The Clippership Apartments, a 20-unit, income-restricted complex owned by the Boston Housing Authority, could have had an overhaul 20 years ago when Maverick Gardens was being rehabbed under a federal Hope VI grant. However, residents opted not to be part…
Salvadoran National Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
A Salvadoran national and convicted sexual offender living under an assumed name in East Boston was sentenced in federal court last week for failure to register as a sex offender as required under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act…
JPNA Votes Down Sumner Street Proposal
The Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) voted 12 to 11 against the proposed project at 272 Sumner St. to add an additional unit to a three-family. East Boston resident Julius Sokol planned to perform a gut rehab on an existing…
City Council Approves CPA Funding
Last month Mayor Martin Walsh and the City’s Community Preservation Committee (CPC) recommended that several projects in East Boston and across the city, totaling more than $34 million, be included in the fall funding round for the Community Preservation Act…
Chamber Prosperity Awards Set for the End of the Month
Living in an urban community is never easy. While East Boston does have it share of the issues, it also has a lifestyle that has made this a community of choice for generations of residents. In Eastie, you are not…
Community News
Orient Heights Neighborhood Council Meeting agenda The next meeting of the Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) will be Monday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the YMCA gym on 58 Ashley St. Location: YMCA 58 Ashley Street Meeting starts at…