In his masterpiece “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. The last lines of the novel were a metaphor of a burning desire to row against…
Author: John Lynds
State Budget to Send Pandemic Aid to Eastie
Last week Senator Joseph Boncore and Representative Adrian Madaro joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to pass the state’s $46.2 billion Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget. Within the state budget is direct aid to an East Boston agency that…
Back to School: BPS Returns Some Students to In-Person Learning at Two Eastie Schools
Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public School Superintendent Dr. Brenda Cassellius announced that approximately 1,700 students across 28 schools, including East Boston High School and the Mario Umana Academy, returned to in-person learning on Monday. The students returning to school…
Giving Back: Carlo’s Catering to Team up With the Salesian Boys & Girls Club to Help Feed Families During Christmas Holiday
During a normal Christmas season, Carlo’s Catering owner Stevie Scire and his family take a well-deserved break for the holiday. But before Carlo’s Catering on the corner of Bennington and Moore Street closes for a little Christmas vacation, Scire would…
Community Updated on Possibility of Second Seaplane Company Coming to Eastie’s Shores
Cape Air Senior Vice President Andrew Bonney repeatedly told the community at numerous public meetings that the takeoff and landing area in the waters off Eastie would be restricted by the FAA to only Cape Air operations. The takeoff and…
Sixteen Local, State and Federal Elected Officials Send Letter Challenging Eastie Substation Hearing
With the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) poised to make a decision later this week on whether or not to approve Eversource’s highly controversial plan to build a new substation in East Boston at the City Yards in East Eagle…
HVNA Votes Down Two Development Proposals
At the December meeting earlier this month, members of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) voted down two development proposals. The first project at 647-649 Bennington, HVNA members voted 22 to three against the project that called for converting an…
Cocaine Dealer Sentenced to Five Years
A Colombian national caught last year trafficking cocaine in East Boston was sentenced to five years in prison by a federal judge last week. Ricardo Lopera-Arteaga, 59, was sentenced by the U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to…
COVID Still on the Rise in Eastie Walsh Announces New Citywide Restrictions to Start Dec. 16
The COVID-19 surge across Boston is continuing and Mayor Martin Walsh said the city is focusing its efforts on neighborhoods like East Boston that have a high volume of community spread ahead of the Christmas holiday. According to the latest…
BPDA Opens Applications for $49,000 of Community Benefits Fund
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) announced that it is now accepting applications for approximately $49,000 of community benefits funding, which was secured through the Article 80 process for the Hodge Boiler Works project under construction at 99 Sumner…