Below is how East Boston voted in the Tuesday, Nov 6 state election. These are the unofficial results from Eastie’s 14 precincts Governor’s Race Gov. Charlie Baker=5006 Jay Gonzalez=4,704 U.S. Senate Elizabeth Warren=7,337 Geoff Diehl=2,142 Suffolk County District Attorney Rachel Rollins=6,849 Michael Maloney=1993 State Representative Rep. Adrian Madaro=8,398 State Senator...
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Let Me Hear It
Eastie’s Walter Flores hears the cheers after his second goal of the game pushed East Boston to a 4-0 lead on the way to a 5-0 win over Malden in the MIAA Division I North boys soccer playoffs last Saturday, Nov. 3. Flores scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Somerville...
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Well Deserved Honor:Donald McKay Becomes First Eastie School to Win Prestigious Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize
The staff and students at the Donald McKay School in East Boston were finalists last year for the prestigious EdVestors Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize, but they fell short. “We were one of the top three finalists last year,” said McKay Principal Jordan Weymer. “When we got chosen again to participate...
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Mass Maritime Donates Racing Boats to Piers Park Sailing
There has been a longstanding connection between the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and the Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC) in East Boston. In fact, the PPSC Board Chairman Mike Bruno is not only a former PPSC sailor but also a graduate of Mass. Maritime. Recently the collaboration between the two educational institutions for boating grew...
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Social Centers to Honor Robert Lewis Jr With Inaugural Award Tonight
Robert Lewis Jr.. a former Eastie resident, East Boston High School graduate knows firsthand of the impacts the East Boston Social Centers have on the lives of youth and families. Growing up in the Maverick projects Lewis had a support network in Eastie, like Debbie White, Marty Pino, Thomas Tassinari and Johnny Forbes who...
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Residents Want MassDot to Admit Defeat on the Toll Plaza Design
For two years, it has been painfully obvious that MassDOT’s project to reconfigure the former Sumner Tunnel has been a failure and residents want the department to admit defeat. The project to replace the former toll booths at the mouth of the tunnel has not improved traffic but has made the morning commute a...
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East Boston Tech Meetup The purpose of the East Boston Tech Meetup is to build a community of people currently working in tech or those aspiring to move into a tech career who live or work in East Boston. These meetings will be held in the heart of Maverick Landing conveniently located steps from...
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KO Pies Owner Sam Jackson Wants to Sell the Business by the End of Next Year
On Saturday inside KO Pies’ kitchen at the Boston Shipyard and Marina in East Boston KO’s owner Sam Jackson is adding cream to mashpatoes, stirring, flipping fried chicken breasts for sandwiches and pouring gravy on an order of Aussie meat pies that have made this little Eastie spot legendary. In between filling orders Jackson,...
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Eastie Panel Discusses Community Resiliency at New England Aquarium
Last Thursday at the New England Aquarium, a panel of East Boston residents that run local nonprofits were invited to discuss how they are taking steps to engage diverse residents in activities that help foster community resilience in light of the climate change challenges. Kannan Thiruvengadam of Eastie Farms, Magdalena Ayed, the founder of...
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ZUMIX Radio’s Narrative Project Presents ‘The Story Loft’ Nov 7
Over the past few months, ZUMIX Radio’s narrative project, Constelación de Historias, has explored stories of life and housing in East Boston. On Thursday, Nov. 7, the project continues with ‘The Story Loft,’ a night of community storytelling for a live audience at the ZUMIX Firehouse. Neighbors are invited to join in on the...
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