The Massachusetts Trustees of Reservation have submitted the only bid to Massport’s call for a private/public partner to come forward and help fund the design and construction of Piers Park Phase III. The dilapidated pier adjacent to Massport’s award winning…
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Pressley unseats Capuano – Rollins wins D.A. primary, Galvin knocks off challenger Zakim
Pressley beats Capuano Ten term U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano of the 7th Congressional District was unseated during Tuesday night’s primary by Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley in perhaps one of the biggest political upsets in recent memory. Pressley finished election…
Greenlighted:BPDA Approves Notice of Project Change for Condor Street Project
Last week, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) greenlighted changes filed with the agency concerning the 187-191 and 211 Condor Street project. The condominium project was originally approved in 2017, but the developers filed a Notice of Project Change…
Coppersmith Village Nears Completion
The East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) Executive Director Phil Giffee announced this week that the Coppersmith Village Project is nearing completion with a ribbon-cutting scheduled for October. “Coppersmith will finally be ready for occupancy this fall,” said Giffee.…
HarborArts to Host Interactive Outdoor Installation on Thursday and Friday
Since their last community event at the Boston Shipyard and Marina in 2015, East Boston HarborArts has slowed down a bit. “We haven’t been doing a lot of big art events like the HarborArts Festival,” said HarborArts Director Matthew Pollack.…
NOAH Teams up with Mass Save to Streamline Home Energy Savings
Mass Save home energy audits, free energy-saving products and rebates and incentives to lower a consumer’s energy bills has been around for years, but very few in East Boston have taken advantage of the program. If one looks closely at…
Community News Briefs
watch the boston harbor fireworks on deck of lightship/lv-112 Reserve your spot for a fundraiser at the Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina on Thursday, Aug. 30, from 6 to 10 p.m. to watch the Boston Harbor fireworks. The fundraiser will…
Piers Park Sailing Kicks off After-School Sailing Registration
Last year, after a seven-year hiatus, the Piers Park Sailing Sailing Center brought back ‘Sailing After School’. The return of the after school program was yet another sign that the popular neighborhood sailing center is thriving following a near closure…
Friends of the East Boston Greenway Give Adult Trike-Bikes a Try
After completing a survey this summer on the community’s interest in having more programing at the East Boston Greenway, the Friends of the East Boston Greenway purchased two adult trike-bikes and recently launched a community trike-bike pilot program. Through funding…
Fishing with Eric Danilchuk
His line was strong and made for heavy fish and he held it against his hack until it was so taut that beads of water were jumping from it. Then it began to make a slow hissing sound in the…