Eagle Hill Civic Association November meeting agenda The Eagle Hill Civic Association will hold its November Meeting on Wednesday, Nov 28 at 7 p.m. at East Boston High School inside the cafeteria. The agenda is as follows: * Station 7…
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The Martin Richard Foundation Looking for Fresh Ideas to Promote Peace
The Martin Richard Foundation is calling on young people ages 5-22 to submit their ideas for bringing their communities together in service with projects that promote peace, justice and kindness. Through the Foundation’s Bridge Builder Program, up to 30 applicants…
Amazon Project Goes South:Officials Announce Arlington, VA and New York City to Be East Coast Locations; Walsh, and O’Brien Promise to Move Ahead with Suffolk Downs Project
For the past year, the City of Boston has jumped through hoops to accommodate the possibility of Amazon placing its second North American headquarters (Amazon HQ2) at Suffolk Downs. In February the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved HYM…
Two New School Buildings Committed to Eastie
Two years ago Mayor Martin Walsh committed $1 billion to Boston Public School (BPS) buildings to catalyze long-term investment. This commitment launched a series of BuildBPS workshops throughout Eastie. The workshops were part of a robust community collaboration process in…
New Artist Picked for ICA Watershed
After a widely successful inaugural run, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) Watershed at the Boston Shipyard and Marina in East Boston ended its first season on the waterfront on Oct. 8. However, just a few weeks after the Watershed…
Spinelli’s Can Make Your Thanksgiving Day a Lot Easier
It’s the night before Thanksgiving and your entire kitchen looks as though a bomb went off. There’s potato peelings clogging your sink, a 20-pound turkey thawing in the fridge, pies in the oven and an array of vegetables and side…
FBI Warns Posting Hoax Threats is a Crime; Launches Campaign to Educate the Public
The FBI Boston Division is launching a public awareness campaign to educate the public about the consequences of making hoax threats of violence to schools, events, and other public places, and reminds everyone that any threat is taken with the…
East Boston Central Catholic School Receives Scholarship Support from the Catholic Schools Foundation
Since taking over the reigns of East Boston Central Catholic School (EBCCS) from longtime Principal Maryann Manfredonia last year, Principal Robert Casaletto knew he had some very big shoes to fill. Casaletto took over the leadership of the school at…
Mass Launches Program to Promote Healthy Choices
A new program from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) will provide substance misuse and prevention support services for Native American youth in the Commonwealth. The $1.2 million federally funded program was created in response to recommendations from the…
Honoring a Veteran:Tazz Tassinari Takes Pride in Father’s Heroic Military Duty
Tazz Tassinari loved the stories that his father, the late Albano Tassinari, would tell about his service in the United States Army during World War II. Tazz’s father was a highly decorated parachutist in the 82nd Airborne, who enlisted at…