East Boston Museum presents Tombstone Tour of Bennington Street Cemetery
Posted October 6, 2023
East Boston residents to participate in Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai
Patricia Grifoni, Sarah Bonner, and Dottie Marcella will join thousands in the iconic fundraising walk for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to support all forms of cancer research and care
East Boston, Mass.—Seven residents from East Boston...
East Boston H.S. among finalists for EdVestors School on the Move Prize
Boston, MA (September 7, 2023) – EdVestors, a non-profit school improvement organization, has announced that high schools in East Boston, Mission Hill and Brighton have been named the three finalists for its annual School...
East Boston commemorates the 22nd anniversary of 9/11: “We will never forget!”
(EAST BOSTON- September 10, 2023) Under a misty and cloudy sky at Piers Park, a small group of East Boston residents and local first responders marked the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attack on...
From 1997: The Paris Street Flats, the neighborhood not known by its name
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: The Paris Street Flats. Call it the accidental neighborhood.
Little known...
Conte: For now, Mass. the envy of most other states
It is hard to imagine the Massachusetts economy getting any better. It’s shining brightly. To be sure, the state faces structural problems like housing and energy costs, transportation and uncertainty over the effects of...
East Boston resident honored at scholarship ceremony
Hosted by the Office of Boston Mayor Wu
BOSTON, MA – On August 16 the Office of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hosted the 2023 First Literacy Scholarship Ceremony at The Great Hall in Boston. The...
Friends of the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway seeking volunteers for clean-up
Friends of the East Boston Mary Ellen Welch Greenway are conducting a survey to determine the best time for volunteers to clean up the Parks section of the greenway.
Please fill out this survey or ...
Third Thursday Reception: Sept. 21, “Tesserae: Locus, Tempus (part 2)”
September 8 – 30, 2023
Paintings by Dominick Takis and Diane Teubner
September 8 - 30, 2023
Opening Reception: September 10, 2-5 pmThird Thursday Reception: September 21, 6-9 pmGallery Hours: Fridays and Saturdays, 2-6 pm,and by appointment80...
It’s out! BPDA releases long-awaited draft PLAN:East Boston
Just before the holiday weekend, the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) released a draft of East Boston Tomorrow, the full draft report of the PLAN: East Boston document, which is now available for...
East Boston Central Catholic awarded $220,000 grant
East Boston Central Catholic School (EBCCS) has been awarded a Catholic Schools Foundation (CSF) Elementary School Grant of over $220,000 for the 2023-2024 school year as part of the Building Minds Scholarship Fund. The...
Three Suspects Arrested on Firearm and Drug Charges in East Boston
/ A7 / By Media Relations
At about 8:18 PM, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, officers assigned to District A-7 (East Boston) arrested David Garcia, 18, of East Boston, Ely Zorrilla, 18, of Roxbury, and...
Boston Bel Canto Opera to perform October 1, 2023
The first fall opera concert to begin the 30th anniversary season of Boston Bel Canto Opera.
Sunday, 1 October, 2023, 3:00 p.m. Dante Alighieri Italian Cultural Center
41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Annual piano recital by Bradley...
Massport Lends a Hand to Students Returning to School
15th annual Backpack Project benefitted nearly 100 children
EAST BOSTON – Employees at the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) joined together this year to help prepare students in neighboring communities for the upcoming school year. Nearly...