East Boston High School senior Yesica Calderon received the surprise of her life Tuesday when she walked in to the school library. Officials from Scholar Athletes, the nonprofit organization founded by Suffolk Construction in partnership with the Boston Public School…
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Massport Holds Community Meeting on Lifting Parking Freeze
By John Lynds As residents showed up to last Thursday’s meeting regarding Massport’s Logan Airport Parking Project at East Boston High School they were met by union construction workers. The union workers far outnumbered community residents who were there to…
Piers Park Sailing Center Set to Re-Open Saturday
By John Lynds There will be a lot to celebrate on Saturday as Piers Park Sailing Center staff and sailors relaunch the sailing center’s fleet and hold a grand reopening. Following a harrowing community effort to raise enough funds to…
Way of the Cross
Anthony Beecher, 7, hopes to become a priest and meet the Pope. Here, he holds the cross while helping to lead the procession in the 31st Annual Way of the Cross through East Boston on Good Friday, April 14. The…
EBSC Executive Director John Kelly Set to Retire
By John Lynds After 34 years as the head of the East Boston Social Centers, Executive Director John Kelly will retire and the neighborhood will celebrate his service to the community on May 18 at Spinelli’s in Day Square at…
Mayor Releases Five-Year Capital Plan
By John Lynds Last Thursday, Mayor Martin Walsh stood in Central Square in East Boston, the site of an ongoing $7.8 million renovation by the city, and released his $2.08 billion five-year capital budget plan. Flanked by his cabinet and…
Who’s Next:Field of District 1 City Council Candidates Begin to Take Shape
By John Lynds The announcement last week that longtime District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina would not seek reelection this fall has lead to several potential candidates from East Boston, the North End and Charlestown eyeing the open seat. Already,…
U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano Holds Town Hall Meeting in Eastie
By John Lynds Last Thursday evening at East Boston High School, U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano held a town hall meeting to field questions and address concerns from his constituents in East Boston. Capuano, who is serving his tenth term in…
Zumix to Involved in Annual Walk for Music Event
By John Lynds Each year Zumix participates in Boston’s annual Walk for Music fundraiser, which brings music organizations from all over the city together to help raise money for local arts programs. On Sunday, April 30 kicking off at 12:30…
Work on Sumner Tunnel Toll Plaza to Commence
By John Lynds At a meeting last Wednesday night at East Boston High School, MassDOT Project Manager Eric Jones announced that a contract has been awarded for the project to revamp the Sumner Tunnel toll plaza. “We recently awarded the…