A Salvadoran national and convicted sexual offender living under an assumed name in East Boston was sentenced in federal court last week for failure to register as a sex offender as required under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act…
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JPNA Votes Down Sumner Street Proposal
The Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) voted 12 to 11 against the proposed project at 272 Sumner St. to add an additional unit to a three-family. East Boston resident Julius Sokol planned to perform a gut rehab on an existing…
City Council Approves CPA Funding
Last month Mayor Martin Walsh and the City’s Community Preservation Committee (CPC) recommended that several projects in East Boston and across the city, totaling more than $34 million, be included in the fall funding round for the Community Preservation Act…
Chamber Prosperity Awards Set for the End of the Month
Living in an urban community is never easy. While East Boston does have it share of the issues, it also has a lifestyle that has made this a community of choice for generations of residents. In Eastie, you are not…
Community News
Orient Heights Neighborhood Council Meeting agenda The next meeting of the Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) will be Monday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the YMCA gym on 58 Ashley St. Location: YMCA 58 Ashley Street Meeting starts at…
Community Calendar
Community Meetings Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Second Monday of every month. 6:30 p.m. at the Jeffries Point Yacht Club, 565…
News Briefs
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…
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…