Month: June 2022
Zumix Goes ‘Green’ With New Solar Panels
Less than a month after Mayor Michelle Wu announced a new pilot program to increase solar panel usage in East Boston, Zumix was inspired to ‘Go Green’. Madeleine Steczynski, co-founder and executive director of Zumix, said at the end of…
Sumner Tunnel Traffic Nightmare Begins This Week
At a meeting in 2017, MassDOT officials, in response to the daily gridlock during the morning commute caused by the reconfiguration of the Sumner Tunnel toll plaza, were forced to admit they used outdated traffic data when preparing for the…
Last Week’s Fire Shouldn’t Affect Suffolk Downs Simulcasting for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes
Last Monday’s six-alarm fire that tore through the Suffolk Downs Racetrack’s grandstand press box did cause some damage but Sterling Suffolk Racecource’s Chip Tuttle said the historic track should be up and running for simulcasting for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. When…
9th Annual Eastie LGBTQ Pride Flag-Raising Set for Friday
With Gay Pride Month in full swing, the 9th Annual LGBTQ Pride Flag raising ceremony will return to East Boston’s Piers Park on Friday. Organizers will join Massport, Eastie elected officials and members of the local LGBTQ community to raise…
Portion of Historic Donald McKay House Collapses
Under the weight of a deteriorating roof a side wall of the historic Donald McKay House began to collapse Saturday. Boston Fire and Boston and Boston’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD) were on scene to assess the damage and said the…
Eastie’s COVID Positive Test-Rate Drops
While East Boston’s weekly COVID positive test rates are dropping the rate is still above 10 percent forcing Boston public health officials to brace for a potential spike in cases during graduation season. It seems the latest surge in COVID…
City of Boston Credit Union Earns Three MAC Awards
City of Boston Credit Union, one of the oldest Credit Unions in the United States, announced its marketing team was selected for two gold and one silver award by the Marketing Association of Credit Unions (MAC). Awards were as follows: …
News in Brief
The East Boston Chamber of Commerce Commemorates the Observance of Flag Day The East Boston Chamber of Commerce will be placing a display of American flags to commemorate the upcoming Flag Day observed on Tuesday, June 14, at the Daniel…
Goldberg Urges Legislature To Include Gun Divestment in Supplemental Budget
In the aftermath of the horrific shooting in Uvalde, Texas at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 students and two teachers, State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg calls for the Massachusetts Legislature to pass legislation requiring the state’s $101.5 billion pension…