Category: News
Eastie Resident Running Boston Marathon to Raise Money for the Pine Street Inn
East Boston resident Kate Stover will be running in the 126th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18 to raise money for the Pine Street Inn. Stover teaches cycling classes at Turnstyle Cycle in the South End, just down the street…
MBTA Reschedules, Ferry Service Added to Mitigate Service Disruption
The MBTA’s Blue Line project that was originally scheduled to start back on April 2 and continue through this Thursday has been rescheduled and will begin at the end of this month. The Blue Line will now close between Airport…
District 1 City Council Race Heats up, Candidates Secure Key Endorsements
With the special election preliminary for the District 1 City Council seat less than a month away, the two candidates, Gabriela “Gigi” Coletta and Tania Del Rio, have been out in the district canvassing with volunteers, talking to voters about…
Suffolk Downs Announces Reopening of the Track for 2022 Season
After a successful 2021 that saw the historic Suffolk Downs racing oval serving as an interim open space for walking, running and exercising as well as programming for residents and visitors of Eastie and Revere, HYM Investment Group, LLC has…
Barr Foundation Awards EBCC $100,000 Grant
Last week the Barr Foundation awarded the East Boston Community Council (EBCC) $100,000 grant for general operations that will support EBCC’s overall mission of advancing Hispanic families and the underserved in the neighborhood. EBCC’s Executive Director, Frank Ramirez said the…
Firefighters Save Resident from Bayswater Street Fire
The Boston Fire Department quickly responded to a house fire on Bayswater Street Sunday night and quickly extinguished the flames before it spread throughout the house and adjacent homes. The call came in around 9 pm for a fire at…
Happy Valley Set to Celebrate 4/20
There are a few dates in the world of cannabis culture and among cannabis consumers that are often celebrated. At adult use cannabis dispensaries Green Wednesday has emerged as the cannabis world’s answer to Black Friday. Christmas Eve is another…
New Book; Logan and the Lost Luggage
Lifelong East Boston resident, Christine Ricci-McNamee, published her second children’s book, Logan and the Lost Luggage, on March 16. The book, illustrated by Connecticut artist, Patrick Regan, is about Logan, a Cocker Spaniel, whose family loses their luggage at the…
COVID Positive Test Rate Continues to Rise
As the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) continues to recommend residents receive a second COVID booster vaccine, Eastie and the citywide weekly COVID positive test rate increased once again with Boston’s test rate surpassing 5 percent for the first time…