Category: News
Eastie Loses Two Great Men
It was a tough few days for East Boston as two great men that brought smiles to thousands of faces over the years passed away. First Eastie said goodbye to Salvatore “Smiley” Mattera who died on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Smiley…
City Council Welcomes Four New Members; Elects Kim Janey as Council President
By Lauren Bennett Four new members of the Boston City Council were sworn in at Faneuil Hall on Monday, joining their nine returning colleagues to create a historic council that is majority female and majority people of color. District Councilors…
YMCA’s Carlos Fuentes Promoted to Youth and Family Program Director
The East Boston YMCA announced this week that Carlos Fuentes has been promoted to Youth and Family Program Director. Fuentes was the Teen Program Director at the East Boston YMCA where he oversaw relationships with the surrounding middle and high…
Building Our Community: Mayor’s State of the City Speech Calls for Creation of an East Boston Transportation Action Committee
In his State of the City address Tuesday night at Boston Symphony Hall Mayor Martin Walsh announced the creation of an East Boston Transportation Action Committee. Anyone who has lived in this community prior to and after the removal of…
Suffolk Downs Construction to be All Union
An historic Project Labor Agreement (PLA) inked this week between HYM Investment Group, Building Trades Unions and John Moriarty & Associates (JMA) will ensure that construction of the Suffolk Downs mixed-use development site will be union built. According to the…
Congressman Kennedy to Hold a Spanish Language Town Hall in Eastie
U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senate Candidate Joe Kennedy III announced this week that he will host a series of Town Hall-style meeting across the Commonwealth–including one in East Boston. The Spanish Language Town Hall in Eastie will be held on…
Piers Park Sailing Center Releases its Annual Report
This week the Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC) released its annual report that highlights the neighborhood sailing program’s accomplishments and partnerships in 2019, as well its goals for 2020. “As the year comes to a close, we are reflecting back on…
City of Boston Kicks off Free Winter Fitness Series
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) have announced the Boston Parks Winter Fitness Series sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts from January 5 through May 1. The four-month-long series will offer…
New Documents Highlight Interactions Between BPS and ICE
Documents secured through a Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice’s lawsuit show far more extensive interactions between Boston Public Schools (BPS) and federal immigration enforcement than the City has previously admitted. According to the documents provided to the…