By Dr. Glenn Mollette Have something to look forward to every day. Work a job. Work in your apartment or house. Have an exercise or health outing of some kind. Clean out a closet. Read a book. Your goal may…
Month: May 2021
Obituaries 05-12-2021
Cecilio Silva Retired US Gypsum Supervisor and Dedicated NY Yankees Fan Family and friends are invited to attend Visiting Hours on Friday, May 14 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rt.107)…
Nantucket Lightship Returns Home After Seven Months in Dry Dock
After seven months in dry dock while undergoing extensive restorations and maintenance the Nantucket Lightship, has returned to its home port along East Boston’s Waterfront near Piers Park. Since 2009, Eastie has played host to this national treasure and now…
Eastie’s Corner Stalk Farm Seeking Cannabis Grow License
For the past eight years, Shawn Cooney of Corner Stalk Farms has been quietly growing fresh green-leaf vegetables inside old shipping containers that have been repurposed to grow year round crops down on Condor Street along Chelsea Creek. At last…
First Design of Future Piers Park III Released
At a recent community meeting, the Trustees of Reservations unveiled a landscape architect firm’s first draft of the future Piers Park III park design. This initial design was created by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc (MVVA) using input from the…
MBTA Bus Driver Charged With Sexual Assault and Kidnapping
A MBTA bus driver that was working the route between Orient Heights MBTA Station in East Boston and Winthrop has been arrested and arragined on charges of kidnapping, assault to rape, and indecent assault and battery. Ali Ennab, 45, of…
MassDOT to Close Sumner Tunnel for Four Months in Summer 2023
If the past is prologue, residents in East Boston are preparing themselves for another traffic nightmare in 2023. At back to back informational meetings last week, MassDOT announced it will close the Sumner Tunnel for a full four months during…
News in Brief
JPNA May 10 Meeting Agenda The Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association will meet on Monday, May 10 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm by a Zoom Video Conference. Registration Is Required! In order to speak aloud as an abutter, one must register for…
Local Mothers Build Living Art Exhibition to Educate Community on Air Pollution
On Saturday, May 8, from 1-4 pm in honor of the Mother’s Day weekend, environmental justice organization Mothers Out Front East Boston and a number of community partners will transform East Boston’s Central Square into a COVID-safe education hub through…
Groups Urge Passage of Save Hotel Jobs Act
The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) and UNITE HERE, the largest hospitality workers union in North America, joined forces to call on Congress to pass the Save Hotel Jobs Act. The bill, introduced by U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and…