According to the entry at the Northeastern University Library Digital Repository Service, "The East Boston Community News was an activist community newspaper produced primarily by volunteers biweekly between 1970 and 1989." That's a good summary.
My articles appeared in the EBCN between 1977 and 1988. In the minds of many locals, the EBCN will always be remembered for...
The Governor made his remarks while visiting the vaccination clinic at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Read more here.
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(BOSTON, February 8, 2021) - After having recently filed an expanded condo conversion ordinance and an update to the city’s linkage policy as the beginning of an anti-displacement package, Councilor Lydia Edwards has filed a hearing order to discuss the city’s inclusionary development policy (IDP). The filing comes weeks after Governor Baker signed a home rule petition that combined...
BOSTON - Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the appointment of Ernani DeAraujo, Esq. to the Boston School Committee, the governing body of the Boston Public Schools (BPS). DeAraujo is the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, where he serves as chief legal counsel to...
Boston Tax Help Coalition to provide remote and community-based tax preparation services
BOSTON - Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the Boston Tax Help Coalition has launched the 2021 tax season and is once again offering free tax preparation for residents who earn $57,000 per year or less. In response to COVID-19,...
From WBUR:
"The state’s Energy Facilities Siting Board will take a final vote as soon as Monday, Feb. 8, on whether to approve the substation. The vote will come after a marathon Zoom meeting scheduled for that day from 1 to 8 p.m., with the opportunity for extra time on Tuesday morning." Read more at WBUR.
Known as the "one-man-band" in the Columbus Day Parade, the late Joe Falzone of East Boston captured the Commonwealth's history in a short but meaningful ode.
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ODE TO MASSACHUSETTS
by Joe Falzoneof East Boston
Freedom, Freedom, FREEDOM
From the Freedom Trail in Boston
To the Dome on Beacon Hill
To Framingham and Worcester
And Springfield if you will
From Concord on to Lexington
No matter...
Dear Readers:
Happy New Year!
Let's hope that 2022 improves upon 2021!
It's been one year since we moved over to the WordPress platform and it's been a major improvement.
A good portion of what you see now is still under construction.
In addition to first-rate news aggregation, EastBoston.com will provide more original content.
During 2021, EastBoston.com has added contributors such as Mike Freedberg...
Fiscal watchdog criticizes City Councilor Lydia Edwards' move: "Legal grounds and policy impact jeopardize Boston's financial stability."
