Last Friday the East Boston Chamber of Commerce held its elections and members elected Jim Kearney as the group’s new president. Elected as the Chamber’s First Vice President was Marita Palavicini of Vilma’s Boutique while Veronica Robles of the Veronica…
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Community Updated on One Short Street Project
Members of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) like Matt Barison are asking a local developer looking to build on a piece of land on Short Street to come back with a more reasonable proposal that the neighborhood can accept.…
Guaranteed to Make You Smile: Drs. Mobed and Parsi Find Great Success
Dr. Fardad Mobed and Dr. Lily Parsi certainly have a lot in common. Both are scholars, which goes without saying. They hold degrees in engineering: Dr. Mobed, a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, Dr. Parsi, three advanced degrees in Civil, Water…
Community News
East Boston Social Center Pizza and Comedy Fundraiser East Boston Social Centers to Hold Annual Pizza and Comedy Fundraiser April 11. The East Boston Social Center will hold its Annual Spring Fundraiser, a Pizza and Comedy night at Prince Restaurant…
MBTA Looking for Feedback on Proposed Changes to 120 Bus Route in Eastie
The MBTA recently launched a website at www.betterbus.mbta.com as part of the T’s project to improve bus service in neighborhoods like East Boston. Through the Better Bus Project the MBTA is finding new ways to improve the experiences of people…
BPDA Sponsors Meeting on Marijuana Dispensary Pitched for Maverick Square
The debate on where adult use marijuana dispensaries should be located in East Boston continued last week during a Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) sponsored meeting regarding a proposal to open such a dispensary in Maverick Square. Luis Vasco,…
Her Blades Are Sharp at 79, Her School Is Even Sharper
Chances are that if you were a kid taking skating lessons in the Greater Boston area during the past 50 years, you most likely took your lessons through the Bay State Skating School. It’s likely too that owner Rosemary Hanley…
AET Mess: Massdot Briefs Residents on Eastie Traffic and the Toll Plaza
MassDOT officials have finally admitted something East Boston residents have been waiting to hear for almost two years. “We messed up,” said MassDOT Jim Kersten at last week’s meeting at East Boston High School to discuss Eastie’s traffic nightmare since…
Eversource Teams up with NOAH for Tree Canopy Project
For nearly two years, a group of concerned teens from East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) are trying to rekindle the neighborhood’s grassroots effort by getting more trees planted in Eastie. NOAH’s Environmental and Community Building Youth Crew members…
BPDA Looking for Land Use/Urban Consultant for Plan: East Boston
After a series of successful community workshops that kicked off the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) initiative PLAN: EAST BOSTON, the BPDA announced they are seeking a consultant to help with the effort. Over the summer Mayor Walsh announced…