Under the weight of a deteriorating roof a side wall of the historic Donald McKay House began to collapse Saturday. Boston Fire and Boston and Boston’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD) were on scene to assess the damage and said the…
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Eastie’s COVID Positive Test-Rate Drops
While East Boston’s weekly COVID positive test rates are dropping the rate is still above 10 percent forcing Boston public health officials to brace for a potential spike in cases during graduation season. It seems the latest surge in COVID…
City of Boston Credit Union Earns Three MAC Awards
City of Boston Credit Union, one of the oldest Credit Unions in the United States, announced its marketing team was selected for two gold and one silver award by the Marketing Association of Credit Unions (MAC). Awards were as follows: …
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The East Boston Chamber of Commerce Commemorates the Observance of Flag Day The East Boston Chamber of Commerce will be placing a display of American flags to commemorate the upcoming Flag Day observed on Tuesday, June 14, at the Daniel…
Goldberg Urges Legislature To Include Gun Divestment in Supplemental Budget
In the aftermath of the horrific shooting in Uvalde, Texas at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 students and two teachers, State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg calls for the Massachusetts Legislature to pass legislation requiring the state’s $101.5 billion pension…
Eastie’s Sebastian Parra Joins Councilor Coletta’s Staff
This week District 1 Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta announced the appointment of East Boston’s Sebastian Para as her newly hired East Boston Liaison. Born and raised in Medellin, Colombia Parra moved to Eastie in 2016 when he was 15…
ABCD’s 24th Field of Dreams Charity Event Set for Fenway Park
Thanks to the generosity of the Boston Red Sox, ABCD (Action for Boston Community Development) will once again host its iconic summertime fundraiser, Field of Dreams, at Fenway Park to benefit Greater Boston’s underserved, low-income youth through the ABCD SummerWorks program. NESN’s…
Massport Dedicates WWII Memorial on Greenway
Just before Memorial Day weekend when many reflected on the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice in war Massport unveiled a new World War II Memorial on the section of the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway just behind the…
Six-Alarm Fire Rips Through Grandstand
A six alarm blaze late Monday night tore through a portion of the former Suffolk Downs racetrack’s historic grandstand. According to the Boston Fire Department the blaze began at just before 11 p.m. when a fire erupted inside the grandstand’s…
Eastie’s COVID Positive Test-Rate Climbs to Nearly 13 Percent
East Boston’s weekly COVID positive test rate jumped back over 10 percent two week ago and has now steadily climbed to nearly 13 percent as Boston health officials grapple with new, more contagious stains of the virus. The Boston Public…