Special to the Times-Free Press On Sunday, March 10th the clouds parted and the sun shone brightly on over 200 Splashers, Dashers and Spectators at the 14th Annual JetBlue Shamrock Splash on East Boston’s Constitution Beach. All together, the event…
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Fiery Debate: 112 Marginal Presentation Leads to Heated Discussion at JPNA Meeting
By Michael Coughlin Jr. For the third time, representatives for a proposed project at 112 Marginal Street presented their plans during Monday’s Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) meeting — plans that have frustrated abutters. Attorney Jeff Drago, who owns the…
EBNHC Looking Ahead With Excitement and Optimism
After a major announcement last week that East Boston Neighborhood Health Center will rebrand its health system as NeighborHealth, President and CEO Greg Wilmot said he is looking ahead with excitement and optimism about the future. EBNHC currently operates nearly…
HVNA Reviews Two New Projects
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During its monthly meeting last week, the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) listened to presentations regarding two new projects in the area: one on Homer Street and the other on Addison Street. The first proposed project…
East Boston Museum and Historical Society To Celebrate Memorial Day With a ‘Salute to East Boston Military Veterans’
The East Boston Museum and Historical Society (EBMHS) will mark Memorial Day 2024 with a “Salute to East Boston Military Veterans.” The Society requests that East Boston veterans and their military families join the celebration by providing a photo from…
EV Charging Station Update Provided at GSCA Meeting
By Michael Coughlin Jr. As part of a City of Boston demonstration program, new electrical vehicle (EV) charging ports are slated to come to different areas throughout the city — including East Boston — and the Gove Street Citizens Association…
FBIM Annual Meeting Set for March 24
The Friends of Belle Isle Marsh (FBIM) will be holding their Annual Meeting on March 24 from 2-4PM. The event is free and open to the public, and will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church Hall, 222 Bowdoin Street,…
Harvard Travellers Club To Host Record-Breaking Transatlantic Oarsman Bryan Fuller on April 9
The Harvard Travellers Club will feature Bryan Fuller, holder of the American record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by oar, achieved in 2012. Fuller is owner and founder of Power Rowing Studio in Brookline, a company he started after giving…
Louijeune is 2024 People’s Champion of Democracy
Common Cause Massachusetts board and staff announce the selection of Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune as this year’s People’s Champion of Democracy. The People’s Champion of Democracy award is given to a standout leader working to strengthen and defend…