Story By Sue Ellen Woodcock Nearly 1,000 people, many of them with Irish deep in their blood, gathered recently on a tall hill overlooking Boston Harbor, the same harbor that was host to hundreds of ships, some known as “coffin…
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East Boston Social Centers Board of Directors Hold Annual Recognition Awards
The East Boston Social Centers held its annual meeting on Tuesday May 28, and presented awards to deserving staff, volunteers and community members. Four Awards are given annually, with a fifth inaugural award being presented this year. The Community Spirit…
MFA Offers Free Admission to BPL Cardholders
Paris was the center of nightlife and spectacle in the late 19th century, a moment immortalized in evocative posters, prints and paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901). The artist’s extraordinary attention to the performers, dancers and actors of Montmartre—the heart…
Memorial Day Observation
Madaro Points Out Eastie Projects in House Budget
Last month Rep. Adrian Madaro joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass its Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) budget, investing in programs and services across the state. Madaro said the $42.7 billion House budget makes major investments…
Eastie’s Elected Officials React to BPS Plan for Eastie
Last week the Boston Public Schools (BPS) Interim Superintendent Laura Perille announced that BPS will reconfigure six Eastie schools, the Adams, Bradley, Guild, Otis, P.J. Kennedy, and O’Donnell from the K-5 model to a K-6 model by September 2021. The…
Wally Bowe Fundraiser Set for June 7
On Friday, June 7 at the Beachmont VFW, a fundraiser for a fund established in memory of the longtime Salesians Boys and Girls Club mentor Wally Bowe will be held. Those of who knew Bowe best had created the fund…
City Officials, Massport Cut Ribbon on New Ambulance Bay
A bone of contention for decades in East Boston is the fact that the neighborhood has had only one dedicated ambulance stationed in the community. With Eastie geographically isolated from the rest of Boston, coupled with the fact that the…
Constitution Beach, One of the Areas Cleanest Beaches
With the unofficial start of summer kicking off this past Memorial Day weekend, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released its annual report on the water quality at East Boston’s Constitution Beach. According to Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Annual Beach…
Chamber Installation Set for June 5
The East Boston Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Installation of Officers and Board Members on Wednesday, June 5 at 6 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 Boardman St., East Boston. Back in December the Chamber held its…