Last Friday afternoon 296 seniors who are part of the Class of 2019 walked across the stage at East Boston Memorial Stadium to pick up their diplomas as part of East Boston High School’s Commencement Exercises. With the sun shining…
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Walsh Cuts the Ribbon on the $4.7 Million Noyes Park Renovations
Following the completion of the East Boston Little League season last year, the City of Boston began construction on the $4.7 million project to rehab Noyes Park in Orient Heights, one of the neighborhood’s largest public open spaces that hosts…
Effort Underway to get Greenway Named after Mary Ellen Welch
For more than a half century Mary Ellen Welch was the steward of social, political and environmental activism in the neighborhood. Welch, a longtime community activist and school teacher, helped bring a neighborhood with the least amount of open space…
Councilor Lydia Edwards to Kick off Scholarship Fund Assisting Local Parents
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards plans to kick off her newly established non-profit, the Edwards Empowerment Fund, with a party on Cunard Tavern’s roof deck this Thursday, June 20 at 6:00 p.m. All proceeds collected will go to the Maverick…
Eastie Nonprofits Receive $21,500 in Small Grants from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Better Beaches Program
Each year Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Better Beaches grant program funds free kayaking, beach parties and a host of other activities along East Boston’s shoreline during the summer months. Last week four Eastie nonprofits received a total of $21,500…
Community News
Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Agenda Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Agenda Wednesday, June 19, 2019; 7 – 8:30 p.m. East Boston Neighborhood Health Center: Training Building 250 Sumner Street AGENDA (subject to change) 464 Sumner Street– Proposal to change the occupancy…
Community Calendar
Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Kiwanis Club of East Boston First and Third Tuesday of every month 6 p.m. at Spinelli’s Restaurant in Day Square.…
Lendlease Seeks to Use Future Piers Park II Property for Temporary Parking
With another construction season in full swing, developer of Clippership Wharf, Lendlease appeared before the community last week with a proposal that could dramatically cut down on on-street parking by construction crews working on the waterfront development project near Maverick…
East Boston Greenway’s Gove Street Crossing Undergoes a Transformation
The Gove Street entrance of the East Boston Greenway underwent a transformation over the weekend. On Friday and Saturday an army of volunteers helped transform this section of the Greenway into a vibrant plaza. Volunteers spent two days painting the…
Madaro Talks Traffic Woes with BNN’s Chris Lovett
East Boston State Representative Adrian Madaro recently appeared on Boston Neighborhood Network (BNN) news to talk with host Chris Lovett about the traffic issues East Boston has been facing in recent years. On the show, which can be found on…