The next meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association will be on Monday, October 4, 2021 at 6pm. Please note the meeting will be a hybrid, In Person and on Zoom. The In Person meeting will be held in the…
Month: September 2021
News In Brief
$1 Million to Support Families Not Eligible for Direct Federal COVID-19 Relief Mayor Kim Janey, the City of Boston Equity and Inclusion Cabinet, and the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement are awarding $1 million dollars to the Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative (MIC) to support…
East Boston Ferry Service Kicks Off on October 4
The first of many seven minute trips on a ferry from Lewis Mall Dock in East Boston to South Boston’s Fan Pier by the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) began Monday. Over the summer MCCA Director of Transportation Shannon McDermott…
Baker-Polito Administration Files Legislation to Further Support Military Families Transferring to Mass.
The Baker-Polito Administration filed legislation to improve the occupational licensing process for certain professions for military families transferring to Massachusetts. The legislation would help facilitate license portability for military families transferring to military installations in Massachusetts by entering the Commonwealth…
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Infections Decreases
Two weeks ago, East Boston went over the 5 percent COVID positive test rate threshold the CDC and city used during the height of the pandemic last year to begin reconsidering the phased reopening of certain businesses, public spaces and…
Let’s Build a Drug Treatment and Homeless Facility in Dover
Back in the 1970s and ‘80s, when there was talk of expanding Logan Airport to the detriment of residents in the communities of Winthrop, Revere, Chelsea, and South Boston, among others, then-State Senator William Bulger of So. Boston suggested constructing…
Obituaries 09-29-2021
Mark Gaeta Of East Boston Mark Gaeta of East Boston passed away on Saturday, September 25 at 59 years of age. The beloved son of the late Louis and Mary Lou (Mastrangelo) Gaeta, he was the dear brother of Louis Gaeta…
Jets Volleyball Action
Appreciation: Peter Koff, Longtime Environmental Advocate and Protector of Eastie Against Airport Expansion, Dies at 80
In the early 1970s, Attorney Peter Koff fired the first salvo across the bow of Massport’s ship and began a lifelong career of advocating for and defending the community against noise and air pollution as well as Logan Airport expansion. …