The East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) held its first in a series of community meetings last week in Eagle Hill since being picked by the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) as the designated developer of a city-owned parcel…
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East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s Let’s Get Movin’ Program Kicks Off Community-Supported Agriculture Program
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s (EBNHC) Let’s Get Movin’ program is teaming up with local farms again this year to bring the Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) program to Eastie. At last week’s Eagle Hill Civic Association (EHCA) meeting EBNHC’s Gabrielle…
House Passes Legislation to Support and Honor Military Veterans
Rep. Adrian Madaro joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass legislation to support Massachusetts’ veterans and military families including an important provision to make more veterans eligible for property tax exemptions by relaxing the residency requirements. This…
Memorial Day 2018
An East Boston veteran salutes a member of the East Boston High School JRROTC during East Boston’s annual Memorial Day ceremony in Central Square.
Constitution Beach Receives High Marks on Water Quality Report
With the unofficial start of summer kicking off this past Memorial Day weekend, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released its annual report on the water quality at East Boston’s Constitution Beach. According to Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Annual Beach…
Trinity Financial Holds Community Meeting on Heights Development
At last Wednesday’s community meeting regarding the Orient Heights Housing Development rehab, Trinity Financial’s Patrick Lee said while he could make half the room happy with some of Phase II’s construction plans the other half of the room might be…
Madaro Votes to Increase Smoking Age to 21
Last week Representative Adrian Madaro joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass legislation that seeks to reduce tobacco use and nicotine addiction among youth across the Commonwealth. An Act to protect youth from the health risks…
Edward Brooke Founding Principal,Molly Cole, Receives 2018 Ryan Award
Molly Cole, founding principal of the Edward Brooke Charter School in East Boston was honored with the 2018 Ryan Award for Exceptional School Leadership in a surprise ceremony at the school last Thursday. The Ryan Award is a national award…
Mayor, Trustees and TD Bank Aim to Spruce Up Eagle Hill’s Community Garden
Eagle Hill’s community garden between Meridian and Border Streets will get some extra attention through a partnership between the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, The Trustees, and TD Bank. The three year partnership will aim to expand the reach…
Jets Softball Finishes Regular Season with a Perfect Week
During its final week of the 2018 regular season, the East Boston High School softball team defeated its opponents with a cumulative score of 31-12 en route a 12-5 record. The Jets defeated Snowden, 10-5, on Monday, May 21; Fenway,…