As the saying goes, “idle time is the devil’s playground” so youth organizations like the Salesian Boys & Girls Club and the East Boston YMCA have come up with exciting and new programs year after year to target at-risk youth…
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Mayor Joins Downing Family To Dedicate Downing Square
On Saturday, Mayor Martin Walsh joined members of the Downing family to dedicate a corner in Jeffries Point in honor of Albert Henry Downing. The Hero Square at the corner of Cottage and Sumner streets pays tribute to Downing who…
The Perfect Patient : Serena Gilbride Waited for Her Moment and Shined
Serena Gilbride pitched a shutout in the final game – and the biggest game – of her high school softball career, leading Austin Prep to a 3-0 victory over Turners Falls at Rockwood Park on the campus of Worcester State…
Woman Arrested in EMT Stabbing May Have Trashed Sacred Heart
Two days before Julie Tejeda brutally assaulted a Boston EMT, a woman fitting her description trashed Sacred Heart Church on Brooks Street, and police now suspect that it could have been Tejeda. Tejeda, 31, of Eastie appeared in Boston Municipal…
Police Investigating a String of Break-Ins in Orient Heights Square
A thief is on the loose and responsible for several break-ins at popular restaurants in Orient Heights Square. The thief first struck on July 1 at night long after Orient Heights Square restaurants and bars are closed. The suspect broke…
Community News
Gove Street Citizens Association Monthly Meeting Agenda Monday, July 22, 2019 6:30-8:30 p.m. Catherine Leonard-McLean Community Room Logan Airport Rental Car Center • Welcome & Announcements • Boston Police Updates – Sargent Martin and Officer Simmons • Office of Neighborhood…
Community Calendar
Community Meetings Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Kiwanis Club of East Boston First and Third Tuesday of every month 6 p.m. at Spinelli’s Restaurant in…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Students Named to UMass Amherst Dean’s List Below is a list of local students who were named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the spring 2019 semester. In order to qualify, an undergraduate student…
Join Mayor Walsh and Main Streets for the Business and Volunteer of the Year Celebration on Saturday, July 20
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the return of the “Mayor on Main” trolley tour during which Mayor Walsh will present the 23rd Annual Boston Main Streets Awards. These awards recognize an outstanding business owner and volunteer from the community. This…
Rep. Adrian Madaro Announces Hire of Gloribel Rivas as New Legislative Aide
At a community meeting on Monday, Rep. Adrian Madaro introduced his new legislative aide Gloribel Rivas to residents. “She’s an incredibly intelligent woman with a big heart who truly cares about the neighborhood,” said Madaro to the crowd. Earlier that…