Rain and wind kept many away from the polls in Boston last Tuesday during the city’s General Election for the At-Large City Council race. There were also District races in other neighborhoods, but District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards, who…
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Two Men Indicted for Trafficking Cocaine in Eastie
Two Colombian nationals were indicted last week in federal court in Boston on drug trafficking charges. Diego Sanchez, 34, and Ricardo Lopera Arteaga, 58, were each indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute…
City Grants Maverick’s a 1 a.m. Entertainment License
The City of Boston recently sorted out the seating capacity issue at Maverick’s and extended the business’s liquor license to 1 a.m. Last week there was more good news for the owners of the popular restaurant, bar and music venue…
Community News
Sacred Heart Church Christmas Bazaar The Sacred Heart Church Annual Christmas Bazaar will be Saturday, Nov. 23. We begin the day from 11 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. with pancakes and photos with Santa Claus. The Bazaar officially opens at noon.…
Community Calendar
Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Kiwanis Club of East Boston First and Third Tuesday of every month 6 p.m. at Spinelli’s Restaurant in Day Square.…
Umana Celebrates STEM Week
When the Mario Umana Academy originally opened it did so as the Umana/Barnes School of Math and Science. At the time, there was talk of including the school as one of Boston’s ‘exam schools,’ but the community fought to keep…
New Salon Opens in Orient Heights Square
On Sunday, the East Boston Chamber of Commerce joined Karina Santos to help celebrate the opening of her new beauty salon in Orient Heights Square. The Chamber, Santos and Santos’s team of trained stylists that make up the “Blessed” salon…
Celebrating 150 Years
Eastie Company Honored at State House Award Ceremony
An East Boston maritime company was honored last week at the State House during the Annual Manufacturing Award Ceremony sponsored by the Legislature’s Manufacturing Caucus. Blue Atlantic Fabricators located at the Boston Shipyard and Marina on Marginal Street was one…
Under-Reporting: Community, Elected Officials Question Accuracy of Massport’s ESPR
If the explosion of traffic going into the Sumner Tunnel each morning has made East Boston residents very skeptical when government or quasi-government agencies release their predictions for growth over a multiyear span. MassDOT thought traffic would only grow a…