The MBTA has been having a hell of a summer with problems that seem to manifest all over the rapid transit system. East Boston hasn’t been immune to the T’s deteriorating infrastructure and last Wednesday an outage on the Blue…
Author: John Lynds
Mayor Walsh Supports Rep. Madaro Bill to Protect Senior Renters in Boston
Last Tuesday afternoon Mayor Martin Walsh was up at the State House to offer testimony in support of a House bill sponsored by Rep. Adrian Madaro that aims to protect senior renters. House Bill H. 3373 will ensure protections for…
State Kills Bid Process Railroad Right-Of-Way Along Chelsea Creek
Earlier this month the state put out an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for an unused stretch of land that once served as a railroad along the Chelsea Creek behind several current freight forwarding and rental car facilities. The state was…
Community Updated on Loftel Project
Since 2016 residents living in the Gove Street area have compared the former Sterlingwear factory on the corner of Porter and Orleans Streets to something you would see in war-torn Damascus rather than East Boston. In 2016 the proposal to…
Gove Street Citizens Association Votes to Approve Three Projects
On Monday night at the Cathy Leonard McLean Community Room members of the Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) voted to approve three development projects. The first project at 24 Geneva St. the developer plans to erect a five story residential…
Boston Harbor Now Holds Water Transportation Visioning Event
Last Monday night atop the roof deck at the newly constructed Pier One waterfront development that overlooks the Boston Harbor President and CEO of Boston Harbor Now Kathy Abbott and a few dozen residents and transportation advocates discussed future plans…
Salesian Boys & Girls Club and YMCA Partner for Teens
As the saying goes, “idle time is the devil’s playground” so youth organizations like the Salesian Boys & Girls Club and the East Boston YMCA have come up with exciting and new programs year after year to target at-risk youth…
Mayor Joins Downing Family To Dedicate Downing Square
On Saturday, Mayor Martin Walsh joined members of the Downing family to dedicate a corner in Jeffries Point in honor of Albert Henry Downing. The Hero Square at the corner of Cottage and Sumner streets pays tribute to Downing who…
Woman Arrested in EMT Stabbing May Have Trashed Sacred Heart
Two days before Julie Tejeda brutally assaulted a Boston EMT, a woman fitting her description trashed Sacred Heart Church on Brooks Street, and police now suspect that it could have been Tejeda. Tejeda, 31, of Eastie appeared in Boston Municipal…
Police Investigating a String of Break-Ins in Orient Heights Square
A thief is on the loose and responsible for several break-ins at popular restaurants in Orient Heights Square. The thief first struck on July 1 at night long after Orient Heights Square restaurants and bars are closed. The suspect broke…