Christina Sacco cuddling with Trinity, an adoption dog, during the pet adopting event at First Priority Credit Union on Sat, Feb. 23. The unique event sponsored by Great Dog Rescue New England and First priority.
Month: March 2019
City Council Holds Hearing on BuildBPS Update
By Lauren Bennett Public Schools (BPS) regarding the BuildBPS plan. The BuildBPS plan was first announced in 2017 as a one billion dollar ten-year facilities management plan. The overall sentiment at the hearing was that more concrete information about the…
Windstorm Causes Damage
A severe windstorm Monday that affected Boston and the Northeast caused damage across East Boston. With peak wind guests topping 69 mph Monday afternoon trees toppled like dominos in the neighborhood, damaging cars and other property. On Lexington, London and…
Sen. Boncore, Rep. Madaro File Legislation to Address Eastie’s Traffic Woes
At a community meeting called by East Boston’s elected officials, MassDOT was forced to admit that when designing the new entrance into the Sumner Tunnel the state agency used outdated traffic projections. MassDOT predicted traffic going into the tunnel would…
NOAH to Release East Boston Flood Prevention Design Workshop Report Saturday
The East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) will host a ‘release’ party on Saturday, March 2 at Maverick Landing starting at 10 a.m. where NOAH staff will release the East Boston Flood Prevention Design Workshop Report. “The goal is…
Stabbing Victim Dies, Police Still Searching for Suspects
A makeshift memorial is on Chelsea Street in East Boston outside of Modelo Bar were Alfred Rodriguez was stabbed during an altercation outside the bar over a week ago. Rodriguez, a father and owner of a barber shop in Revere,…
Joe Gaeta Named Executive Director of the East Boston YMCA
A familiar face will return to East Boston to lead the East Boston YMCA next month. Joe Gaeta, who served as the East Boston Y’s Director of Teen Programs for several years before leaving to become Director of Operations for…
DeLeo Announces GreenWorks Resilient Communities Investment
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo announced a new initiative to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help communities across Massachusetts adopt technologies – including clean energy, energy efficiency, and climate change resiliency measures – that cut greenhouse…
Community News
Constitution Beach, East Boston “Marshmallows & Ice” 2019 Campfire Festival ‘Marshmallows & Ice’ Campfire Festival is set for Saturday, March 2, 4:40 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. at Porrazzo Skating Rink. FMC Ice Sports, Porrazzo Skating Rink, Department of Conservation and…