Last Tuesday afternoon, Acting Mayor Kim Janey, East Boston elected officials, and residents of the Orient Heights Public Housing community came together to celebrate the last phase of a complete overhaul of the neighborhood’s public housing development on the backside…
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Madaro Out of Senate Race
East Boston Rep. Adrian Madaro has decided not to run for the state senate seat recently vacated by Sen. Joe Boncore (D-Winthrop). Madaro, who has served as state rep since 2015 after winning a special election that year and is…
Berkshire Roots Will Ask Community Support for Delivery, Other Changes at Upcoming Meeting
Owners of the recreational marijuana dispensary, Berkshire Roots, on Meridian Street are hosting a virtual community meeting on Thursday, September 30 at 6:00 pm via a Webex meeting forum. The meeting’s link can be found at https://bit.ly/3hmkrFL and the password…
First Public Meeting on Former Orient Heights Casket Company Site Scheduled for Next Week
After an enormous nine-alarm fire in March 2019, the family that owned the New England Casket Company at 1141 Bennington Street for generations made the painful decision not to rebuild. Now, Louis Tobia Jr., whose Italian grandfather founded the casket…
Weekly COVID Infections Increase Dramatically
With a new school year in full swing, a large percentage of students under the age of 12 still unvaccinated and the Delta variant of the COVID 19 virus still raging, it’s no surprise that East Boston’s weekly positive test…
Remembering the Local Victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 Attacks 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago on Sept. 10, 2001, 2,996 people went to sleep not knowing the horrors the next day would bring. Among them, 246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights, 2,606 people went to sleep in…
East Boston’s Donald McKay School Will Resume Learning on Thompson Island This Fall
Students from East Boston’s Donald McKay School will return to Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center this school year, the non-profit announced today. Donald McKay School is part of Thompson Island Outward Bound’s multi-year Connections programs, which combines hands-on science…
Massport Lends a Hand to Returning Students With Needed Supplies
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is helping some students return to school with needed school supplies. Over 50 children at the Crossroads Family Center in East Boston, the 21st Century Afterschool Program in Winthrop, and the South Boston Neighborhood House…
Two Eastie Residents to Participate in Jimmy Fund Walk
Two East Boston residents will choose their own route on October 3, and raise money for cancer research during the socially distanced Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. Eastie’s Patricia Grifoni and Donny Grifoni, along with thousands of other walkers, will…