An East Boston maritime company was honored last week at the State House during the Annual Manufacturing Award Ceremony sponsored by the Legislature’s Manufacturing Caucus. Blue Atlantic Fabricators located at the Boston Shipyard and Marina on Marginal Street was one…
Month: November 2019
Under-Reporting: Community, Elected Officials Question Accuracy of Massport’s ESPR
If the explosion of traffic going into the Sumner Tunnel each morning has made East Boston residents very skeptical when government or quasi-government agencies release their predictions for growth over a multiyear span. MassDOT thought traffic would only grow a…
Changes Made to Madaro Family Community Fund’s Thanksgiving Day Dinner
Planning for the Madaro Family Community Fund’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner is in full swing and Rep. Adrian Madaro has announced a major change to the yearly event. The dinner, which will be held on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 28), helps…
Inaugural Maverick Mothers Street Mothers Scholarship Gala Set for Nov. 12
To honor the historic group of brave East Boston women 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 Street…
Rep. Madaro Secures $50,000 for EBSC Early Ed Programs
In the House version of the state budget, Rep. Adrian Madaro added several earmarks for local organizations. One earmark that stands out is $50,000 to help support the East Boston Social Centers (EBSC) facility improvements that will support the EBSC’s…
Encore Casino to Provide Water Service to Eastie
Although East Boston voters overwelmingly rejected building a resort-style casino in the neighborhood’s backyard at Suffolk Downs in 2013, Encore Boston Harbor will make it easier for residents wishing to visit the casino in Everett. Encore announced last week that…
Developer Goes back to Drawing Board on Coleridge Street Project
Following a contentious Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) meeting last month the developers of the project on a vacant waterfront lot at 181 Coleridge St. went back to the drawing board and unveiled a new plan Monday night. At…
Community News
Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Meeting Agenda Below please find the agenda for the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association scheduled monthly meeting for November 2019. The meeting will be held at the Jeffries Yacht Club located at 565 Sumner Street in East…
‘Dance for Dana’ Dance-A-Thon Set for Nov. 24
On Sunday, Nov. 24, local dancing schools and teams will join together to host the Third Annual “Dance for Dana” Dance-A-Thon at the Rumney Marsh Academy Gymnasium to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Nicole Paolo founded the event in 2017 in…
Community Calendar
Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Kiwanis Club of East Boston First and Third Tuesday of every month 6 p.m. at Spinelli’s Restaurant in Day Square.…