Longtime Webster Street resident John McCarthy lives next to a property being used as an Airbnb. While he does not begrudge anyone from making a little extra money on the side, he feels there should be some sort of regulation.…
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The Birth of His Baby Girl Changed Him, Now He’s Off to College
Anyone who was at last Friday’s East Boston High School (EBHS) graduation at East Boston Memorial Stadium saw an overjoyed Richard Bynum walk onto the stage with his 2-year-old daughter, Zamyrah, and accept his high school diploma. Bynam’s story is…
John Nucci Receives Life Saving Kidney Transplant
Life has come full circle for East Boston’s John Nucci and Kerri Abrams, who owns Kinship Florist in Revere. Thirty-five years ago Abrams’ parents, Kim and Al, were political supporters and friends of Nucci’s. At the time neither Nucci nor…
NE Association of Schools and Colleges Grants EBHS Accreditation
With nearly 300 students graduating East Boston High School (EBHS) last Friday and a four-year graduation rate hovering at 75 percent, students, faculty and staff have had a lot to celebrate this school year. EBHS recently added yet another reason…
Air Quality Monitoring Pilot Program Begins
East Boston Olin College students, Taylor Sheneman and Christine Dimke have begun to install instruments that will consciously measure a wide array of pollutants caused by fossil fuels emanating from Logan International Airport. The pilot program is a collaboration between…
Mayor’s Garden Contest Deadline is July 11
Mayor Martin J. Walsh is alerting Boston’s green thumbs that they have until Wednesday, July 11, to register for the 2018 Mayor’s Garden Contest presented by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with a grand prize provided by JetBlue and…
Community News Briefs
COUNCILOR EDWARDS TO HOST EAST BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD COFFEE HOUR Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards will be hosting neighborhood coffee hours in East Boston during the summer months in an effort to bring City Hall accessibility to the community. The first…
Celebrate Independence Day on Nantucket/LV-112
All are invited to view the Boston Harbor Fireworks from Nantucket Lightship/LV-112 on June 30, from 7-10 p.m. WHO’S INVITED: Anyone who wants to reserve a spot and join us on Nantucket/LV-112’s weather deck, with friends and family, to watch…
Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Meeting Recap
Last Monday, the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association, (JPNA) held its June meeting and members voted on three development projects as well as an update on Massport’s reconfiguration of Logan Airport’s gas station, App Ride/Transportation Network Companies (TNC) lot and taxi…
NSMHA Summer Sail Set for June 28
North Suffolk Mental Health Association (NSMHA) will be hosting a Summer Sail on Thursday, June 28, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Piers Park Sailing Center to benefit NSMHA’s recovery programs throughout Greater Boston, and raise awareness about the agency’s impact in…