Earlier this month when Mayor Martin Walsh said the City is taking swift action when establishments do not meet safety protocols he wasn’t kidding. Since restaurants were able to reopen with capacity restrictions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the Boston…
Author: John Lynds
East Boston Police Confiscate Stolen Ak-47 from Havre Street Apartment
Just a few weeks after confiscating five guns from five individuals, officers from Boston Police’s District A-7’s station recovered a stolen AK-47 assault rifle from an apartment on Havre Street. The 30-year-old man from Eastie, who was not immediately identified…
Orient Heights Cannabis Dispensary One Step Closer to Reality
The adult-use cannabis dispensary proposed for Orient Heights Square is one step closer to becoming a reality after it was approved by the Boston Cannabis Commission (BCC). Following a hearing last month with the owners of Local Roots, the BCC…
Councilor Edwards Launches Re-election Campaign with Virtual Kickoff
Last Friday night District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards kicked off her re-election campaign for a third term with a virtual celebration on Facebook. The event included a speech by Edwards as well as remarks from guest speakers and colleagues…
City of Boston Community Preservation Committee Announces Funding Recommendation in Eastie
Last week Mayor Martin Walsh and the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee (CPC) announced their recommendation to fund two projects in East Boston through the latest round of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding. The two projects in Eastie join…
Eastie Organizations Receiving Funding Through Boston Resiliency Fund
Seven East Boston organizations were included in the latest round Boston Resiliency Fund grant money. Last Thursday, Mayor Martin announced that Central Assembly of God Church, East Boston Community Soup Kitchen, East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH), East Boston…
Weekly Covid Positive Test Rate Decreases in Eastie
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Eastie stayed the same and the weekly positive test rate decreased . According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), of the 35,388 Eastie residents tested…
State’s Energy Facilities Siting Board Approves Controversial Substation
Despite widespread community opposition as well as opposition from over a dozen Massachusetts elected officials the state’s Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) unanimously approved Eversource’s highly controversial plan to build a new substation in East Boston at the City Yards…
Distribution of Mitigation Funds from 99 Sumner St. Project Gets BPDA Approval
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) this month voted to approve mitigation funding to several local non-profits as part of the development project at 99 Sumner St., also known as the Hodge Boiler Works project. The BPDA board approved…
Renegade’s Pub Looks to Transfer Ownership and Liquor License to Longtime Manager
At the February Orient Heights Neighborhood Council meeting attorney for Renegade’s Pub, Kristen Scanlon, told the council members that current owners of Renegade’s Pub are planning on handing over ownership of their East Boston location in Orient Heights Square to…