While members of the Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) did not take an official vote Monday night on the proposal to develop the former Mount Carmel Church property into 112 units of housing, one member asked for a show of…
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Longtime JPNA Co-Chair Renee Scalfani Leaving Post
With the exception of perhaps Eagle Hill Civic Association President Debra Cave, longtime Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) Co-Chair Renee Scalfani is one of the longest continuously serving members of any East Boston community group board. As the neighborhood’s notable…
Friends of the East Boston Greenway Announce New Coordinator
Last week the Friends of the East Boston Greenway announced the appointment of Michelle Moon as the neighborhood’s new Greenway Coordinator. Moon is an urban planner who works on greenways, parks, placemaking, and active transit projects in collaboration with community-led…
Veronica Robles Honored at 15th Annual Eastie’s Elves
For the past 15 years the Eastie’s Elves committee has picked one East Boston resident who has been an exemplary member of the community and presented them with the Albert ‘Junior’ Lombardi Elf of the Year award. Whether the person…
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…
Community News
OHNC Meeting Agenda for Monday, December 17 Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 Meeting Agenda Location: YMCA 58 Ashley Street Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m.– Agenda is subject to change. Introductions – Welcome and report from the board (President, VP, Secretary) OHNC…
NSMH Weighs in on Pot Shop Pitched for Porter St
On Wednesday (tonight) at the East Boston Social Centers at 6:30 p.m. the City of Boston will host a community meeting regarding to proposal to place a retail marijuana facility at 24 Porter St., next door to North Suffolk Mental…
Zumix Receives Boston Police Grant
Zumix, the East Boston popular music and performing arts nonprofit received a grant from Boston Police Youth Development Fund. Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Police Commissioner William Gross announced that Zumix was one of 20 organizations to share in the…
15th Annual Eastie’s Elves Set for Friday
The 15th Annual Eastie’s Elves fundraiser, a yearly tradition that draws more than 500 people to the Christmas toy drive, will kick off Friday, Dec.7, at the Hyatt Boston Harbor at 6 p.m. The price of admission is one unwrapped…
Dedicated Leader:EBNHC President and CEO Manny Lopes Tapped to Chair Boston’s Board of Health
Anyone involved in the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center knows that Manny Lopes is a dedicated leader and one of the most recognizable figures in and around East Boston. So it came as no surprise when Lopes took over the…