During the planning phase for several of the neighborhood’s high-profile waterfront development projects like Boston East and Clippership Wharf, residents have always advocated for local art, public art and outdoor art to somehow be incorporated into the design of these…
HVNA Members Come Around to Saratoga Street Project
Over the past two years Saratoga Street resident Mike McCormack emerged as the most vocal critic of plans to develop a large vacant lot on his street. McCormack thought earlier blueprints of the planned development at 656 Saratoga St. were…
East Boston High School is on the Rise
Sitting in his office on a sunny fall morning East Boston High School Headmaster Phil Brangiforte can’t help but gloat about his school, his staff, his students and the entire EBHS community. Over the summer the New England Association of…
EHCA Rejects Four Projects Last Week
Members of the Eagle Hill Civic Association voted down four development projects at the group’s November meeting. Perhaps the most controversial project was at 247 Saratoga St., where the plan was to raze the existing one-family home and erect a…
MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Constitution Beach, Falcon Street Murders
Labor Day weekend in 2015 marked the end of the summer and teens all over East Boston spent their last days of freedom hanging out with friends before school started that Tuesday. Tragically, 15-year-old Wilson Martinez would never make it…
City Councilor Michelle Wu Releases Report on Youth Transportation Challenges
Boston City Councilor At-Large Michelle Wu announced the results of a grassroots research initiative conducted by her office this past summer to survey hundreds of Boston students about their transportation needs and preferences. The Boston Youth Transportation Project research was…