East Boston’s weekly COVID positive test rate continues its downward slide according to the latest data by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). As infection numbers continue to decrease the BPHC announced last week it is recommending that all Boston…
Author: John Lynds
Local Officials, Business Owners React to Roe V Wade Being Overturned
At a time when the country needs to unify more than ever, the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the landmark Roe v Wade decision has only divided the country even further. Protesters supporting women’s reproductive rights immediately took…
Happy Valley Celebrates First Anniversary As Eastie’s Largest Cannabis Shop
There was a lot to celebrate last week at East Boston’s largest adult use and medical cannabis dispensary that opened last year on McClellan Highway. Last Friday, Happy Valley marked its one year anniversary in the neighborhood and hosted a…
HarborArts, Eastie Farm Help International Artists Create Murals That Transform School Walls
At the Bradley Elementary School last Thursday, and last Friday at the Mario Umana Academy, students and teachers celebrated the completion of several murals by international artists that transformed the walls of the two schools into works of art. HarborArts,…
Nantucket Lightship To Host Harbor Fireworks Party and Fundraiser on July 2
On Saturday, for a $30 donation to the Nantucket Lightship’s U.S. Lightship Museum (USLM) in East Boston, residents can have a front seat to the Inner Harbor Fireworks in Boston Harbor aboard Nantucket/LV-112 as the city kicks off 4th of…
EBHS Class of 2022 Graduates
On Friday morning, over 200 East Boston High School seniors walked the stage at East Boston Memorial Stadium and received their diplomas as part of the high school’s graduation exercise. The evening kicked off with the traditional procession of the…
Meridian House To Celebrate 50th Anniversary
In January 1972 a small article appeared in the East Boston Community News inviting the community to a ‘housing warming’ hosted by the staff of a new halfway-house that had opened three months prior on Meridian Street. It was the…
Coletta Delivers Maiden Speech
District 1 City Councilor Gabriela Coletta delivered her maiden speech on the council floor recently while offering an order for a hearing regarding a comprehensive, district-wide planning process for Boston’s waterfront. “Today, I rise for the first time with excitement,…
MBTA Blue Line Service Changes Are Another Headache for Residents
At every meeting leading up to the Sumner Tunnel restoration project that began earlier this month, MassDOT officials promised they were coordinating with the MBTA to ensure public transit options and that the T was committed to uninterrupted Blue Line…
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Levels Out
After dropping two weeks in a row, East Boston’s weekly COVID positive test rate has leveled out a bit according to the latest data by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Last week, 926 Eastie residents were tested for the…