The first six murals that are part of a new public art initiative known as ‘Sea Walls Boston’ are done and a seventh mural is on the way. “We completed six murals so far and a last minute seventh mural…
Author: John Lynds
BPDA Releases Interim Report for PLAN in East Boston
Last week the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) PLAN: East Boston team released an interim report for the planning study, available on the BPDA website in English and Spanish (https://bpda.app.box.com/s/hgmqupurzxgjnuokzilvs7kk1894hwe1 The interim report follows two years of community meetings,…
Tree Eastie, NOAH, MOF and Eastie Farm Collaborate to Offer Free Trees to Residents
Tree Eastie, an organization that has been trying to rekindle the neighborhood’s grassroots effort to get more trees planted in the neighborhood, is collaborating with three other neighborhood groups to provide free trees to Eastie residents. Tree Eastie, NOAH (Neighborhood…
Mayor, BPS Hit Pause School Reopening Plan: BTU Seeks Injunction to In-Person Learning
With the city’s positive test rate exceeding the four percent threshold last week, Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said the city would hit the pause button on the phased-in hybrid reopening plan that was to…
City Releases Official Artist Renderings of New Senior Center Design
Last week the City of Boston released a set of artist renderings for the first time depicting what East Boston’s first ever Senior Center will look like once construction is completed. Construction on the future senior center began over the…
Mayor Files Housing Stability Ordinance With City Council: Edwards Calls It a ‘Start’ to Protecting Renters During the Pandemic
Last week Mayor Martin Walsh filed the “Housing Stability Notification Act” with the Boston City Council. The ordinance would ensure East Boston residents and residents across the city at risk of eviction would know their rights and have access to…
Trinity Financial Updates Residents on Orient Heights Public Housing Development Project
Four years after kicking off the three-phase redevelopment of the Orient Heights Public Housing development Trinity Financial began construction on Phase III of the project in January. Like Phase I and Phase II, Phase III will tear down the old…
Eastie COVID-19 Positive Test Rate Decreases; Infection Rate Goes Up Only 1.8 Percent
After experiencing a 44 percent increase in the COVID-19 positive test rate and a three percent increase in East Boston’s infection rate two weeks ago the numbers have slowed dramatically last week. According to the data released by the BPHC…
Grant Will Fund the City’s First Heat Resilience Study in Eastie
In 2017 a late summer thunderstorm sat over the North Shore, and dumped four inches of rain on the Orient Heights section of East Boston, Lynn, and Winthrop. The slow moving system overwhelmed storm drains and flooded streets, backyards and…
Adrian Madaro Discusses Issue During Coffee Hour
On a recent Saturday morning Rep. Adrian Madaro hosted a virtual coffee hour to discuss issues, give recent legislative updates and answer questions from residents who tuned in. One of the issues that Madaro highlighted during the coffee hour was…