For years East Boston residents have wondered why the annual Taste of Eastie was held in the winter. With other neighborhood restaurant celebrations, like the Taste of the North End, held in the spring or summer East Boston Main Streets…
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Working Together: Spinelli’s Teams With Shah Foundation, YMCA to Provide Meals to Kids During Summer
There’s always a fear that when school ends for summer break in East Boston, children that receive free or reduced breakfast and lunches during the school year might slip through the cracks and become food insecure during vacation. Many children…
NSMHA Receives Grant for 24-Hour Hotline, Coaches
Katie O’Leary, North Suffolk Mental Health Association’s (NSMHA) Director of Recovery Support, knows the crucial role peers and recovery coaches play in helping others struggling with substance abuse stay on a path of sobriety. As NSMHA’s Project Director for the…
MassDOT Gives Update on Sumner Tunnel Project
As MassDOT plans to close the Sumner Tunnel for a full four months during the summer of 2023 to complete its ‘Sumner Tunnel Centennial’ project East Boston residents are looking for mitigation in the form of a free Blue Line…
Eastie Pride Flag Raising Rescheduled To This Friday
The Annual LGBTQ Pride Flag Raising Ceremony scheduled for last Friday, June 4 was cancelled due to thunderstorms in the area. The event will return to East Boston’s Piers Park in-person on Friday, June 11 at 6 p.m. Organizers Celeste…
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 Monday, June 14, 2021 at the Daniel H Solari Square outside the Chamber of Commerce office at 464…
Suffolk Downs Will Continue as a Simulcast Betting Facility in 2022
Revere Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso asked HYM founding partner and managing director Thomas O’Brien a question that has been on the mind of horse racing fans for quite some time. “How long is Suffolk Downs going to be able…
BTU Elects Most Diverse Board in its History
The Boston Teachers Union (BTU) made history when the membership elected the most diverse board in the union’s 76-year history. Nearly 3,000 members of the union mailed in ballots and voted in-person for this year’s election, a 15% increase in…
MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to 2016 Christmas EVE Eastie Murder
A reputed member of the notorious MS-13 street gand plead guilty this week to his involvement in a 2016 East Boston murder and another murder in Lynn two years later. Henri Salvador Gutierrez, 22, a Salvadorian national, pleaded guilty to…
News Brief
JPNA June 14 Meeting Agenda The Jefferies Point Neighborhood Association meeting will be on Monday, June 14 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm via Zoom Video Conference Registration Required! The Agenda is as follows: • Greetings & Announcements • Boston Police…