By John Lynds What Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club is to Berklee School of Music, Maverick Market is to Zumix. For decades Wally’s has welcomed musicians studying at Berklee to come across the street and jam for hours on end. At…
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HYM Holds Walking Tour and Workshop at Suffolk Downs Site
By John Lynds Last Wednesday owners of HYM Investment Group LLC in conjunction with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held a walking tour of the Suffolk Downs Racetrack site. HYM and BPDA invited East Boston community leaders and…
Many Turn Out to Wish Councilor LaMattina Farewell
By John Lynds When City Councilor Sal LaMattina announced in April he would leave public office, the shockwaves rippled throughout the community. After a stellar 30-year career with the City of Boston, eleven of which was spent as the District…
Rep Madaro to Host East Boston Thanksgiving Day Charitable Event
By John Lynds When Rep. Adrian Madaro was elected to office three years ago, there was a holiday tradition started by his predecessor, Carlo Basile, that he vowed to continue. Madaro will again host East Boston’s annual Thanksgiving Day charitable…
Incident Puts Mario Umana Academy on Lockdown
By John Lynds East Boston Parents became alarmed last Wednesday as social media began to report that the Mario Umana Academy was on lockdown due to reports of a suspicious man outside the building with a firearm even before they…
EBNHC’s Winthrop Health Center Welcomes Dr Mothusi Chilume
By John Lynds East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s Winthrop Health Center (WHC) on Main Street welcomed the newest addition to its medical staff this month. Dr. Mothusi Chilume began seeing patients last week at the WHC located a few doors…
Landmarks Commission Places Two Year Moratorium on Maverick Square Project
By John Lynds The Boston Landmarks Commission slapped a two-year moratorium on the demolition of two 19th Century brick bow-fronts on Maverick Street that some members of the community have been trying to preserve and be designated a ‘landmark’ status.…
East Boston YMCA, Stop & Shop Team Up Again for Turkey Express
By John Lynds East Boston YMCA staff and Stop & Shop executives braved the cold temperatures last Tuesday night to help hand out free turkeys with all the fixings to low-income families. The Y families were once again the recipients…
Creating Homes, and Giving Thanks
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Thanksgiving is not only a time to gather around the table with family, friends, and loved ones; it’s also a time to reflect on the year past and to consider all the things we have…
Remember Those in Need
For the vast majority of Americans, Thanksgiving and the holiday season is a joyous time when the abundance that life offers is most apparent in a wealthy nation such as ours. But the sad reality for many of our fellow…