While the latest surge of COVID may be waning a bit citywide, East Boston’s COVID weekly positive test rate increased once again due to highly contagious sub variants of the virus. According to the latest data by the Boston Public…
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Massport, Elected Officials Celebrate Grant That Will Bring More Electric Vehicles to Logan
For a century Eastie has played host to Logan Airport, a significant source of noise and air pollution to the surrounding communities. According to studies, exposure to degraded air quality is responsible for 1 in 8 deaths globally, and in…
“Emerald Tutu” Floating Biomass May Help Eastie Against Sea Level Rise
Last year, coastal engineer and professor, Julia Hopkins led a team to place a floating biomass mat off the shores of East Boston. The mat tested were part of a larger National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research project dubbed the…
Jobs Fair for Suffolk Downs Development Draws More Than 300 Applicants
Special to the Independent Thomas O’Brien, founding partner and managing director of the HYM Investment Group, was asked the following question at the July 26 jobs fair at Suffolk Downs: How many new construction jobs will there be for HYM’s…
East Boston Athletic Board Names Scholarship Recipients
East Boston Athletic Board President Nicole M. McCormack and Scholarship Chairperson Jim Kearney, are pleased to announce the 2022 Fred L O’Brien Scholarship Recipients. The Scholarship is named in honor of former East Boston High School Football Coach Fred L…
Joe Kennedy III Endorses Ricardo Arroyo for DA
Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo announced that his campaign for Suffolk County District Attorney has been endorsed by Former Congressman Joe Kennedy III. The endorsement adds to Arroyo’s growing momentum after his dominating performances in debates and forums in the…
Wu Announces City Accepting Eligibility Forms for Community Preservation Funding
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the availability of eligibility forms for applications for the upcoming round of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding. For Fiscal Year 2023, the City of Boston has made nearly $39 million available for CPA projects under three…
Eastie’s Stewart Landers Appointed by Baker to PHC
Governor Charlie Baker recently announced the appointment of East Boston resident Stewart Landers to the Massachusetts Public Health Council (PHC). Landers will join the 15-member PHC that oversees the state’s Department of Public Health. The PHC is charged specifically with…
300 Children Splash To Beat the Heat on Constitution Beach at Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Beach Bash and Splash
Special to the Times-Free Press On Wednesday, July 20, in the midst of a heat emergency, 300 kids from East Boston and nine Boston area communities beat the heat at Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Beach Bash and Splash at…
A Champion for Girls’ Sports: Serena Gilbride Is Inspiring Others as a First-Year Head Softball Coach
Three years ago, East Boston’s Serena Gilbride was standing in the middle of the softball diamond on the campus of Worcester State College, wrapping up a 3-0 shutout over Turners Fall that brought Austin Prep its first-ever state softball championship.…