By John Lynds One thing the shooting of Officers Richard Cintolo and Matt Morris two weeks ago on Gladstone Street in East Boston demonstrated that Boston police and police nationwide are facing more powerful weaponry on the streets. Over the…
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BPDA Holds Design Review on Border Street Project
By John Lynds Last week the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), formerly the Boston Redevelopment Authority, held an Article 80 design review meeting regarding the large residential development on Border Street in East Boston. The market rate condo development…
City Picks East Boston CDC as Hess Site Developer
By John Lynds Following a meeting last Friday, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) named the East Boston Community Development Corporation (CDC) as the designated developer of the Hess Site on Condor Street. The CDC developed was chosen over …
MassDOT Holds Meeting on Sumner Toll Plaza
By John Lynds Following a series of community meetings, East Boston residents expressed several concerns over the state’s original plan to demolish and reconfigure the Sumner Tunnel Toll Plaza as MassDOT moves to All Electronic Tolling (AET) at the entrance…
East Boston Residents in Shock over Police Shooting:Officers Cintolo and Morris Upgraded to Stable Condition
By John Lynds The Boston Police Department’s top brass, East Boston clergy and even many elected officials and residents have stated that some sort of divine intervention occurred last Wednesday night when District A-7 Officers Richard Cintolo and Matt Morris…
Shooting Suspect has Sketchy Past
By John Lynds According to Gladstone Street residents, Kirk Figueroa, the man that seriously wounded two East Boston officers before being shot and killed during a fierce gun battle last Wednesday night on Gladstone Street, kept mostly to himself. “He…
Community Rallies Around Two Wounded Officers, Police
By John Lynds It came in the form of an impromptu gathering outside of the District A-7 Police Station Thursday, a candle light vigil Friday and a special Mass at St. Joseph-St. Lazarus Church on Monday. The outpouring of support…
Scene from Past Columbus Day Parade
Joseph Ruggiero (right) with Mayor Martin Walsh and Gov. Charlie Baker’s Chief Secretary Carlo Basile during the 2014 parade.
Hubway Stations Arrive in Eastie
By John Lynds After a series of community meetings and workshops over the summer, nine new Hubway docking stations were deployed in East Boston over the past two weeks with a tenth docking station’s location still yet to be determined.…
Ernani DeAraujo Recently Appointed to BLSA Board
By John Lynds Former mayoral liaison and current general counsel for the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Ernani DeAraujo, was appointed to the Boston Latin School Association (BLSA) Board of Trustees. “I’m very proud to serve the Latin School in…