East Boston resident Jacqueline DelMuto waited anxiously on March 29 for a very important email. It was admissions notification day for many of the nation’s prestigious universities and DelMuto, like high school seniors nationwide, waited for their decision on her…
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Building permit pulled for waterfront construction
Sources close to the players trying to develop East Boston’s waterfront confirmed that Roseland Property has filed a building permit with the state to begin construction on its waterfront project. While Roseland Property’s Joe Shea could not be reached for…
Foreclosure Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk
The state’s foreclosure prevention bill backed by Senator Anthony Petruccelli and Representative Carlo Basile that will help thousands of homeowners in East Boston, and across the state, find ways to stay in their homes by working with banks was sent…
Local Clammers Proceed with Lawsuit Against Jet Refueling Company and Massport
Local clammer John Denehy and 19 other clammers affected by the massive clam die-off in 2010 that they say was caused by a significant oil spill at Logan have filed a lawsuit in federal court against Swissport/BOS Fueling, one of…
Zumix Girls to Tour Europe
The money has been raised, plane tickets bought and hotel reservations booked for Zumix’s all-girl youth rock band that will be touring Europe this summer. On August 1, Annual Snow Fall, a band that consists of East Boston’s Francesca Canepa,…
Basile Sponsors Bill to Bring Single-sex Public Schools Back to Massachusetts
A bill being sponsored by Representative Carlo Basile and supported by Mayor Thomas Menino would bring single-sex public education back to the Commonwealth. The bill was ordered to a third reading at the State House this week and Basile recently…
Frustration Grows About Delays on Waterfront Development
It’s been 230 days since Mayor Thomas Menino delivered his speech to the Boston Chamber of Commerce pledging to jumpstart waterfront development on East Boston’s shore. Yet many are left wondering why little or nothing has happened. Across the Boston…
Edge Buffer Parks Project Moving Forward
East Boston activists are preparing to move forward with Massport on the completion of the Edge Buffer Parks laid out in the First Community Agreement of 1997. In 1997, AIR (Airport Impact Relief Incorporated), FBIM (Friends of Belle Isle Marsh)…
Reporting For Duty
Youth from the East Boston YMCA’s summer program got to take a trip to tour the Tall Ships in Boston before the city’s Fourth of July Celebration. The tour was made possible by Save the Harbor / Save the Bay…
Maverick Landing to Get Funding for Program
The Maverick Landing Community Services program has been picked as one of twelve Boston-area organizations to receive funding from The Boston Foundation and the Barr Foundation to begin a new phase of Culture for Change. The program, originally piloted in…