Remember This When You Vote Dear Editor: During the Obama Administration the price of regular gasoline was $4.00 per gallon, plus surpluses were added to deliveries of goods by trucks, vans, et. al. Surpluses were added to air flights and…
Month: October 2020
Obituaries 10-21-2020
Eleanor Caruso Lifelong Resident of East Boston Eleanor M. Caruso, 90, a lifelong resident of East Boston, passed away on Thursday, October 1 at her daughter’s home in Salem, NH. Mrs. Caruso was the beloved wife of the late Ernest,…
Six ‘Sea Walls Boston’ Mural Completed
The first six murals that are part of a new public art initiative known as ‘Sea Walls Boston’ are done and a seventh mural is on the way. “We completed six murals so far and a last minute seventh mural…
BPDA Releases Interim Report for PLAN in East Boston
Last week the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) PLAN: East Boston team released an interim report for the planning study, available on the BPDA website in English and Spanish (https://bpda.app.box.com/s/hgmqupurzxgjnuokzilvs7kk1894hwe1 The interim report follows two years of community meetings,…
Tree Eastie, NOAH, MOF and Eastie Farm Collaborate to Offer Free Trees to Residents
Tree Eastie, an organization that has been trying to rekindle the neighborhood’s grassroots effort to get more trees planted in the neighborhood, is collaborating with three other neighborhood groups to provide free trees to Eastie residents. Tree Eastie, NOAH (Neighborhood…
Mayor, BPS Hit Pause School Reopening Plan: BTU Seeks Injunction to In-Person Learning
With the city’s positive test rate exceeding the four percent threshold last week, Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said the city would hit the pause button on the phased-in hybrid reopening plan that was to…
City Releases Official Artist Renderings of New Senior Center Design
Last week the City of Boston released a set of artist renderings for the first time depicting what East Boston’s first ever Senior Center will look like once construction is completed. Construction on the future senior center began over the…
News in Brief
Suffolk Downs Hosting Pop-Up Drive-In for Halloween Films The HYM Investment Group is bringing the Halloween spirit this fall with The Spooky Screen at Suffolk Downs. To provide the region with a social-distancing friendly activity for all to enjoy, the owners…
Mayor Files Housing Stability Ordinance With City Council: Edwards Calls It a ‘Start’ to Protecting Renters During the Pandemic
Last week Mayor Martin Walsh filed the “Housing Stability Notification Act” with the Boston City Council. The ordinance would ensure East Boston residents and residents across the city at risk of eviction would know their rights and have access to…
Trinity Financial Updates Residents on Orient Heights Public Housing Development Project
Four years after kicking off the three-phase redevelopment of the Orient Heights Public Housing development Trinity Financial began construction on Phase III of the project in January. Like Phase I and Phase II, Phase III will tear down the old…