Davis appointed Director of the Mayor’s Office of Tourism Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the appointment of Kate Davis of East Boston as the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports and Entertainment, the department tasked with supporting the…
Month: February 2020
Absentee ballots and early voting dates now available for the presidential primary
The City of Boston’s Election Department announced that absentee ballots are now available for the Presidential Primary taking place on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Voters registered in Boston who meet one of the requirements below are eligible to vote by…
Massport announces new memorial scholarship honoring former Port Director
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) announced a new scholarship available to students in Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop, honoring the late Port Director Deborah Hadden Gray who passed away in September 2019. Hadden Gray, of Melrose, worked for Massport for 20…
City Councilor Flaherty announces his 2020 committee assignments
Committee assignments for the two-year Boston City Council term beginning in 2020 have been announced, and Boston City Councilor At-Large Michael F. Flaherty has been assigned as the Chair of the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Committee for the second consecutive…
Harborkeepers holds emergency preparedness workshop
Are you ready for a disaster, natural or otherwise? Some people living in East Boston might say yes while a vast majority might say no. Last week Harborkeepers Director Magdelena La Battaglia and Harborkeepers Heather O’Brien held a workshop for…
Guest Op-Ed: Black history is more than a month. Join our year-round celebration.
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh February is Black History Month and, in Boston, we have a full series of events planned to celebrate the achievements of Black Bostonians– the women and men, seniors and students, veterans and clergy, business owners…
Have we turned a corner?
For the first time since 2014, life expectancy in the United States has risen after four years of decline, according to a report released this past Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall life expectancy rose…
MassDOT announces overnight Route 1A closures
Starting on Sunday, Feb.9, there will be intermittent overnight road closures on both the northbound and southbound sides of Route 1A in East Boston. MassDOT made the announcement Monday and said the closures are scheduled to take place over the…
Community news
Upcoming Events at the East Boston Branch Library SAT Prep Workshop Series Thursdays, Feb. 6 – March 12 at 6 p.m. SAT course designed for high school students who need an efficient preparatory class in a condensed amount of time.…
Speak for the Trees and NOAH team up for Tree Canopy
For nearly three years, a group of concerned teens from East Boston’s Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) have been trying to rekindle the neighborhood’s grassroots effort to have more trees planted in Eastie. NOAH Youth members have launched the tree…