By John Lynds The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) unanimously approved the sale of Suffolk Downs Racetrack in East Boston last Thursday during its monthly meeting. The approval from the MGC was needed so the owners of Suffolk Downs, Sterling Suffolk…
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Madaro Urges MBTA to Fund Blue-Line/Red-Line Connector
By John Lynds As the MBTA begins revising and updating its Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and the State Transportation Investment Program (STIP), State Representative Adrian Madaro gave testimony last week urging the ‘T’ to incorporate the Blue-Line/Red-Line Connector, a major…
Thank You, Pierpac
There are few activities for East Boston youth in the summer months that are more superb than the sailing program conducted by the Piers Park Sailing Center. For more than 20 years, this program has had children out on the…
Make It Your Moment: One Boston Day
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh The Boston Marathon showcases the best of Boston. People from all backgrounds and all neighborhoods line the streets and celebrate one another and our city. Runners are cheered on by complete strangers, because everyone is…
Magic Win EBYBL Championship
The Magic won the 2017 EBYBL Championship beating the Warriors 20 to 14. Coaches Mario Santos and Anthony Holman were very pleased with the play of their team. It was truly a team effort. Jaden Marshall was high scorer. Amaya…
Obituaries 04-05-2017
Gail Bernice Sweezey Retired Registered Nurse Gail Bernice (Stewart) Sweezey passed away on March 24 surrounded by her family. She was 70 years old. Gail was born on December 13, 1946 in Everett to the late Robert Joseph Stewart and …
Demolition Begins on Orient Heights Housing Development
By John Lynds The long-awaited project to overhaul East Boston’s largest public housing development is one step closer to reality. Construction crews began demolition on the aging Orient Heights Housing Development, a place that has part of East Boston’s landscape…
Buddy Mangini Honored with New Square
By John Lynds The corner of Bennington and Wally Streets has long been the historic start of the Columbus Day Parade in East Boston. So it was fitting last Thursday that the triangular island at the intersection was named after…
PierPac Votes to Award $25K to PPSC:Sailing Center will Reopen for 2017
By John Lynds Following a successful community fundraiser at Maverick Marketplace Cafe to help raise money for the struggling Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC), the East Boston Project Advisory Committee Inc. (PierPac) voted unanimously last week to award PPSC a…
GSCA Vote on 114 Orleans St Ends in a Tie
By John Lynds After four community meetings and several abutters’ meetings the Gove Street Citizens Association took a vote Monday night on the proposed residential development project at 114 Orleans St. that resulted in a tie. GSCA members voted 14-14…