It was only a matter of time before the coronavirus, or COVID-19, that spread across China landed in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission announced that as of Monday there was one confirmed case of coronavirus in Boston and eight…
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Eastie goes with Bernie for President Fresh slate for the Ward 1 Democratic Committee
East Boston voters headed to the polls during last Tuesday’s Super Tuesday Presidential Primary to vote for their preferred presidential candidate as well as to elect the neighborhood’s Ward 1 Democratic Committee members. While former Vice President Joseph Biden took…
Mayor, Superintendent proposing changes to student education records
Mayor Martin Walsh and BPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius proposed a new Boston School Committee policy following a lawsuit that stems from an incident at East Boston High School (EBHS) involving reports generated by Boston Public Schools and made available to…
High School student Melanie Sola earns Associate’s Degree at BHCC
East Boston resident and Madison Park Technical Vocational High School student Melanie Sola has pulled off an achievement that most high school students would never try. In May Sola, 17, will graduate from Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) with an…
Community News
Corned beef and cabbage supper at Grace Church There will be a corned beef and cabbage supper at Grace Church on Saturday, March 14 at 5 p.m. Cost is $10. Grace Church is located at 760 Saratoga S., East Boston.…
Harpoon Shamrock Splash raises $50,000 for free Better Beaches Programs
On Sunday, March 8, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s 10th annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash to benefit Save the Harbor and DCR’s Better Beaches Program partnership brought nearly 300 beach-lovers together to raise funds to support free beach events and programs…
Santarpio’s Pizza lands at Logan
Sitting in Santarpio’s Pizza’s dining room last year, longtime owner of the neighborhood pizza dynasty Frank Santarpio sat back and smiled when asked about his expansion to Logan International Airport’s Terminal C. “We built Santarpio’s in 1903 and once we…
East Boston “K” Trust 2020 college scholarships
The East Boston “K” Trust is now accepting college scholarship applications from qualified high school seniors. Applications are accepted from all seniors who are East Boston residents (one year minimum) regardless of where they attend high school. The only residency…
Eastie student to represent Boston in National Poetry Slam
Patrick J. Kennedy School fourth grader Brian Mancia was selected to participate in the America SCORES National Poetry Slam as the sole representative of Boston Scores, a soccer and enrichment program for grades K-12. The America SCORES National Poetry Slam…
Excel Academy’s new middle school gets help from MassDevelopers
Excel Academy Charter School’s plan to construct a middle school to the already existing high school on Bremen Street got a boost from MassDevelopment. Last week, MassDevelopment issued a $12 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Friends of Excel Academy…