The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Research Division and the Office of Digital Cartography and GIS today released the preliminary findings of the 2020 U.S. Census data, which found the total population of East Boston grew by 6.3 percent…
Month: August 2021
Disability community celebrates Beach:Ability at Constitution Beach
On Saturday, more than 125 individuals with disabilities came together to enjoy a fun-filled day at Constitution Beach. The Beach:Ability at Constitution Beach program was created several years ago through a grant from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Better Beaches…
Two Haitian Americans running for At-Large City Council ask for help for their homeland in the wake of latest earthquake
Haiti was still recovering from the violent 2010 earthquake that killed 200,000 Haitians when another magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula the impoverished country on Saturday. The latest earthquake killed at least 1,419 people and injured another 6,900 and…
Bob Cappucci announces his candidacy for Mayor
Bob Cappucci, a lifelong resident of East Boston, a retired Boston Police Officer, and a veteran of the US Navy Nuclear Submarine Service, is running for mayor as the Law and Order candidate. He has experienced the hopes and struggles…
Eastie’s Italian Express latest victim of the COVID pandemic
East Boston’s Italian Express Pizzeria, a mainstay restaurant in the Jeffries Point Neighborhood, has gone from appearing on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive Ins and Dives to being forced to shut its doors–much to the shock of the community. “We…
Rep. Madaro testifies on his bill to end housing discrimination
Last week Rep. Adrian Madaro testified at a Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure hearing in support of his bill to end housing discrimination in the Commonwealth. “Our fair housing laws work best when they’re well understood and…
Edwards announces major endorsements
Councilor Lydia Edwards announced a group of major endorsements for her re-election campaign from organizations representing hundreds of thousands of working families and advocates across Massachusetts: • EMILY’s List • Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus • Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of…
Eastie’s weekly COVID positive test rate increases 59 percent
Health officials are ringing the alarm and trying to get a handle on the Delta variant of the virus that has caused breakthrough infections among vaccinated residents and is decimating the unvaccinated population across the city, state and country. In…
Sen. Markey joins Senate colleagues in bipartisan letter urging Biden administration to protect Afghan women leaders
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sens. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) on Monday were joined by 44 of their Senate colleagues, including Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Ranking Member…
City hosts Phase II Climate Ready East Boston workshop
The City’s of Boston’s Environment Department continued its series of workshops to help kickoff Phase II of the Climate Ready East Boston/Charlestown project. Boston Environment Department Project Manager Catherine McCandless gave an update on the work being done to develop…