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.…
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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…
Changes Made to Madaro Family Community Fund’s Thanksgiving Day Dinner
Planning for the Madaro Family Community Fund’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner is in full swing and Rep. Adrian Madaro has announced a major change to the yearly event. The dinner, which will be held on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 28), helps…
Inaugural Maverick Mothers Street Mothers Scholarship Gala Set for Nov. 12
To honor the historic group of brave East Boston women that kick-started a tradition of community activism in the neighborhood, City Councilor Lydia Edwards founded an annual scholarship that will pay tribute to the Maverick Street Mothers. The Maverick Street…
Rep. Madaro Secures $50,000 for EBSC Early Ed Programs
In the House version of the state budget, Rep. Adrian Madaro added several earmarks for local organizations. One earmark that stands out is $50,000 to help support the East Boston Social Centers (EBSC) facility improvements that will support the EBSC’s…