By Mayor Martin J. Walsh On April 2nd, we made a promise: in five years, Boston will achieve high-quality Universal Pre-Kindergarten for every four-year-old in the city. In the last five years, we’ve added 750 pre-K seats that are high-quality,…
Month: April 2019
Renegade’s Pub Claims 1st EBMHL Championship
The EBMHL wrapped up its 10th season last Wednesday night at Porazzo Rink as the boys of Renegade’s Pub took down the East Boston Yacht Club in game 3 of the best of three series, to claim the John Parziale…
Obituaries 04-10-2019
Antonette ‘Toni’ Smith Of Revere, formerly of East Boston Antonette “Toni” (Chiode) Smith of Revere, formerly of East Boston, passed away on April 6. She was the loving wife of the late James Smith Sr., devoted mother of James Smith, Jr.…
Guild Students Raise Funds for New England Casket Company
Since March 25, one of the Curtis Guild Elementary School’s fourth-grade classes has been collecting their toys and selling them during lunchtime and recess to raise funds for the families affected by the New England Casket Company’s devastating nine-alarm fire…
Massport, PierPAC to Host Piers Park Phase II Design Meeting
For the past two years Massport has been working closely with the East Boston Project Advisory Committee (PierPAC) to come up with preliminary designs for the new Piers Park Phase II, a 4.5-acre waterfront park adjacent to the 11-acre Piers…
Local Identity City Looking for Permanent Art Installation at Planned Police Station
For over two decades the residents of East Boston have awaited the construction of a new police station at the City Yards across from American Legion Playground. The new police station will eventually include an ambulance bay and community soccer…
Crash in Tunnel Causes Havoc in Eastie on Monday
Monday’s morning traffic nightmare was not a cruel April Fools joke; it was just the reality in living in a neighborhood were no state transportation officials seem to know how to get a handle on or solve East Boston’s traffic…
Mayor Walsh, Advocates Hold 2020 Census Kick off in Eastie
Mayor Martin Walsh joined a group of non-profit leaders and advocates at the East Boston Library on Bremen Street to kickoff year-long outreach campaign to ensure a fair and complete count in the 2020 U.S. Census. The census will be…
BCYF Summer Superteens Program Registration Starts April 5
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the return of Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) summer SuperTeens Program. Youth ages 13-14 in the SuperTeens program will have the opportunity to attend weekly leadership development workshops, gain work experience in…
Vote on Plan to Redevelop Donald McKay’s Brother’s Home in Eagle Hill Ends in Tie
The small, red, and white Italianate Victorian home at 88 White St. is packed with history. The home, which sits on the National Register of Historic Places, was built by Donald McKay for his brother in 1860, and is only…