By John Lynds At a recent community meeting Excel Academy Charter School Executive Director Owen Stearns laid out the school’s plans to add a small addition onto Excel High School on Bremen Street. The addition, according to Stearns, will not…
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Excel Students Detained by Border Patrol
By John Lynds Two Excel Academy Charter School students were among the 14 people detained as part of U.S. Border Patrol operation a week ago in Lincoln, N.H. Border Patrol officers established the checkpoint with the support of the Woodstock…
Reconfiguring:MassDot Officials Listen to Residents’ Frustration Over Toll Plaza Project
By John Lynds MassDOT is once again planning on reconfiguring the Sumner Tunnel Toll plaza after months of daily gridlock and complaints from residents and elected officials. At last Wednesday’s meeting at East Boston High School one thing became abundantly…
Boston Latin School Bus Restored for Eastie Students
By John Lynds Following a summer of complaints from East Boston and Charlestown parents regarding the elimination of the Boston Latin School bus from the two neighborhoods for the upcoming school year, Boston Public School’s Chief of Operations John Hanlon…
Letters to the Editor
Stephen has a clear plan Dear Editor, In three weeks, East Boston has an important decision to make in the primary election for Boston City Council. After researching the candidates and learning more about their positions, I will be supporting…
Starting the School Year Together
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh The start of the school year brings a lot change into our students’ lives: new classes, new teachers, new subjects to tackle. September can be an inspiring time, a season that brings students, teachers and…
Obituaries 09-06-2017
Jessica Ann Gore Of Fall River, formerly of East Boston Jessica Ann Gore of Fall River, formerly of East Boston, passed away unexpectedly on September 2 at the age of 36. She was the loving daughter of William and Irene…
Mayor Unveils Paris Street Mural
By John Lynds Last Thursday afternoon Mayor Martin Walsh joined the city’s Office of Immigrant Advancement to unveil the new mural on Paris Street just before Meridian Street. The mural, recently completed by the city’s Mural Crew is on the…
HVNA Hosts District One Candidates Forum
By John Lynds Last Wednesday night at the Salesian Boys & Girls Club, the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) hosted a candidates forum featuring the three District 1 City Council Candidates. Candidates Lydia Edwards, of East Boston, Margaret Farmer, also…
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Sickens Eastie Officials
By John Lynds One time may be a fluke, the result of pranksters seeing anti-Semitic images that have recently become national news after the Charlottesville clashes between neo-Nazis and anti-hate groups. However, when anti-Semitic graffiti ends up on the same…