The East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library and the architects who designed it will be honored by the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) at its annual gala. Each year the BSA, often in collaboration with other organizations, sponsors…
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Madaro Announces Candidacy for Representative
Adrian Madaro, the long-time Chief of Staff to outgoing State Representative Carlo Basile, is announcing his candidacy for State Representative of the First Suffolk District. Madaro began working for Representative Basile as an undergraduate student, and quickly rose from serving…
Chamber to Hold Elections on December 18
The elections will take place at the East Boston Chamber offices at 175 McClellan Highway Suite 1, East Boston, MA 02128, on Thursday, December 18, 2014 from 11:30am-2:00pm and also 4:30pm-5:30pm. (Candidates for Officers and Directors are typically present at…
New Decorative Tree Guards Installed Along Local Streets
Over the past few months a group of dedicated community volunteers worked with East Boston Main Streets to begin creating decorative tree pit frames and boxes as well as signage in the neighborhoods business districts. On Saturday morning EBMS, volunteers…
Moving Up: Rep. Carlo Basile picked as Deputy Chief of Staff for Incoming Baker Administration
State Representative Carlo Basile will leave office in January to become Deputy Chief of Staff to incoming Governor Charlie Baker. As Deputy Chief of Staff Basile will help oversee intergovernmental affairs and assist the governor in selecting applicants for boards…
Artists will Open Studios for Holiday Gift Shopping
Part of what has made East Boston a wonderful place in which to live is the neighborhood’s flourishing artist community. The East Boston’s Artist Group at 80 Border St., renovated over a decade ago by the East Boston Community Development…
Not Getting Your Z’s: Study Shows Residents’ Sleep Being Affected by Logan
East Boston environmental youth group members Stephan Marin and Michael Passariello were at last Wednesday night’s Eagle Hill Civic Association to talk about the recent study they completed on how Logan Airport operations affects sleep in the neighborhood. The two…
EBNHC Donates 150 Turkeys To Catch
The CATCH Program of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center sponsored a Turkey give-away for families in the program. CATCH is a special program of the Health Center’s Pediatrics Department that closely coordinates care for children with medically complex conditions. …
Hotel Taking Shape on McClellan Highway
Construction crews have been busy erecting the new hotel on a long neglected parcel of land along Boardman Street and McClellan Highway since last winter and construction is right on schedule according to workers there. Last year, the Boston Redevelopment…
Eastie’s Elves Preparing for Fundraiser on Dec. 5
The 11th Annual Eastie’s Elves fundraiser, a yearly tradition that draws more than 500 people to the Christmas toy drive, will kick off Friday, December 5 at the Hyatt Boston Harbor at 7 p.m. The price of admission is one…