Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) members did not vote on any development projects at their November meeting that was held last Monday night at the Ashley Street YMCA. Instead, members received a briefing from zoning attorneys on two different projects…
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State Fire Marshal Offers Thanksgiving Safety Tips
“Firefighters are busier on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year because this holiday has the most home fires, and the majority are cooking fires,” said State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey. “As your families gather to celebrate…
Salesian Boys & Girls Club to Host Annual Pasta Dinner Friday
On Friday, Nov. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. the Salesian Boys & Girls Club will host its Annual Pasta Dinner fundraiser at the club located at 150 Byron Street. Salesian Director Michael Triant said tickets to the event are…
A Winning Combination: Jeff Bowen, Sandra Castillo Join Boston Harbor Real Estate Offices
Real estate broker associates Jeff Bowen and Sandra Castillo have joined Boston Harbor Real Estate that is led by broker/owner Jamie Cholette, whose offices are located at 188 Sumner St. in Maverick Square. Bowen has been a licensed broker since…
All Eastie Elementary Schools Will Become K-6 Schools Next Year
Last week Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Dr. Brenda Cassellius announced that all of East Boston’s elementary schools will go from K-5 schools to K-6 schools beginning next school year. The Samuel Adams Elementary, Manassah E. Bradley Elementary, Curtis Guild…
U.S. Senate Candidate Congressman Kennedy Calls for State to Reconsider Eastie Substation
For years, environmentalists, activists, residents and elected officials on both sides of the Chelsea Creek have been standing in solidarity in firm opposition against Eversource’s plan to place a substation at the City Yards in East Boston along the Chelsea…
Former Eastie Native Found Guilty in His Wife’s Murder
A Suffolk Superior Court jury found former East Boston resident Andrew MacCormack, 31, guilty in the killing of his wife, Vanessa Masucci, inside the couples Revere home that they shared since 2015. Sentencing will be on December 2. Masucci, a…
Community News
Gove Street Citizens Association Monthly Meeting Agenda The Gove Street Citizens Association monthly meeting is Monday, November 25, at 6:30-8:30 p.m., held at the Catherine Leonard-McLean Community Room, Logan Airport Rental Car Center. • Welcome & Announcements • No December…
Eastie Mother Testifies at Statehouse in Support of the Future Act
Last week an East Boston mother and head of the Eastie’s chapter of Mothers Out Front testified at a natural gas hearing held by the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (TUE) at the Massachusetts Statehouse. Eastie’s Sonja Tengblad…
House Passes Legislation to Support and Honor Veterans
Last week Rep. Adrian Madaro along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation to improve the mental health care for student veterans and to honor the military service contributions of a female American Revolutionary…