As part of a partnership between Kids In Need Foundation and Comcast, over 500 students from the James Otis Elementary School in East Boston received free backpacks filled with school supplies during the first full week of school. Last week…
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Man Involved in 2016 Teen’s Murder Sentenced
On January 10, 2016 Christofer Perez-De la Cruz became the third teenager murdered in a four-month span in East Boston. Sixteen-year-old De la Cruz was stabbed and then shot as he walked down Falcon Street in Eagle Hill late at…
Man Sought in June Murder Arrested in New Hampshire
The man police believe is responsible for East Boston’s only homicide this year was arrested in New Hampshire last week. The Boston Police Fugitive Unit in collaboration with the US Marshals Service and Nashua Police Department found Jeremy Menedez, 29,…
BPS Interim Superintendent Laura Perille Tours Eastie Schools on First Day
Boston Public Schools Interim Superintendent and former President and CEO of EdVestors Laura Perille spent the first day of school last Thursday in East Boston. Perille started her day at the annual Countdown to Kindergarten Parade hosted by East Boston…
ICA Watershed to Stay Open Late Two Nights Before End of Season
After a widely successful inaugural run, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) Watershed will offer special evening hours two nights before the art gallery on the Boston Shipyard and Marina closes for the season on Oct. 8. According to the…
First Day:O’Donnell School Welcomes Emily Berman as New Principal
On Monday outside the Hugh Roe O’Donnell School the school’s new Principal Emily Berman stands outside greeting her students in the morning. The first time principal officially started work last Thursday as Boston Public Schools began the first day of…
Looking at How East Boston Voted in the 2018 Primary
Ten term U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano of the 7th Congressional District was unseated during last Tuesday night’s primary by Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley in perhaps one of the biggest political upsets in recent memory. Pressley finished election night with…
MS-13 Leader Was Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy
Jose Vasquez, a/k/a “Little Crazy,” 24, of Somerville, was sentenced to 212 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release. In May 2018, Vasquez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity,…
NOAH to Hold Flood Prevention Open House Set for Sept 19
For two days in May the East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing held a Flood Prevention Design Workshop to get more residents involved in designing the best ways to protect the community from sea-level rise and climate change. On Friday,…
Community News Briefs
Orient Heights Sept. 17 meeting Monday, Sept 17, 2018 Agenda Meeting Location: YMCA 58 Ashley Street 6:15 p.m. Registration 6:30 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. – Station 7 – Community Update – Sgt. Jim Martin & Officer Dan Simon 6:45 p.m. – Members…