East Boston’s Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) will be one of 18 community based organization across the state sharing in a total of $4 million in HomeCorps grants to help address the foreclosure crisis. The grant funding for NOAH will…
Author: John Lynds
Orient Heights Station Makeover
The $51 million project to replace the decaying Orient Heights MBTA station on Bennington Street is in full swing and, according to the MBTA, major construction should last until spring of 2014. Staging for the construction project began in the…
Roseland Commits to Starting Project on Waterfront
Roseland Property’s Project Manager Joe Shea was at the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association meeting last Tuesday to announce some good news for the neighborhood. Shea said his company, after nearly a decade of starts and stops, is ready to begin…
Chelsea St. Building to Be Razed This Week
The last buildings affected by the October 2011 building collapse on Chelsea Street is being demolished this week. Demolition crews have begun razing the buildings from 41-39 Chelsea St.—a row of brick buildings that were connected to the building that…
It’s Showtime : EBHS Drama Club Students Take Their Art Very Seriously
Each day when school lets out there are a group of students that don’t go home or hang out on the corner or get into trouble in the neighborhood. No, these students are committed to learning the craft of drama…
Floating Restaurant Planned
Imagine for a moment taking a water shuttle during the warm New England months from East Boston’s shore to an attractive restaurant anchored just off Piers Park. This concept of a ‘floating restaurant’ is exactly what Boston harbor Cruises’ Principal…
Excel Academy Cuts Ribbon to New Facility
Excel Academy staff and administrators joined with East Boston’s elected officials last Wednesday to cut ribbon on Excel Academy’s new facility on Moore Street. The renovations to the building, which once housed the St. Mary’s Star of the Sea School,…
EBNHC Receives $55k Grant for More Cervical Screenings
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center will receive $55,000 to increase cervical cancer screenings for woman in the neighborhood. The Patrick-Murray Administration announced the grant last week and is part of $1.8 million in funding for 32 community health centers through…
City Officials Seek Restrictions on Pit Bulls Following Attack
After two pit bulls went on a rampage and terrorized residents in Jeffries Point and Maverick Square last week, Mayor Thomas Menino and City Councilor Sal LaMattina are looking to put more restrictions on the breed. Police had to shoot…
Police Brief Community on Measures Following Assaults
Last Thursday night at East Boston High School, Commissioner Ed Davis briefed the community on the recent rash of sexual assaults in the neighborhood. By Monday, Boston Police Department spokeswoman, Cheryl Fiandaca announced that police have arrested one suspect for…