Last Thursday at the Mario Umana Academy the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s Kristina Ricco outlined the city’s proposed Interim Planning Overlay District, or IPOD, for East Boston. According to Ricco city officials will submit the IPOD plan to the…
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Speaker DeLeo, Rep Madaro Tour Local Social Centers
In his tenure in the House of Representatives Speaker Robert DeLeo has long been a champion of early learning. In a speech this year about the state’s Early Education and Care (EEC) DeLeo pledged to build on the House of…
YMCA Partners with Umana Academy to Reopen Pool
For several years, budget restraints and lack of staffing left the Umana Academy pool idle for several years. In a community surrounded by water many felt it was a shame that one of Eastie’s only two pools had zero programming…
NOAH Holds Flood Prevention Workshop
As a follow-up to two events this past spring, the East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) hosted a Flood Prevention Design Workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the East Boston Social Centers in Central Square. The workshop unveiled some…
Medicare Open Enrollment to Start
If you have a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan or a Medicare Advantage Plan (HMO, PPO), you will be receiving or should have received information from your plan regarding open enrollment. This information explains changes in your plan for 2019. During…
Community News Briefs
Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Meeting Agenda TUESDAY Oct. 9, 2018 7 p.m. – doors open at 6:30 p.m. to sign in. Jeffries Point Yacht Club 565 Sumner st. Agenda- Police updates – Dog’s off leash in Brophy Park. Sgt Martin,…
EBNHC Staff Remembers Dr James Taylor
Last Wednesday at the Zumix Firehouse in East Boston the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center staff held a special memorial service for the late EBNHC Founder and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. James Taylor, who passed away on Sunday, August…
EHCA Votes on Several Development Projects
The Eagle Hill Civic Association voted in favor of supporting four development projects at its September meeting last Wednesday at East Boston High School. First, EHCA members voted 30 to 3 in support of a project at 106 Saratoga St.…
Hotel Owners Provide Update to Community
So far, the relationship between the new owners of what has become known locally as the ‘Loftel’ project and neighbors has been rocky at best. Since developer and restaurateur Paul Roiff sold his Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved…
Columbus Day Parade to Kickoff Oct 7 at 1 p.m.
Two years ago, Mother Nature didn’t cooperate with the planned East Boston Columbus Day Parade that year. Driving rain, the remnants of Hurricane Matthew that swept up the East Coast, saturated the area, and parade organizers made the very difficult…