Last week, Acting Mayor Mayor Kim Janey announced the city’s withdrawal of the Downtown Waterfront District Municipal Harbor Plan and will focus city efforts on creating a more equitable and resilient waterfront in East Boston and other coastal Boston neighborhoods. …
Month: September 2021
Eastie native and voice of the Celtics lends voice to new NBA video game
Diehard Boston Celtics fans are sure to recognize the new voice that will serve as the announcer for Visual Concepts upcoming NBA 2K22 video game that will be released around Christmas. East Boston native and “Voice of the Celtics” Eddie…
Boncore will step down from State Senate position
Sen. Joseph Boncore, who has served in the First Middlesex and Suffolk District senate seat since 2016, announced last week that he will be resigning from his position. He will be submitting his official letter of resignation this week. Boncore…
Community dedicates Channel Fish’s free pantry to former employee Greg Bertolino
Not many people in East Boston knew Greg Bertolino but the Gloucster native and former Chanel Fish employee left a lasting mark on the community. Bertolino died unexpectedly last October at the age of 37 but had a core group…
Four East Boston residents receive Boston University scholarships
At a ceremony last Tuesday evening at the Boston University Questrom School of Business Auditorium and Atrium four East Boston students were announced as recipients of Boston University Scholarships. Both Anirichna Sophorlrath and Imalay Checo were the recipients of BU’s…
Eastie’s weekly COVID infections decline
Perhaps the City’s new mask mandate policy for indoor venues that went into effect two weeks ago is having some impact on stopping the spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus in East Boston and throughout the city…
Pipefitters Local 537 endorses Essaibi George
Pipefitters Local 537 endorsed At-Large City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George in her candidacy for Mayor of Boston citing her long-time advocacy for and commitment to Boston’s hard working residents. Pipefitters Local 537 represents more than 3,000 pipefitters, welders and HVAC…
News In Brief
Harbor View Neighborhood Association Agenda Reminder this is an In Person only meeting. It will be passively streamed on Facebook for recording purposes only. No comments, no attendance and no voting will be available on line for this September meeting.…
State health officials announce two new human cases of West Nile Virus
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced two new human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year. Both individuals are male, one in his 50s and the other in his 70s and both were exposed…
Markey slams Purdue Pharma opioid bankruptcy settlement
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after a federal judge approved a bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma that grants the company and its owners global immunity from liability for the company’s role in the opioid epidemic. Earlier…