Local students recognized for academic excellence at Tufts University Tufts University recently announced the dean’s list for the Fall 2018 semester. Among students earning dean’s list honors are: Ashley Benitez of East Boston John DiGiacomo of East Boston Dean’s list…
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Keeping It in the Family DiPietro Dentistry Boasts 65 Years of Family Dental Care
By Sue Ellen Woodcock For 65 years, the DiPietro family has been offering general family dentistry to patients from Revere and around the area. Keeping the business strong today are three siblings. Dr. William DiPietro DMD, Dr. Christopher DiPietro DMD…
Police Looking to Speak to Three Individuals in Connection with Sunday’s Stabbing
A stabbing outside Modelo Bar on Chelsea Street early Sunday morning has police searching for three people caught on security cameras who may have information on the attack. Police said that the three individuals, one male and two females, are…
Project Here’s Online App for Youth Prevention Education Wins 2019 Parents’ Choice Award
Attorney General Maura Healey announced that Project Here Games, an online app available for middle school students to practice healthy decision-making skills for substance use prevention, has been selected as a 2019 Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner. “Project Here Games…
East Boston YMCA Kicks off Annual Fundraising Campaign
Last week the East Boston YMCA kicked off its annual capital campaign efforts with a donation of $25,000 from Massport. The Y’s capital campaign will culminate in the agency’s annual breakfast fundraiser in April the Logan Hilton Hotel. Last year,…
MG2 Moving Forward with 2 Ford St. Project
Developer MG2 is moving forward with its project at 2 Ford St., and filed their Small Project Review application with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) earlier this month. The filing kicked off the public comment period on the…
Several Eastie Projects Recommended for CPA Funding
Mayor Martin Walsh and the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) announced the latest round of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding for several East Boston projects. Six Eastie projects were recommended by the Mayor and the CPC to received over $3.5 million…
BPDA Approves Three Projects in Eastie
At its February meeting last week the Boston Planning and Development Agency approved three projects in East Boston that will increase affordable housing opportunities as well as enhance retail space in Maverick Square. The BPDA board last Thursday approved the…
Former JPNA Co-Chair Renee Scalfani Honored
At Monday night’s Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) meeting, former longtime JPNA Co-Chair Renee Scalfani was honored by Mayor Martin Walsh, City Councilor Lydia Edwards, Rep. Adrian Madaro and the JPNA board. Walsh, along with JPNA Chair Mary Cole, presented…
East Boston, Chelsea Stand In Solidarity Over Proposed Eversource Substation
Environmentalists, activists, residents and elected officials on both sides of the Chelsea Creek are standing in solidarity in firm opposition against Eversource’s plan to place a substation at the City Yards in East Boston along the Chelsea Creek. Last week…