The ocean temperature barely has reached 60 degrees in Boston Harbor and vicinity, but the warnings on our beaches have confirmed what the beachcombers among us have known for a week or so — the dreaded jellyfish have arrived. According…
Month: June 2020
Guest Op-ed: The Rental Relief Fund Is Helping to Keep Bostonians in Their Homes During the Pandemic
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we knew that many people would be challenged by housing costs while they were out of work. As a part of our comprehensive response, we wanted to include…
Obituaries 06-17-2020
Kimiko Amato Believed to be one of the first few Post WWII Japanese War Brides Kimiko “Kay” “Kimi” (Yamaguchi) Amato died in East Boston on June 11. She was in her 95th year. The beloved wife of the late Angelo A.…
Let’s Get Movin’ At Home Challenge
Chelsea Street Gunfire Leads to One Arrest
Boston Police arrested an East Boston man in connection with allegedly firing a gun Sunday evening on the corner of Chelsea and Porter Streets. Stephen Woodard, 30, of East Boston. Woodard was arraigned in East Boston District Court on charges…
Davis Companies Hope for Robust Community Process for EBNHC Lots
The Davis Company and East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) recently announced a partnership to redevelop a series of parcels along Breman and Orleans Streets being used for EBNHC employee parking. However, the Davis Companies has pledged that it will…
Mayor Walsh, “We Can’t Turn the Page…It’s Time to Listen”
Last Thursday, the first formal memorial service for George Floyd was held in Minneapolis. The National NAACP called for eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence–the total time Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck before he passed…
City Realty Donates Chromebooks to Mario Umana Academy
Last week the City Realty Group continued its longstanding partnership with the Mario Umana Academy through a generous donation of Chromebooks for the school’s students. City Realty, known for several development projects in Eastie, has a nonprofit offshoot called City…
Edwards Makes Records Request to Massport on Eversource Substation Plan
A week after environmental justice agencies and local environmental activists filed a civil rights complaint against Massachusetts energy agencies regarding Eversource’s plan to place a substation at the City Yards in West Eagle Square, City Councilor Lydia Edwards submitted a…
Eastie’s Berkshire Roots to Become Second Recreational Marijuana Shop in Boston
East Boston’s first adult use retail marijuana facility planned for Meridian Street will now open any day according to Western Mass’s Berkshire Roots, Inc. Berkshire Roots received its final license from the Cannabis Control Commission to open shop at 253…