Housing legislation hearing The Boston City Council will hold a hearing at City Hall on housing legislation, a real estate transfer fee, filed by Councilors Lydia Edwards and Kim Janey at 2 p.m. on March 19. The proposal would assess…
Category: News
Remembering Mary Ellen Welch
Mary By Chris Marchi It is with hearts heavy with sorrow, but also also swollen with pride and gratitude that we remember Mary. A constant in community environmentalism and airport activism for over 50 years, she was the founder, the…
Collecting Data – Noise in the City’s Community Lab Sets Its Sights on Eastie
Noise in the City’s Community Noise Lab was developed by researcher Erica Walker to take a more creative look into the relationship between community sound and noise issues and corresponding health impacts—both physical and mental. Walker, who earned an ScD…
APAC’s EITC Program in Full Swing
Most people don’t want to think about it, but it’s the time of year to begin thinking about filing their 2018 tax returns. For many working people in East Boston there’s some relief from the confusing process of figuring out…
Rep. Madaro, Boston Delegation, City Council Oppose MBTA Fare Hike
Last week Rep. Adrian Madaro (Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation) and Sen. Joseph Boncore (Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation) filed a package of bills to address the growing traffic issue in East Boston centered around…
James Sorrento, Educator, Former East Boston Camps Director, Passes at 84
James Sorrento, a longtime educator who spent many years as the East Boston Camps Waterfront Director has died. Sorrento, who was born and raised in East Boston until moving to Revere, died on Tuesday, Feb. 26. He was 84 years…
Developers Drop Plans to Tear down Donald McKay’s Brother’s Home in Eagle Hill
The small red, and white Italianate Victorian home at 88 White St. is packed with history. The home, which sits on the National Register of Historic Places, was built by Donald McKay for his brother in 1860, and is only…
East Boston Man Charged in Automobile Accident
An East Boston man is in custody after he allegedly carjacked an Uber driver in Revere and then struck a MassDOT road worker. Matthew Ricco Tyre, 29, of East Boston was arrested last Thursday by State Police and arraigned in…
Walsh Announces Summer Youth Employment Registration Now Available
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the opening of SuccessLink, the City of Boston’s online tool that enables Boston youth to register for summer jobs. Boston teens between the ages of 15-18 can apply on the Department of Youth Engagement &…
BPDA, ISD Discuss Expanding Additional Dwelling Unit Pilot Program
Last year, the Boston Inspectional Service Department (ISD) Commissioner William Christopher announced that East Boston and several Boston neighborhoods that would take part in the Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) pilot program. Christopher said that the proposed program was ISD’s way…