(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 U.S. soil. The weather was not an obstacle.
As they have before, David Arinella, Master of Ceremonies and organizer Liane Sherman, introduced the afternoon's program...
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 except perhaps to the most reclusive government researcher, The Flats extends from Porter Street to Neptune Road and is bound by Bennington and Bremen Streets...
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 tax policy. Add to the list of concerns, slower tax revenues (due to a poorly performing stock market last year) and the risks facing the...
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 ceremony celebrated the 43 adult learners who were awarded First Literacy Scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year.
Scholarship recipient Jorge, an East Boston resident, was among this group...
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 email to let the Friends know when it can schedule volunteer days.
Potential dates:
Saturday, September 23 from 1-3pm
Thursday, September 28 from 5-6pm (prior to Greenway council...
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 Border Street, East Boston, 02128857-302-8363
Two painters continue their exploration of place and time in their work.
Dominick Takis interprets the land and texture of Sicily, and...
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 residents to review. This document is the culmination of years of community engagement and public processes and includes proposed changes to East Boston’s zoning article...
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 scholarship grant will support over 95 students, which includes over 25 new students receiving assistance to attend EBCCS this year.
This grant is part of a...
/ 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 Roger Spring, 18, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on firearm and drug charges.
Officers were conducting an ongoing investigation into community complaints of trespassing and illegal drug...
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 Pennington playing works of Soler, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt and Chopin with assisting vocal artist, baritone Paul Soper singing music from Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Le Nozze...
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 100 children at the 21st Century Afterschool Program in Winthrop, Condon Community Center in South Boston, Crossroads Family Center in East Boston, East Boston YMCA...
More information at Boston Agent Magazine.
The New England Casket Company was destroyed by a massive fire in March 2019. According to the BPDA:
"What is currently vacant land will be converted into housing for the East Boston neighborhood. The site is vacant due to a catastrophic fire which destroyed the New England Casket Company in 2019. "What is currently vacant...
(EAST BOSTON- August 25, 2023) The warning lasted for two hours this morning and was ended at 11 a.m. this morning.
According to Boston.gov: "A combined sewer overflow occurs when a large storm overwhelms the combined sewerage system causing rainwater to mix with wastewater and discharge to a nearby water body. This prevents sewage backups into homes and businesses. "
By EastBoston.com
East Boston residents made more than 4,000 calls for parking regulation enforcement according to an analysis of 311 data by EastBoston.com. Requests for Mattress pickups and Street Cleaning followed with 1,052 and 656 calls respectively.
Most the calls, however, were made to the Public Works Department.
The city of Boston's 311 smartphone applications was the preferred method of contacting...
