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.…
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EBCCS’s Kathy Carbine Receives Excellence in Education Award
The Archdiocese of Boston Catholic Schools Office announced this week that East Boston Central Catholic School (EBCCS) preschool teacher, Kathy Carbine, will be honored as a 2018 Archdiocese of Boston Excellence in Education Award recipient. Carbine was nominated for the…
Project Bread Continues to Expands Food Relief Efforts in East Boston
President of East Boston-based Project Bread Erin McAlee maintains that hunger is a solvable problem in East Boston and Massachusetts. “Why is there still hunger?” McAlee asked. “We have the resources.” With Project Bread’s annual Walk for Hunger fundraiser slated…
Massachusetts State Police Receive New Helper in Comfort Dog
The Massachusetts State Police recently acquired an English Black Labrador as the first-ever comfort dog. Luna, who is 4-months old and was bred for comfort dog work and donated to the Department, is assigned to the Employee Assistance Unit (EAU). …
A Giant in High School Football
Ventura receives Distinguished Service Award from Football Coaches Association Long before the Boston Herald’s Danny Ventura stepped to the podium to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association Sunday at the DoubleTree Hotel in…
Boston Launches New Recycling Pilot Program to Increase Recycling Participation
Boston residents and visitors will soon find it even easier to recycle right, thanks to a new public education campaign and efforts to expand recycling in city parks, households and in public spaces. Boston was recently selected as one of…
DAs File Case Demanding End to Federal Immigration Enforcement in Courthouses
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), and the Chelsea Collaborative filed a groundbreaking lawsuit April 29 demanding an end to federal immigration enforcement in and around Massachusetts courthouses. For…
Hunting for Eggs
Students Have a Say Bps Search Committee Holds Public Interviews for Superintendent Finalists
For the last month the Boston Public Schools Superintendent Search Committee has been conducting private interviews of the finalists vying to become BPS next superintendent. Three finalists have emerged and now the search committee has kicked off a round of…
Airinc. Gives Nod to Massport’s Uber and Lyft Plan
Earlier this month, Massport Acting CEO John Pranckevicius laid out a plan to remove three million trips by Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft from local roadways that have been greatly contributing to East Boston’s traffic woes. Over…