For a while now the East Boston Harborkeepers, a group founded in 2016 to promote climate resiliency and foster environmental stewardship along the neighborhood’s shoreline, have been an unofficial partner of the U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Boston. Harborkeepers have been…
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White Supremacist Propaganda Shows up in East Boston Area
Late last week three men were spotted around East Boston hanging white supremacist propaganda in public. The group of men was taping posters to street poles for the group Blood and Soil, a slogan that was synonymous with Nazi Germany…
Two East Boston Adult Use Marijuana Proposals Sign Host Agreements with City
An adult use marijuana facility proposed for Meridian Street and another proposed for Maverick Square both signed host agreements with the City of Boston last week. Berkshire Roots and East Boston Bloom, LLC both agreed to make quarterly payments equal…
Community News
Gove Street Citizens Association Monthly Meeting Agenda Monday, February 25, 6:30-8:30pm Catherine Leonard-McLean Community Room Logan Airport Rental Car Center • Welcome & Announcements • Process for GSCA Board Nominations • Boston Police Updates – Sargent Martin & Officer Simmons…
Community Calendar
Community Meetings Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Second Monday of every month. 6:30 p.m. at the Jeffries Point Yacht Club, 565…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
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…
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,…