Some thought it was too big, others thought there were too many units, but at the end of the day Orient Heights Neighborhood Council members voted 18 to 12 in favor of a six-unit, residential development on Bennington Street. The…
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Councilor Edwards Launches Local Art Contest for Display at City Hall
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards is calling for local artwork submissions from the community as part of a contest to find defining District One displays for her office at Boston City Hall. “I’m searching for creative pieces of art to…
Conley Not to Seek Re-Election as DA
On what was his 16th anniversary in the office of District Attorney, Dan Conley surprised many by announcing he would not run for the office again. Simply put, the former prosecutor turned City Councilor turned DA, said he believed it…
300 Saratoga Cafe Ribbon Cutting
300 Saratoga Cafe owners Robert Ciampi and new Executive Chef Willy Lopez (both center) cut the ribbon during a grand reopening of the restaurant on Saturday. The event marked the arrival of Chef Lopez who made a name for himself…
ISD’s New Housing Program Launches in East Boston
Last year, Boston Inspectional Service Department (ISD) Commissioner William Christopher made the rounds at East Boston community meetings to drum up support for a new pilot program his department was proposing. Christopher told residents that Eastie was picked as one…
Building Partially Collapses, Later Demolished in Maverick Square
Longtime East Boston business owner and civic leader Grace Previte Magoon was sitting in her office in Maverick Square between Eddie C’s Bar and La Sultana Bakery Sunday when she heard an explosion. “It was a big boom,” said Magoon…
Just Like JWA:Congressman Capuano Urges FAA to Shift Flight Paths Over the Water at Logan
Last week U.S. Congressman wrote a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging them to take the same action at Logan International Airport in East Boston as the agency took recently in California. Earlier this year the FAA reached…
Central Assembly of God Holds Memorial Mass for Slain Eastie Teen
Duncan Ketter had the world in the palm of his hand. The 19-year-old East Boston resident had recently graduated from Madison Park High School, was enrolled in Franklin Institute of Technology and was working full time at Hertz in order…
East Boston CDC Receives Loan to Keep 111 Units of Affordable Housing
Rising home costs and rents that have more than doubled in the past decade are making it harder and harder for East Boston residents to remain in the neighborhood. In one of the hottest real estate markets in the City…
East Boston Social Centers Celebrates 100 Years in the Community
In 1918 the East Boston Social Centers was founded during the Settlement House movement. The Settlement House movement was a reformist social movement that tried to bridge the gap between the upper and middle class and poor immigrants living in…