East Boston Social CentersAnnual Celebration of Community Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 7:00 pm Virtual Event To register for the event click here. Did you know Speaker Robert A. DeLeo grew up right on Bennington Street? The love and support of our tight-knit community here launched this favorite son from East Boston to become one of the most influential political leaders in the Commonwealth....

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 Edwards are racking up endorsements. Update: November 8, 2021 Lydia Edwards endorsed by Reps. Aaron Michlewitz, Adrian Madaro BOSTON – In the special election to State Senate, Lydia Edwards has been endorsed by House Chair of Ways &...

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 beings is literally historic. That said, the “history” that observers say happened – electing a woman Mayor – did not happen alone. Other things historic equally happened on Tuesday. Yet they began to happen in the...

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 as mayor BostonGlobe.com: Michelle Wu wins historic Boston mayor’s race, marking a new era for the city

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 note of what many of his neighbors knew for a lifetime: "East Boston is now 'HD' which is not ‘high definition’ but rather what we call 'highly desirable.'" To residents who battled airport expansion and fought...

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 high voltage, electric substation be built at 400 Condor Street in East Boston, along the Chelsea Creek, near homes, parks, playgrounds, jet fuel storage, and in a flood risk area, rather than in a nearby...

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 in Italian as La Madonna). Come learn about the history and significance of these creative and beautiful devotional expressions at a free online talk sponsored by the Friends of the East Boston Library. The talk...

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 performances, an auction and other entertainment. DONATIONS:We suggest a donation of $50 per ticket.To donate, visit https://bit.ly/ebcsk-fall-fundraiser or mail checks payable to EBCSK to:EBCSKPO Box 497Boston MA 02128 TO ATTEND:Join us via Zoom on Nov. 4th at...

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 are Annisa Essaibi George supporters, are not originally from Boston, including myself. Annissa is a crossover candidate and appeals to everyone. “Here’s one example from a friend that has called Boston her home for nearly 20...

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, 2021 – EdVestors, a school improvement organization in Boston, today awarded its $100,000 Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize to the James Otis Elementary School in East Boston. The Prize, now in its...

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 on Nuclear Power in Massachusetts, you can still watch it:  bit.ly/2XuFAHc  To access this Zoom recording please use the following passcode: yB!fp4Ch To learn more about Civil Dialogues click here.

BOSTON, October 27, 2021 -- Raymond L. Flynn, former United States Ambassador to the Holy See and former Mayor of Boston, and Kathy Flynn have endorsed Erin Murphy’s candidacy for At-Large City Council, saying her election would continue a long tradition of selfless public service in Boston. The Flynns, lifelong Boston residents who have raised children and grandchildren in the...

Both Elizabeth Warren and her erstwhile supporter Michelle Wu marched in the Columbus Day Parade in 2012. Both were aware that the campaign against Columbus Day began in 1992, on the 500th Anniversary of the First Voyage. Today, Michelle Wu candidate for mayor of Boston has spoken out about replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day. Politicians running for...