Traffic was so bad in East Boston last week that lifelong Eastie resident Michael Gaeta called into WROR’s morning show while stuck in traffic. “Stay home,” he warned his fellow Eastie residents last Tuesday morning. “This is the worst traffic…
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Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal 2016 Eastie Stabbing
The 20-year old man charged in the stabbing death of Gage Smith in East Boston in 2016 pleaded guilty to manslaughter last week rather than face trial. Darius Barry was charged with stabbing and killing Smith on Aug. 17, 2016…
Zumix Annual Block Party Set for Saturday
East Boston’s popular music and performing arts non-profit will host the Third Annual Zumix Radio Block Party on Saturday, Sept. 8. Zumix’s free community block party will kickoff at 1 p.m. on Orleans Street from Sumner to Everett Streets with…
Eastie Resident Janna Ramadan Awarded the Massport’s Lowell Richards Scholarship
In East Boston, where a development project by Massport historically brings a bit of controversy, the late Lowell Richards was known, even among staunch Port Authority critics, as a man that carried himself with dignity and had respect for the…
Eastie’s Jessica McHugh Wins Massport’s Donna Rauseo Scholarship
Massport announced the recipient of the annual scholarship honoring the memory of Donna Rauseo, a lifelong resident of East Boston and long-time employee of the Port Authority. Eastie’s resident Jessica McHugh was awarded the $5,000 scholarship during a ceremony at…
Trustees of Reservation Submit Bid for Piers Park Phase III
The Massachusetts Trustees of Reservation have submitted the only bid to Massport’s call for a private/public partner to come forward and help fund the design and construction of Piers Park Phase III. The dilapidated pier adjacent to Massport’s award winning…
Pressley unseats Capuano – Rollins wins D.A. primary, Galvin knocks off challenger Zakim
Pressley beats Capuano Ten term U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano of the 7th Congressional District was unseated during Tuesday night’s primary by Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley in perhaps one of the biggest political upsets in recent memory. Pressley finished election…
Greenlighted:BPDA Approves Notice of Project Change for Condor Street Project
Last week, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) greenlighted changes filed with the agency concerning the 187-191 and 211 Condor Street project. The condominium project was originally approved in 2017, but the developers filed a Notice of Project Change…
Coppersmith Village Nears Completion
The East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) Executive Director Phil Giffee announced this week that the Coppersmith Village Project is nearing completion with a ribbon-cutting scheduled for October. “Coppersmith will finally be ready for occupancy this fall,” said Giffee.…
HarborArts to Host Interactive Outdoor Installation on Thursday and Friday
Since their last community event at the Boston Shipyard and Marina in 2015, East Boston HarborArts has slowed down a bit. “We haven’t been doing a lot of big art events like the HarborArts Festival,” said HarborArts Director Matthew Pollack.…