At last Thursday’s Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) meeting the BPDA approved two East Boston residential development projects that will add 61 units of housing to the neighborhood, eight of which will be set aside as affordable units. The…
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Eastie Priest in Hot Water Over Tasteless Joke
A priest from Our Lady of the Assumption Church was forced to apologize for a tasteless joke he made at a recent mass about new parishioners from Don Matias, Colombia. During the mass in question Fr. Urubiel Moreno was telling…
P.J. Kennedy School Gym Teacher Arraigned on Four Counts of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child
A Patrick J. Kennedy School’s gym teacher was arraigned on four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child last Thursday after he allegedly touched the chests, legs and buttocks of four students at the school during gym class.…
Mayor Walsh Joins North Suffolk Mental Health to Cut Ribbon on Renovations
North Suffolk Mental Health (NSMH), the agency that addresses substance abuse and mental health issues in the community located at the former East Boston Relief Station on Porter Street recently renovated its first floor to be more efficient and user…
Atlantic Works Gallery Presents a New Exhibit June 2
Atlantic Works Gallery presents a new exhibit entitled ‘Discovery and Discernment… A Journey Back to Now,” featuring new works by artists Diane Modica and Sandrine Colson. An opening reception launching the exhibit will be held on Saturday June 2 from…
Eastie’s Tania Del Rio Tapped to Head Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement
East Boston resident Tania Del Rio, known for her work locally with the Veronica Robles Cultural Center and Excel Academy Charter School, was appointed by Mayor Martin Walsh to head the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement. As the office’s new…
Youth Lead the Change Program Ends June 2
Youth invited to take part in city program. For the fifth year in a row, youth ages 12-25 in Boston have a chance to vote on how the City of Boston will spend $1 million of Mayor Walsh’s Imagine Boston…
Space Now Available for East Boston YMCA Day Camp
At the end of the summer, families want to hear their child had “the best summer ever.” To help make that happen, the YMCA of Greater Boston and the East Boston YMCA are offering day camp, keeping kids and teens…
Community News Briefs
PARKARTS WATERCOLOR WORKSHOPS RETURN IN JUNE Budding artists ages nine and up are invited to join the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for its popular summer series of ParkARTS Watercolor Painting Workshops during the month of June at six Boston…
New Dog Washing Shop Opens in Orient Heights
When East Boston resident Mike Todesca acquired the laundromat and neighboring convenient store on Breed Street in Orient Heights he had an idea. Todesca’s plan was to rehab the laundromat in order to make it nicer and more appealing to…