By Mayor Martin J. Walsh February is Black History Month and, in Boston, we have a full series of events planned to celebrate the achievements of Black Bostonians– the women and men, seniors and students, veterans and clergy, business owners…
Have we turned a corner?
For the first time since 2014, life expectancy in the United States has risen after four years of decline, according to a report released this past Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall life expectancy rose…
MassDOT announces overnight Route 1A closures
Starting on Sunday, Feb.9, there will be intermittent overnight road closures on both the northbound and southbound sides of Route 1A in East Boston. MassDOT made the announcement Monday and said the closures are scheduled to take place over the…
Community news
Upcoming Events at the East Boston Branch Library SAT Prep Workshop Series Thursdays, Feb. 6 – March 12 at 6 p.m. SAT course designed for high school students who need an efficient preparatory class in a condensed amount of time.…
Speak for the Trees and NOAH team up for Tree Canopy
For nearly three years, a group of concerned teens from East Boston’s Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) have been trying to rekindle the neighborhood’s grassroots effort to have more trees planted in Eastie. NOAH Youth members have launched the tree…
HVNA votes to approve project pitched end of Moore Street
Members of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) voted 22-21 in favor of a 14-unit condo building on Moore Street. The White and Gaeta families occupy three adjoining homes from 116 to 120 Moore St. Originally the White and Gaeta…