exam schools’ but the community…
BPDA Hosts Meeting on Walley Street Project
By John Lynds The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held a public meeting last Thursday night at the Hilton Garden Inn regarding the 11-19 Walley St. housing proposal as part of Article 80 small project review. The developer, MG2,…
Sen Boncore Appointed Chair of Transportation
By John Lynds With a major international airport, highway, toll plaza and the MBTA Blue Line in his district, it made sense for Senate President Harriette Chandler to appoint Sen. Joseph Boncore (D-Winthrop), who represents East Boston, Revere, Winthrop, the…
Boston Makes Amazon’s Headquarters Shortlist
By John Lynds As HYM Investment Group, LLC and the City of Boston scurry to permit a chunk of Suffolk Downs’ 161-acre parcel in order to make it ‘Amazon ready’ the Seattle-based company released its list of 20 metropolitan areas…
Councilor Edwards to Serve on Boston’s Neighborhood Housing Trust
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards, representing East Boston, Charlestown and the North End, was sworn in by city clerk Maureen Feeney on Wednesday to serve on the Boston’s Neighborhood Housing Trust (NHT). The trust, established in 1983 and revamped to…