Activists and residents are scrambling to get their comment letters in before the Public Comment Period on Logan Airport’s parking project ends later this month. According to Massport the proposed parking project plans to add 5,000 new on-Airport commercial parking…
Month: January 2020
Community News
Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Planning & Zoning Agenda We are holding two meetings in January to ensure that each project receives adequate time for community discussion. Wednesday, January 15, 2020; 7 – 8:30 pm East Boston Neighborhood Health Center: Training…
Community Calendar
Community Meetings 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…
Eversource Challenges Students to Showcase Their Energy Smarts in Annual Contest
Eversource invites Massachusetts students to demonstrate their energy efficiency knowledge by entering its seventh annual Eversource Challenge. The competition promotes energy conservation, energy efficiency and sustainability and is open to kindergarten to high school students in Eversource’s Massachusetts electric service…
Aquino Tapped to Present at National Mentoring Summit
Chelsea Aquino, Senior Manager of Government Relations and Public Policy at Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP) in Boston, has been selected to present at the 10th Annual National Mentoring Summit in Washington, D.C. on January 29-31. Aquino will be leading a…
Bremen Street Developer Offers Mitigation Package to IAG Members
The developer proposing a large-scale, mixed-use development on Bremen Street offered a community mitigation package to the project’s Impact Advisory Group (IAG) at a meeting last week. Bremen Acquisitions filed the project with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA)…
New Online Resources for Statewide Exit Renumbering Project Announced
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing new online resources on HYPERLINK “https://newmassexits.com/” \t “_blank” the project website for the Statewide Exit Renumbering Project, including an informational video on the project and an online meeting. Visit NewMassExits.com to access these…
Police Briefs 01-15-2020
Monday, December 16, 2019 Around 8:14 p.m. in the area of 173 Border St. a 20-year-old male with a Lawrence, MA address was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Trespassing Tuesday, December 17, 2019 Around 3:30 p.m. in the area of…
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Spirit Lives On
When one considers that it has been almost 52 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated while he was standing on a balcony in a motel room in Memphis, where King was staying while supporting striking city trash collection…
Guest Op-Ed: Are You a Time Saver or a Time Waster?
By Melissa Martin, Ph.D. America, a nation of time-saving fanatics. American, a nation of time-wasting freaks. In the days of old, consumers visited the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker. They chatted, gossiped, and shared community news. Timeworn traditions turned…