(BOSTON - Wednesday, May 1, 2019) - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the appointment of Robert Santiago as Commissioner of Veterans' Services for the City of Boston. Santiago will be the first Puerto Rican and LGBTQ Veterans' Commissioner in the City's history.
"I am proud to name Robert as the next Commissioner of Veterans' Services, taking on an important...
The ICA announces 2019 season schedule for the Watershed, the museum’s new seasonal space for art in East Boston
(Boston, MA—April 30, 2019) The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) opens the second season of the Watershed, with the U.S. premiere of Purple, an immersive six-channel video installation by acclaimed artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah (b. 1957, Accra, Ghana). East Boston...
(EAST BOSTON, April 26, 2019) Registered Democrats in Boston Ward 1 will hold a caucus on Saturday, May 11th at 10:00am at the Salesian Boys and Girls Club, 150 Byron Street, to elect delegates and alternates to the 2019 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention.
This year’s state convention will be held September 14th at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, where thousands...
Vouchers will provide housing assistance to Boston chronically homeless individuals and families
BOSTON - Friday, April 26, 2019 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh together with the Boston Housing Authority and local shelter providers yesterday gathered in Roxbury to announce the release of 1,000 new rental housing vouchers for chronically homeless residents and families in Boston. The vouchers are funded through...
BOSTON - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that the Sumner Tunnel in Boston will be closed to all vehicular traffic during the overnight hours of 11 p.m., through 5 a.m., on the evening of Tuesday, April 30, as well as the evening of Wednesday, May 1.
These off-peak overnight closures are necessary to allow crews to safely...
On Good Friday, Christians from East Boston and elsewhere will participate in a procession along the Stations of the Cross through several local churches. The event begins at 9 a.m. at the Most Holy Redeemer and concludes at the Madonna Shrine at Don Orione up the Heights. For more information email rmenditto@millmans.com and saintsandangels@comcast.net.
Change Would Advance Civil Rights In Housing & Planning
(Boston, MA, APRIL 11, 2019) - Today, on the eve of the 51st anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Councilor Lydia Edwards introduced a zoning amendment at the city council to advance fair housing through planning and zoning in the City of Boston.
“Planning and zoning can be tools of equity or...
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center welcomed United States Secretary of Health & Human Services Alex Azar II today to discuss the national HIV epidemic and EBNHC’s experience as a leading-edge provider of HIV prevention, screening, and treatment.
In 1995, EBNHC launched Project SHINE, a clinical and supportive services department that provides a range of services including community-based prevention, screenings...
Job-seekers Urged to Avoid Tuition Debt – Visit Pipefitters537.org to Learn More About Free Training, Industry-Leading Wages & Benefits; Hundreds of Union Construction Jobs Available
Welding instructor Pete Elwood demonstrates at Pipefitters Local 537's open house.
DORCHESTER, MA – Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Pipefitters Local 537 urged East Boston residents to take advantage of the union's new FREE state-of-the-art training facility...
by Mayor Martin J. Walsh
Every year on the third Monday in April, tens of thousands of athletes gather in Hopkinton, and begin the 26.2-mile journey to Boylston Street in Boston. All along the Marathon route, spectators cheer on their friends, family members, and complete strangers. It brings our city together like nothing else. That’s why the Boston Marathon is...
Report calls for updates to Linkage and Inclusionary Development Programs
Councilors Lydia Edwards, Chair of Boston's Housing and Community Development Committee, has released a policy brief (http://bit.ly/building4allbostonians) on two key city housing programs. Inclusionary Development requires certain developers to produce deed restricted units (for rental units, at up to 70% of the Area Median Income) or pay towards a fund...
BOSTON - Monday, March 25, 2019 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture, in collaboration with the Boston Art Commission and Boston Police Department, today announced a call to artists to create a permanent piece of public art that complements a new police station in East Boston that was funded through Mayor Walsh's...
BOSTON - Monday, March 25, 2019 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture, in collaboration with the Boston Art Commission and Boston Police Department, today announced a call to artists to create a permanent piece of public art that complements a new police station in East Boston that was funded through Mayor Walsh's...
BOSTON - Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the appointment of Lina Tramelli as the East Boston Neighborhood Liaison within the Mayor’s Civic Engagement Cabinet. Jesús García-Mota who previously held this position will now be Mayor Walsh’s liaison to the citywide Latino community.
“Lina has a fantastic background in public service and I couldn’t be...
