East Boston Main Streets and the East Boston Chamber of Commerce invite East Boston resident and business owners to a networking breakfast with keynote speaker Congressman Michael Capuano. The event will be held on Tuesday, October 10th from 7:30am-9:00am at…
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Plaza Undergoing Massive Rehab
By John Lynds Owners of the 380 unit Shore Plaza affordable housing development on Border Street have started a massive and much needed rehabilitation. LIHC Investment Group and Weston Associates Inc. announced they are spending over $14 million to improve…
Suffolk Downs Owner says Amazon Could Be Good Fit for Racetrack
By John Lynds Tom O’Brien’s group, HYM Investment Group, LLC, is all in on trying to attract Seattle-based Amazon second headquarters (HQ2) to the 161-acre Suffolk Downs property his group purchased in the spring. At a council meeting in neighboring…
Working Together
Pictured at the Fighting Addiction in the Hub event on September 15 are, (left to right) Hon. John E. McDonald, Jr., First Justice EB Court, Tom Tassinari, Chief Probation Officer,EB Court, Michael Pavone, Deputy Superintendent Winifred Cotter, Boston Police Department…
Piers Park Sailing Kicks Off after School Sailing
By John Lynds After a seven year hiatus, Sailing After School has returned to the Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC), another sign that the popular neighborhood sailing center is thriving following a near closure this past spring. “We hope to…
Combat Opioid Abuse:HRSA Increases Funding for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services at EBNHC
By John Lynds Last Friday afternoon at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Federal Health Resources and Services Administrator (HRSA) Jeffrey Beard announced an investment to increase funding for substance abuse and mental health services at the Health Center. The…
District 1 City Council Candidates Head into the Final Stretch
By John Lynds With the Primary Election for the District 1 City Council seat set for next Tuesday (September 26) the three candidates have been sprinting to the finish line. In the final week of the election East Boston’s Lydia…
East Boston Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm Dealing
An East Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegal firearms dealing in the Orient Heights public housing projects in East Boston. James Warner, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to…
City Appoints Garcia New Neighborhood Liaison
By John Lynds With former East Boston Mayoral Liaison Claudia Correa taking on a new role at the city’s Inspectional Services Department, there has been a void left in the neighborhood when it comes to constituent services. While Neighborhood Service’s…
Zumix Radio Block Party Set for Sept 23
By John Lynds East Boston’s popular music and performing arts non-profit will host the Second Annual Zumix Radio Block Party on Saturday September 26. Zumix’s free community block party will kickoff at 2 p.m. on Orleans Street from Sumner to…