At Monday night’s Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) meeting, Daniel Mueller of the MBTA laid out the T’s plan to cut service on the Blue Line, a move that was immediately publicly rebuked by Rep. Adrian Madaro. Mueller told JPNA…
Author: John Lynds
BPDA Looking at Transportation and Mitigation Efforts
Anyone who has lived in this community prior to and after the removal of the Sumner Tunnel toll plaza and reconfiguration of the roads leading into the tunnel by MassDOT knows traffic has only gotten worse. In his State of…
Nonprofit Fresh Truck in Eastie Two Days a Week
Fresh Truck Program Coordinator Stephen James, who lived in Eagle Hill, was motivated to help families take on personal challenges with the philosophy of starting each day with proper food access to live a healthy lifestyle. In Eastie and across…
New Art Exhibit Comes to Clippership Wharf
The art gallery at Clippership Wharf that opened last year unveiled its second exhibit over the weekend. ClipArt Gallery at the Clippership is curated and managed by the Atlantic Works Gallery and is located on the ground floor of the…
Eastie’s Parlor Skis Honored by State for COVID Response
An East Boston-based independent custom ski manufacturer that switched gears during the pandemic and turned its factory’s focus away from making skis and snowboards to making Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers was honored by the state last…
‘Don’t Be Denied’ Band Perform Online Benefit for Zumix
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses like Mavericks restaurant and bar became the hub of a burgeoning live music scene in East Boston. On the weekends, crowds packed the bar and listened to professional musicians like Joey Blake, who tours…
Get Tested: EBNHC Popup COVID Testing Site Will Remain in Central Square Through at Least Nov. 14
If you have tried to get a COVID-19 test at one of the many free COVID testing sites in the area, like I did Monday, there’s a sense of sheer panic in East Boston and surrounding communities. Drive-thru testing sites…
Flight Path: A Second Air-Carrier Wants to Join Cape Air in Running a Seaplane Operation off Eastie’s Shores
A second carrier wants to join Cape Air in running seaplanes from Boston Harbor, just off Eastie’s shore, to New York City. Cape Air, who got approval from the FAA to fly seaplanes on a route from Boston to a…
East Boston Social Centers Receives Mini-Grant from City
The East Boston Social Centers (EBSC) was one of several organizations to receive a mini-grant last week from the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) to help support nonprofits that work in immigrant communities. Mayor Martin Walsh said each $5,000…
NOAH to Hold an East Boston Resilience Assembly on Nov. 14
Last year, the East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) hosted a ‘release’ party at the East Boston Social Centers where NOAH staff released the East Boston Flood Prevention Design Workshop Report. The report followed two workshop events hosted by…