A new survey is out and has found that a majority of East Boston residents want more market rate housing, more nightlife venues and more retail development. Community Commons released its second survey on development concerns at last Wednesday night’s…
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Salesian Boys & Girls Club Receives a National Award
The Salesian Boys & Girls Club on Byron Street in East Boston received a national award last week from the Boys and Girls Club of America. Out of 1,000 Boys & Girls Clubs in the Northeast Region that includes 14…
OPIOID Crisis Summit
Officials gathered in Revere Monday for an opioid summit to discuss how the crisis will be dealt with. From left are State Sen. Anthony Petruccelli, State Rep. Roselee Vincent, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, parent and Revere resident Debbie Daegle, U.S.…
Boston City Council Election 2015:Murphy Touts Experience, Record on the Campaign Trail
Councilor Stephen Murphy is one of the more visible councilors when it comes to attending community events, fundraisers or civic meetings, whether it be in Eastie or his home of Hyde Park, but the work of the life-long councilor is…
Voter Turnout Expected to be Light
East Boston residents will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 3 in what city officials are saying will be a quiet election. With no Mayoral race this year, only five candidates vying for one of the four At-Large seats…
Changes Made to Loftel Project
The developer of the proposed Loftel at a former industrial building on the corner of Porter and Orleans Street has made some changes to the project that were well received at Monday night’s Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) meeting. At…
Three Market Rate Condos Voted Down by Gove Street Citizens Association
Trouble is brewing on just how the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) will soon deal with conflicting votes between two competing neighborhood associations covering some of the same areas of Jeffries Point. The Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA), a…
Suffolk Hosts Live Racing Card Saturday
A large crowd is expected to be on hand at Suffolk Downs Saturday (Oct. 31) for the third and final Racing and Food Truck Festival of the 2015 season. Suffolk will hold an 11-race card with a post time of…
Boston City Council Election 2015:Flaherty Looks to Schools, Development as Key Issues in Boston
By Seth Daniel When Councilor Michael Flaherty walks the streets of Boston’s neighborhoods, whether Charlestown, Beacon Hill, Eastie or Jamaica Plain, he said he often encounters folks he’s known for years. It goes with having grown up in South Boston…
Walk for Peace:East Boston’s Elected Officials Joined the Boston Police Department’s Top Brass to Show Support for Safe Communities
With the murders of two teenagers in East Boston last month still fresh in everyone’s mind, East Boston’s elected officials joined the Boston Police Department’s top brass to hold a ‘Walk for Peace:’ in the neighborhood last week. Last Thursday,…