Ever since Cape Air’s CEO Dan Wolf was doing seaplane flight instruction on Cape Cod’s ponds over 35 years ago, launching a scheduled seaplane service has been a dream of his. Starting this spring, Cape Air, one of the busiest…
Month: February 2020
Walsh stops by OHNC meeting
Mayor Martin Walsh made a surprise visit last Tuesday to the Orient Heights Neighborhood Council’s (OHNC) February meeting. The Mayor, who had previously visited OHNC members a few months back, said his visit was part of a promise he made…
Zumix’s Corey DePina receives Black Excellence on the Hill
In honor of Black History Month, Zumix’s Youth Development and Performance Manager Corey DePina received the state’s Black Excellence on the Hill award during a recent State House ceremony. The Black Excellence on the Hill award celebrates black culture, excellence,…
Eastie to vote to elect Ward 1 Democratic Committee members
When East Boston voters head to the polls during the Super Tuesday Presidential Primary on Tuesday, March 3, they’ll have an opportunity to pick who will lead Eastie’s Ward 1 Democratic Committee into the future. There are two slates vying…
ZBA gets overhaul
In the wake of the scandal that rocked the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) last year, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards hascalled for an overhaul of the city’s zoning board. The John Lynch bribing scandal trickled down to…
Paul Pingaro Scholarship applications now available
The Paul Pingaro Scholarship Committee would like to announce that applications for the following Scholarships are available at The Martin Pino Community Center. • The Salvatore and Maria Pizzi Foundation Scholarship awards $2,500 per year for four years. • The Paul R…
Community news 2-26-2020
March Harbor View Neighborhood Association Meeting March 2, 2020 Harbor View Neighborhood Association Brooke Charter School 145 Byron Street East Boston, 6:30pm, (doors open at 6pm) Agenda Welcome/Introduction (5min) Station 7 Update Sgt. Cintolo and Officer Simons (10min) Announcements: Board…
GSCA votes to approve two projects
At Monday Night’s Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) meeting, the group voted to approve two development projects. At the first project at 14B Geneva St., the developer proposes to erect a 34-foot four-unit condo building with four parking spaces on…
House passes legislation to help protect persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities from harm
Representative Adrian Madaro, along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to create a registry of care providers who harmed a person or persons with an intellectual or developmental disability. The bill seeks to prevent those…
Environmental Justice Legislation reported favorably from ENRA Committee
In December, the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) Committee favorably reported out two Environmental Justice bills to both chambers on Beacon Hill. S. 464, An Act Relative to environmental justice and toxics reduction in the commonwealth, filed by State…