Massachusetts Unemployment & Job Estimates for August 2024
Labor force participation reaches 66.3%, highest rate since January 2020
BOSTON, MA – September 20, 2024 – The state’s August total unemployment rate was 3.7...
JPNA to hold in-person meeting on Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina...
This just in from the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association:
Wednesday, September 25, 20247:00 - 8:30 pmICA Watershed Community Room256 Marginal Street
In-Person Only, NO VIRTUAL OPTION
Please...
City of Boston: Affordable Homeownership opportunity in East Boston
According to the City of Boston:
Don't miss your chance! There is one three-bedroom 1.5 bath condo unit available to an income-eligible buyer for $378,000...
Atlantic Works Gallery Announces Its October Exhibition
KALEIDOSCOPE addresses two artists’ interpretation of what kaleidoscopes mean for them
For its October exhibition, Atlantic Works Gallery (AWG) is inviting the public to KALEIDOSCOPE,...
Meet the Candidates Night – Winthrop Republican Town Committee Event: October...
Winthrop Republican Town Committee says it invited Sen. Lydia Edwards but she declined.
The Winthrop Republican Town Committee (WRTC) is hosting a Meet the...
What we saw at Eastie’s Open Streets
The city program, which opens up streets to pedestrian activity for a few hours on a weekend, was a success in East Boston.
Originally posted...
Wanted! The Mary Ellen Welch Greenway is looking for an executive...
The board of the MEWG is looking to hire someone as the executive director of the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway. Please post this job...
A delight! The Roma Band entertains on the Greenway
Sponsored by the East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library the legendary North End-based ensemble soaked the Greenway with classic and contemporary popular...
Supreme Judicial Court gives go-head to Eversource substation in East Boston
From Commonwealth Beacon:
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT put an end to a decade-long fight over an electric substation in East Boston, ruling unanimously that a...
East Boston commemorates 9/11 with annual ceremony
Local residents and public officials gathered at Piers Park to commemorate 9/11. The event is organized by longtime resident David Arinella who served...
Salesian Boys & Girls Club will host 6th annual golf fundraiser
The following is from the Salesian Boys & Girls Club:
The Salesian Boys & Girls Club will host our 6th Annual Swing Fore Kids Golf...
Massport lends a hand to students returning to school
16th annual Backpack Project benefited over 100 children
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is helping some students return to school with gifts from employees. Over...
How East Boston voted for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court...
Compiled by EastBoston.com from unofficial city tallies, September 4, 2024
Save the date, September 29: Social Centers honors former city councilor...
Originally published June 22, 2024
From 1997: The Paris Street Flats, the neighborhood not known by...
From the EastBoston.com archives
© 1997, 2023. All rights reserved by the author.Every part of East Boston has a familiar name. Every part except one:...
A pleasant way to close out a Greenway summer
(EAST BOSTON, August 30, 2024) It was a rare chance to hear a world-renowned musician live and he didn't disappoint. Cory Pesaturo of Rhode...






























