At a recent community meeting, the Trustees of Reservations unveiled a landscape architect firm’s first draft of the future Piers Park III park design. This initial design was created by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc (MVVA) using input from the…
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MBTA Bus Driver Charged With Sexual Assault and Kidnapping
A MBTA bus driver that was working the route between Orient Heights MBTA Station in East Boston and Winthrop has been arrested and arragined on charges of kidnapping, assault to rape, and indecent assault and battery. Ali Ennab, 45, of…
MassDOT to Close Sumner Tunnel for Four Months in Summer 2023
If the past is prologue, residents in East Boston are preparing themselves for another traffic nightmare in 2023. At back to back informational meetings last week, MassDOT announced it will close the Sumner Tunnel for a full four months during…
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JPNA May 10 Meeting Agenda The Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association will meet on Monday, May 10 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm by a Zoom Video Conference. Registration Is Required! In order to speak aloud as an abutter, one must register for…
Local Mothers Build Living Art Exhibition to Educate Community on Air Pollution
On Saturday, May 8, from 1-4 pm in honor of the Mother’s Day weekend, environmental justice organization Mothers Out Front East Boston and a number of community partners will transform East Boston’s Central Square into a COVID-safe education hub through…
Groups Urge Passage of Save Hotel Jobs Act
The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) and UNITE HERE, the largest hospitality workers union in North America, joined forces to call on Congress to pass the Save Hotel Jobs Act. The bill, introduced by U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and…
Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Drops in Eastie
East Boston’s weekly COVID 19 positive test rate decreased for a second week in a row after experiencing increases week over week throughout April. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), last week 1,398…
Face Coverings Continue to Be Required On MBTA Vehicles, Stations, Platforms
The MBTA is reminding customers that face coverings continue to be required while onboard vehicles, on station platforms, and within the MBTA system for all riders, including those who have been fully vaccinated. On April 27, both the Centers for Disease…
Successful Sale of Green and Sustainability Bonds Takes Place
The State Treasurer’s Office officials announced that the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the Trust) has successfully completed the sale of approximately $351.4 million in two series of new money Green and Sustainability Bonds. The Sustainability Bonds were the first such…
MassDOT Exit Renumbering Work Taking Place on I-93 in Boston
Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) are announcing that it will begin installing new milepost-based signs at various times and locations on Interstate 93 northbound and southbound between Boston and Methuen. The sign installation operations will take place nightly during…