By John Lynds At the last jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) meeting, representatives of Roseland, the developer of Portisde at Pier One on Marginal Street, were on hand to update residents and answer questions and concerns regarding the second phase…
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Peace Walk and Farmers Market Celebration
Dancers from the Veronica Robles Cultural Center perform a traditional Peruvian Folk Dance as part of the final East Boston Peace Walk and Farmers Market Celebration last Wednesday at Lewis Mall.
Community Service Day:Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the Boston Celtics, and City Year Help Spruce Up the McKay School
By John Lynds With the 2016-2017 school year in full swing, a group of volunteers from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the Boston Celtics, and City Year descended upon the Donald McKay School in East Boston last Friday to take part…
Mama Mambo Comes to Eastie
By John Lynds When East Boston resident Julia Burrell had her first child, Emery, fifteen months ago she found there were not many programs in East Boston that would help new moms connect with other new moms in the neighborhood…
Eastie Votes with Winners:Murphy,Tompkins,Kennedy Win Democratic Primaries for Register,Sheriff and Gov Council
By John Lynds Last Thursday’s State Primary was quiet with low voter turnout in East Boston and across the state. With many incumbents running unopposed, few ventured out to cast a ballot for incumbents and even those incumbents who had…
Eastie Environmentalists Dig in to Oppose Terminal E Expansion
By John Lynds The nearly one thousand members of East Boston Environmental Group and Eastie’s AirInc., the neighborhood groups that oversee mitigation for Logan Airport impacts on the community, are now seeking to rally the community against Massport’s plans to…
Grandmother Upset that Granddaughter was Left on BPS Bus for Hours
By John Lynds An Eastie grandmother was fuming Sunday night and reached out to the media to tell the story of how her granddaughter was left on a Boston Public School bus for hours last Thursday as she and the…
ParkARTS IN FRANKLIN PARK
Eight-year-old Anthony Lee of East Boston explores a lion’s skull with Zoo New England education specialist Stephanie Veitz of Jamaica Plain as four-year-old twins Jacqueline and Cecilia Jean of Brighton look on during the August 23 ParkARTS Boston Children’s Festival presented by…
Zumix Radio Block Party Set for September 17
By John Lynds East Boston’s widely popular youth music and arts program will host a community-wide block party on Saturday, September 17 to launch its low-power FM radio station, 94.9 Zumix. “We are super excited about the Zumix radio launch…
Brooke Charter School’s Buses Raise the Ire of Neighbors
By John Lynds Since the Edward Brooke Charter School opened on Byron Street in East Boston it has received praise and accolades from educators and residents for its curriculum and state test scores. However, there is one aspect of the…