The Friends of Belle Isle Marsh dedicated an Education and Research Station in memory of founding member, Kermit Norris, a pioneer advocate for the conservation of Belle Isle Marsh. Following the November 6 ceremony, friends and family joined for refreshments…
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Free Public Talk on Eastie’s “Bathtub Madonnas”
If you’ve walked around East Boston, you’ve noticed that the community has many front yard saint shrines, often housed inside of grotto-like protectors that look like bathtubs. That’s because many of them are bathtubs! Most were erected by Italian immigrants…
Star Trek Legend William Shatner Dines at Rino’s
William Shatner, aka Captain Kirk to the legions of Star Trek fans, was in New England over the weekend and appeared at Rhode Island’s Comic Con. However, before his flight out of Boston from Logan Airport the longtime Star Trek…
News In Brief
No Mail on Thursday There will be no regular mail delivery or retail services available on Thursday, November 11, as postal employees across the commonwealth celebrate Veterans Day, but our carriers will be delivering Priority Express and other guaranteed next…
Baker Nominates McClenon as Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court
Governor Charlie Baker nominated Stephen W. McClenon as Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court. Attorney McClenon has over 25 years of legal experience. “Attorney McClenon possesses decades of experience at trial both as a defense attorney and as a prosecutor, “ said Governor…
Halloween Block Party
Wu wins Eastie, leading Essaibi George for next Mayor of Boston as of press time
In a historic election where two female candidates of color squared off for the first time for the Boston Mayoral seat Michelle Wu won. Eastie during Tuesday’s Boston Municipal Election. With all 14 Eastie Precincts reporting, Wu beat Annissa Essaibi-George…
James Otis Elementary School receives the Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize
Three years after the Donald McKay School became the first East Boston school to win the prestigious $100,000 Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize, the James Otis Elementary School received the honor of being the second Eastie school…
East Boston’s Mothers Out Front receives clean-air grant from city
In the summer of 2019, East Boston Olin College students, Taylor Sheneman and Christine Dimke, under the direction of their professor Scott Hersey installed instruments that have been measuring a wide array of pollutants caused by fossil fuels emanating from…
Developer proposes 32 units for Maverick Street
A local developer has proposed constructing a 32 unit mixed-use residential development on a commercial parking lot at 279 Maverick Street. According to a Small Project Review application filed last week with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), MG2…