The Boston Centers for Youth & Families, and the City of Boston’s Public Facilities Department hosted a community meeting last Wednesday at the Paris Street Community Center regarding the upcoming renovations to the Paris Street Pool. Mayor Martin Walsh earmarked…
Month: October 2019
EBNHC Honors Board Chair Rita Sorrento
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) last week honored its longtime Board Chair Rita Sorrento by dedicating its new Neighborhood PACE facility in Revere in her name. Sorrento, who has served as as the EBNHC’s board president for 23…
Tackling Issues : New Environmental Justice Group To Hold Event Next Tuesday
Last summer East Boston Olin College students, Taylor Sheneman and Christine Dimke, under the direction of their professor Scott Hersey installed instruments that have been measuring a wide array of pollutants caused by fossil fuels emanating from highways and Logan…
Councilor Edwards Calls for ZBA Reform
In the wake of the scandal that has rocked the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals in recent months, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards is calling for an overhaul of the city’s zoning board. The John Lynch bribing scandal has…
Councilor Edward’s Scholarship That Honors The Famed Maverick Mothers Seeks Applicants
To honor the historic group of brave East Boston woman that kick started a tradition of community activism in the neighborhood, City Councilor Lydia Edwards founded an annual scholarship that will pay tribute to the Maverick Street Mothers. The Maverick…
Gov. Baker Calls for Four Month Ban on Vaping Products
Neighborhood smoke shops like the Eastie Smoke Shop sell dozens of e-cigarettes, vape devices, tobacco juices and vape related products. Touted as a safer alternative to cigarette smoking vaping has become the fad for former smokers and those who never…
Suspect in Custody After Stabbing Across from District A-7 Police Station
An East Boston man was arraigned on numerous charges in East Boston District Court following a stabbing incident last Friday at the gas station across from District A-7 Police Station. Eric Vargas, 32, of East Boston, was arranged this week…
Community News
Saint Vincent dePaul Clothing Drive The St. Vincent dePaul Clothing Drive will take place on October 5th, Saturday, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Oct. 6, Sunday, from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Salesian Boys and Girls…
News In Brief
Matriculates into Hamilton College Clarissa Hurley of East Boston recently matriculated as first-year students at Hamilton College: Hurley is a graduate of Middlesex School. They were selected from a pool of 8,339 applicants to the college, and join a class…
New Coors Ad Glorifies Problem Drinking
“The official beer of Saturday morning,” is the reprehensible (and that’s the only word that comes to mind) tag line for a new TV ad for Coors Light beer that appeared during the football games this past weekend. The ad…