BRIGHTON -- Born to Colombian immigrants, Deacon Steven Restrepo grew up in East Boston with his parents and three older brothers. His family attended...

BOSTON – A Boston man has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to fraud, identity theft, firearm and drug offenses. Jammy Alphonse, 28,...

IMPORTANT UPDATE! Blue Line train service anticipated to return on Wednesday, May 18. BOSTON – The MBTA today announced that the current Blue Line service suspension...

Join the Salesians for an evening of celebrating together while raising funds for Summer Camp Scholarships and Club Programs. The event welcomes guests to our...

Solarize Eastie will reduce costs for solar panel installation and the Community First Partnership will expand energy efficiency opportunities for environmental justice communities (EAST BOSTON...

by MICHAEL FREEDBERGSPECIAL TO EASTBOSTON.COM At the age of 29, Gabriela Coletta is still the young lady who has been at the center of East...

Results (Link to the City of Boston's Election Department) The following statement was released by Gabriela Gigi Coletta on May 4, 2022 Friend, You have heard me...

For District 1 City Council Read "In their own words" by the candidates

Stand Up For Eastie would like to invite all residents to a meetup on Saturday, May 7th.  Stand Up For Eastie is a grass-roots group...

East Boston player wins the prestigious Boston City League 2022 Boston Bruins Sportsmanship Award. Read more at East Boston High School News.

A decade after meeting her mentors, Jada Alexander is now a Program Manager at Minds Matter of Boston Boston, MA (April 29, 2022) – In...

by AMIR SHAHSAVARI Despite the end of another cold winter in Massachusetts, many small property owners still feel the chill of hostile housing proposals,...

by CHARLES GIULIANO SPECIAL TO EASTBOSTON.COM From the roof deck of our three-decker in working-class East Boston, we had a million-dollar view of the harbor and...

This just in from an April 23, 20220 email from Sandra Aleman Nijjar and EBCSK Board of Directors "Dear friends of our East Boston Community...

From WGBH: "After Boston inspectors shut down an illegal East Boston crashpad earlier this month, GBH News identified over a dozen crashpads in East...

by MIKE FREEDBERGSPECIAL TO EASTBOSTON.COM East Boston is seriously challenged by sea rise. Whether the cause is nature’s doing or of human waste is a matter...

Creating equity through trees By ELENA EBERWEIN SPECIAL TO EASTBOSTON.COM Some of the city’s neighborhoods, like East Boston, need more trees according to Boston Parks and Recreation...

Massachusetts Unemployment & Job Estimates for March BOSTON, MA – April 15, 2022 – The state’s March total unemployment rate dropped by four-tenths of a...

An East Boston resident, Kate Stover, will be running the Boston Marathon for Pine Street Inn, New England’s largest homeless service organization. Kate is running...