Less than a month after Mayor Michelle Wu announced a new pilot program to increase solar panel usage in East Boston, Zumix was inspired to ‘Go Green’. Madeleine Steczynski, co-founder and executive director of Zumix, said at the end of…
Author: John Lynds
Sumner Tunnel Traffic Nightmare Begins This Week
At a meeting in 2017, MassDOT officials, in response to the daily gridlock during the morning commute caused by the reconfiguration of the Sumner Tunnel toll plaza, were forced to admit they used outdated traffic data when preparing for the…
Last Week’s Fire Shouldn’t Affect Suffolk Downs Simulcasting for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes
Last Monday’s six-alarm fire that tore through the Suffolk Downs Racetrack’s grandstand press box did cause some damage but Sterling Suffolk Racecource’s Chip Tuttle said the historic track should be up and running for simulcasting for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. When…
9th Annual Eastie LGBTQ Pride Flag-Raising Set for Friday
With Gay Pride Month in full swing, the 9th Annual LGBTQ Pride Flag raising ceremony will return to East Boston’s Piers Park on Friday. Organizers will join Massport, Eastie elected officials and members of the local LGBTQ community to raise…
Portion of Historic Donald McKay House Collapses
Under the weight of a deteriorating roof a side wall of the historic Donald McKay House began to collapse Saturday. Boston Fire and Boston and Boston’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD) were on scene to assess the damage and said the…
Eastie’s COVID Positive Test-Rate Drops
While East Boston’s weekly COVID positive test rates are dropping the rate is still above 10 percent forcing Boston public health officials to brace for a potential spike in cases during graduation season. It seems the latest surge in COVID…
Eastie’s Sebastian Parra Joins Councilor Coletta’s Staff
This week District 1 Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta announced the appointment of East Boston’s Sebastian Para as her newly hired East Boston Liaison. Born and raised in Medellin, Colombia Parra moved to Eastie in 2016 when he was 15…
Massport Dedicates WWII Memorial on Greenway
Just before Memorial Day weekend when many reflected on the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice in war Massport unveiled a new World War II Memorial on the section of the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway just behind the…
Six-Alarm Fire Rips Through Grandstand
A six alarm blaze late Monday night tore through a portion of the former Suffolk Downs racetrack’s historic grandstand. According to the Boston Fire Department the blaze began at just before 11 p.m. when a fire erupted inside the grandstand’s…
Eastie’s COVID Positive Test-Rate Climbs to Nearly 13 Percent
East Boston’s weekly COVID positive test rate jumped back over 10 percent two week ago and has now steadily climbed to nearly 13 percent as Boston health officials grapple with new, more contagious stains of the virus. The Boston Public…