By Domenic DeMasi “In all aisles of the Marketplace you could hear how happy the patrons are to finally have a market open in town”, begins Catherine Elcik’s article in the June 10th, 1999 issue of the Winthrop Sun-Transcript about…
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Eagle Hill Civic Association Votes on Several Projects
Members of the Eagle Hill Civic Association (EHCA) voted on several projects during its May meeting last week at East Boston High School. First up, the group voted 22 to 12 in favor of the project at 98 Prescott Street. …
Community News
Strawberry Festival at Grace Church Grace Church Federated, 760 Saratoga Street, East Boston, will have a fund-raising Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 15, 2019 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the church basement. Tickets are $8 for adults and…
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.…
Irish Memorial Dedicated on Deer Island
Story By Sue Ellen Woodcock Nearly 1,000 people, many of them with Irish deep in their blood, gathered recently on a tall hill overlooking Boston Harbor, the same harbor that was host to hundreds of ships, some known as “coffin…
East Boston Social Centers Board of Directors Hold Annual Recognition Awards
The East Boston Social Centers held its annual meeting on Tuesday May 28, and presented awards to deserving staff, volunteers and community members. Four Awards are given annually, with a fifth inaugural award being presented this year. The Community Spirit…
MFA Offers Free Admission to BPL Cardholders
Paris was the center of nightlife and spectacle in the late 19th century, a moment immortalized in evocative posters, prints and paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901). The artist’s extraordinary attention to the performers, dancers and actors of Montmartre—the heart…
Memorial Day Observation
Madaro Points Out Eastie Projects in House Budget
Last month Rep. Adrian Madaro joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass its Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) budget, investing in programs and services across the state. Madaro said the $42.7 billion House budget makes major investments…
Eastie’s Elected Officials React to BPS Plan for Eastie
Last week the Boston Public Schools (BPS) Interim Superintendent Laura Perille announced that BPS will reconfigure six Eastie schools, the Adams, Bradley, Guild, Otis, P.J. Kennedy, and O’Donnell from the K-5 model to a K-6 model by September 2021. The…