Last Thursday at the East Boston Social Centers the Boston Planning and Development Agency held a public meeting on the proposed project at 152 Liverpool St. Developer MG2’s proposed project consists of the re-development of a 6,074 square-foot commercial site…
Author: John Lynds
Former East Boston Times Building to be Redeveloped
The building at 40 William Kelley Sq. that housed the East Boston Times for several decades is slated for redevelopment. MG2 proposed to erect a 12-unit residential building with retail on first and second levels at last Wednesday’s Eagle Hill…
Trucks Getting Stuck Again Under Neptune Road Viaduct
East Boston’s elected officials and District 7 Captain Kelly McCormick have expressed their frustrations over the lack of use of the Marty Coughlin Bypass Road—a half-mile road extending under Day Square to Chelsea Street designed to remove Logan Airport related…
Mayor Walsh Adds Second Ambulance to East Boston
A bone of contention for decades in East Boston is the fact that the neighborhood has had only one dedicated ambulance stationed. With Eastie geographic isolation from the rest of Boston, coupled with the fact that the only dedicated Boston…
Appreciation:Benny Tauro, Businessman, Community Leader, Passes at 85
Benito “Benny” Tauro, the soft-spoken East Boston businessman, community leader and philanthropist who spent a lifetime fighting to protect the quality of life for residents and preserve the neighborhood’s Italian-American culture, has died. Mr. Tauro, or ‘Benny’ as he was…
Bennington Street Bars in Hot Water Again with Licensing Board
At a hearing last week Boston Licensing Board Chairwoman Christine Pulgini said she would again bring two East Boston bar owners back before the board after reports of stabbings, muggings, and fights outside their Bennington Street establishments at closing time.…
City Council Takes Action on Noyes Park Project Grant
The Boston City Council voted last Wednesday to add clarifying language to Mayor Martin Walsh’s PARC (Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities) grant request for the Noyes Park project in Orient Heights. In February the Council voted in favor of…
Developer Reduces Size of Cowper Street Project, Again
City Realty, the developer of a proposed condo project at 181 Cowper St., appeared before the Orient Heights Neighborhood Council last week after several previous meetings with the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA). Since their last presentation at last month’s…
Councilor Pressley Calls for More Liquor Licenses to be Made Available
At last week’s Boston City Council meeting, At-Large City Councilor Ayanna Pressley’s home rule petition calling for additional liquor licenses to be made available in historically underserved neighborhoods like East Boston passed unanimously and will now go to the State…
East Boston High School’s Four-Year Graduation Rate Increases Dramatically
With graduation right around the corner, more East Boston High School (EBHS) seniors will graduate on time than ever before. Since East Boston High School Headmaster Phil Brangiforte took over the reigns as the school’s leader, EBHS’s four year graduation…