In the wake of the scandal that rocked the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) last year, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards hascalled for an overhaul of the city’s zoning board. The John Lynch bribing scandal trickled down to…
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Paul Pingaro Scholarship applications now available
The Paul Pingaro Scholarship Committee would like to announce that applications for the following Scholarships are available at The Martin Pino Community Center. • The Salvatore and Maria Pizzi Foundation Scholarship awards $2,500 per year for four years. • The Paul R…
Community news 2-26-2020
March Harbor View Neighborhood Association Meeting March 2, 2020 Harbor View Neighborhood Association Brooke Charter School 145 Byron Street East Boston, 6:30pm, (doors open at 6pm) Agenda Welcome/Introduction (5min) Station 7 Update Sgt. Cintolo and Officer Simons (10min) Announcements: Board…
GSCA votes to approve two projects
At Monday Night’s Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) meeting, the group voted to approve two development projects. At the first project at 14B Geneva St., the developer proposes to erect a 34-foot four-unit condo building with four parking spaces on…
House passes legislation to help protect persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities from harm
Representative Adrian Madaro, along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to create a registry of care providers who harmed a person or persons with an intellectual or developmental disability. The bill seeks to prevent those…
Environmental Justice Legislation reported favorably from ENRA Committee
In December, the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) Committee favorably reported out two Environmental Justice bills to both chambers on Beacon Hill. S. 464, An Act Relative to environmental justice and toxics reduction in the commonwealth, filed by State…
Rollins invites nonprofits to apply for grant funding
District Attorney Rachael Rollins invited nonprofits to attend an information session on her Community Reinvestment Grant program, which last year delivered $100,000 to local nonprofits working with youth in Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. “So much of the work that…
Community Updated on Loftel project
Since 2016 residents living in the Gove Street area have compared the dilapidated building on the corner of Porter and Orleans streets to something you would see in wartorn regions rather than East Boston. For some years now the owners…
State officials warn public of dangers of walking onto ice-covered bodies of water
With recent warmer temperatures across much of Massachusetts, state officials are warning the public of the dangers associated with walking on ice over bodies of water, including lakes, ponds, reservoirs, streams, and rivers. Public safety and recreation officials from the…
Family benefits from Mystic Valley Elder Services caregiver support program
Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia at home is a difficult task and can become overwhelming at times. Each day brings new challenges as the caregiver copes with changing levels of ability and new patterns of behavior.…