With roughly one month to go before the special Democratic primary for the Suffolk and Middlesex Senate seat, rival candidates Anthony D'Ambrosio and Lydia...

by MIKE FREEDBERG SPECIAL TO EASTBOSTON.COM We are told that the election held in Boston on Tuesday was “historic.” I suppose it was. Everything done by human...

Reader's round-up Boston Herald: Battenfeld: Michelle Wu faces short and potentially difficult honeymoon as next Boston mayor AP: Boston elects Wu, first woman and Asian American...

Originally posted June 24, 2018 Last year at one of the mayor's press conferences on local improvements, longtime activist and neighborhood fixture David Arinella took...

Gail Miller, East Boston environmental activists takes a look at Question 2 To The Editor, Advisory Question 2 on Boston’s November election ballot asks voters: Should a...

As home to Boston’s largest Italian-American population, East Boston has the city’s highest prevalence of front yard shrines dedicated to the Virgin Mary (known...

Join the East Boston Soup Kitchen for a night of celebration as the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen turns 5!The virtual celebration will include...

by MIKE FREEDBERG Special to EastBoston.com A friend from South Boston made this comment to me about the upcoming mayor election: “So many people I know who...

School praised for academic improvements, culture of collaboration and key partnerships that helped keep students engaged during the height of the pandemic (BOSTON) October 27,...

Civil Dialogues Debate: Go big on nuclear power in Massachusetts, yes or no? If you weren’t able to participate in our lively and interesting debate...

BOSTON, October 27, 2021 -- Raymond L. Flynn, former United States Ambassador to the Holy See and former Mayor of Boston, and Kathy Flynn...

Both Elizabeth Warren and her erstwhile supporter Michelle Wu marched in the Columbus Day Parade in 2012. Both were aware that the campaign against...

Greenway to meet October 28, 2021 The next Greenway Council meeting is on Thursday, October 28th at 6:30PM. Please register in advance for this meeting to...

Massachusetts Unemployment & Job Estimates for September BOSTON, MA – October 22, 2021 – The state’s September total unemployment rate increased by two-tenths of a...

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There is no such thing as a free lunch. Period In promoting free bus service for the MBTA and Regional Transit Agencies, well-meaning advocates ignore...

East Boston News Update: October 27, 2021: EdVestors Awards $100,000 School on the Move Prize to the James Otis Elementary School in East Boston EdVestors to...

BOSTON - Saturday, October 16, 2021 - Today, Mayor Janey announced the selection of two recipients for the Community Clean Air Grants, a program...