After a successful 2021 that saw the historic Suffolk Downs racing oval serving as an interim open space for walking, running and exercising as well as programming for residents and visitors of Eastie and Revere, HYM Investment Group, LLC has…
Author: John Lynds
Sen. Edwards Uses Crown Act to Deliver Powerful Maiden Speech
Last week the Masschausetts Senate unanimously passed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act. The bill prohibits discrimination, which largely impacts Black residents, based on natural and protective hairstyles in places of work and school-related…
MBTA Cancels Upcoming Blue Line Disruption
At a community meeting last month the MBTA’s Adam Kamoune announced the T would be closing down the Blue Line for nearly two weeks between Airport and Government Center from Saturday, April 2 to Thursday, April 14 for harbor tunnel…
Edwards Kicks Off Reelection Campaign
“I swear I’m not a serial candidate,” Senator Lydia Edwards joked Monday night at her campaign kickoff for the 3rd Suffolk State Senate seat. Edwards, who won the special election for the vacant state senate seat back in January, needs…
Eduardo Moreno Mendez Named New Chief of Staff for Sen. Lydia Edwards
Growing up in El Salvador Eduardo Moreno Mendez never imagined he’d one day be working in the offices of some high profile elected officials like U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren. Mendez, who has lived in Eastie since coming to America at…
Women’s History Month: Celebrating With Profiles on Local Women: State Sen. Lydia Edwards
She became the first woman of color to be elected to the District 1 City Council seat when she won in 2017 and recently became the first woman elected to the First Suffolk & Middlesex State Senate seat, a seat…
Blue Line to Close from Airport to Gov. Center Stations Next Month
At a recent community meeting the MBTA’s Adam Kamoune announced some bad news for local commuters. At the meeting Kamoune said the MBTA will be closing down the Blue Line for nearly two weeks between Airport and Government Center from…
Development of Suffolk Downs Mixed-Use Project Begins on Revere Side
At an Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) meeting Monday night, representatives from HYM were on hand to discuss progress on the Suffolk Downs mixed-use development project. HYM’s Michael Barowsky kicked things off saying that all the barns and stables on…
NSMHA’s Director of Recovery Support Services Katie O’Leary
Growing up in Charlestown Katie O’Leary never thought she’d one day struggle with addiction and later become an influential figure in the world of recovery services. O’Leary graduated Matignon High School and after graduation went off to college at UMass…
Sen. Edwards Holds Second Meeting With Community Transition Committee
Nearly 50 people turned out for Sen. Lydia Edward’s second Community Transition Committee virtual meeting last week to discuss transportation. Edwards kicked off the series of meetings last month with the first being on the topic of housing. At each…