Last week the City of Boston released a set of artist renderings for the first time depicting what East Boston’s first ever Senior Center will look like once construction is completed. Construction on the future senior center began over the…
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Suffolk Downs Hosting Pop-Up Drive-In for Halloween Films The HYM Investment Group is bringing the Halloween spirit this fall with The Spooky Screen at Suffolk Downs. To provide the region with a social-distancing friendly activity for all to enjoy, the owners…
Mayor Files Housing Stability Ordinance With City Council: Edwards Calls It a ‘Start’ to Protecting Renters During the Pandemic
Last week Mayor Martin Walsh filed the “Housing Stability Notification Act” with the Boston City Council. The ordinance would ensure East Boston residents and residents across the city at risk of eviction would know their rights and have access to…
Trinity Financial Updates Residents on Orient Heights Public Housing Development Project
Four years after kicking off the three-phase redevelopment of the Orient Heights Public Housing development Trinity Financial began construction on Phase III of the project in January. Like Phase I and Phase II, Phase III will tear down the old…
Eastie COVID-19 Positive Test Rate Decreases; Infection Rate Goes Up Only 1.8 Percent
After experiencing a 44 percent increase in the COVID-19 positive test rate and a three percent increase in East Boston’s infection rate two weeks ago the numbers have slowed dramatically last week. According to the data released by the BPHC…
Grant Will Fund the City’s First Heat Resilience Study in Eastie
In 2017 a late summer thunderstorm sat over the North Shore, and dumped four inches of rain on the Orient Heights section of East Boston, Lynn, and Winthrop. The slow moving system overwhelmed storm drains and flooded streets, backyards and…
Adrian Madaro Discusses Issue During Coffee Hour
On a recent Saturday morning Rep. Adrian Madaro hosted a virtual coffee hour to discuss issues, give recent legislative updates and answer questions from residents who tuned in. One of the issues that Madaro highlighted during the coffee hour was…
CWA Members Win New Agreement at WGBH
Communications Workers of America Local 1400 has reached a tentative agreement with WGBH on a new three-year contract covering 240 workers at the public broadcasting station. The agreement includes substantial improvements over the previous contract, which expired in February of…
Pressley Signs on to Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2020
Last week, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley signed on as a co-sponsor of the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2020, historic legislation led by Congresswomen Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) that would formally call for a Status Convention where delegates, elected by the people of…
The Platters Light Up Boston: Legendary Group Films “Twilight Time” Video in Eastie
The world-famous vocal group, The Platters®, used one of the most picturesque views of the Boston skyline to record a music video for the Disney+ series “WandaVision.” The four current members of the legendary group that was founded by Rock…