John Lynds

Massport, Elected Officials Celebrate Grant That Will Bring More Electric Vehicles to Logan

For a century Eastie has played host to Logan Airport, a significant source of noise and air pollution to the…

2 years ago

“Emerald Tutu” Floating Biomass May Help Eastie Against Sea Level Rise

Last year, coastal engineer and professor, Julia Hopkins led a team to place a floating biomass mat off the shores…

2 years ago

Weekend Sumner Tunnel Closure Wreaks Havoc on Local Area

After delaying the Sumner Tunnel weekend closures for two weeks, the closure of the tunnel this past weekend caused a…

2 years ago

Nucci Elected To Serve Another Term on Massport Board

The Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee (Massport CAC) voted unanimously to reappoint John Nucci to another seven-year term as…

2 years ago

Training the Future: New EBNHC, AmeriCorps/CDC Partnership Will Build Next Gen. Of Public Health Leaders in the State

With a five-year, $400 million investment from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)  the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC)…

2 years ago

MBTA Blue Line Service Changes Another Headache for Commuters

At every meeting leading up to the Sumner Tunnel restoration project that began earlier this month, MassDOT officials promised they…

2 years ago

Two Winthrop Organizations Receive Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Better Beaches Grants

Last week Save the Harbor/Save the Bay awarded $9,000 to two Winthrop organizations to fund free beach events as part…

2 years ago

Fran Rowan Meridian House To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Next Tuesday

In January 1972 a small article appeared in the East Boston Community News inviting the community to a ‘housing warming’…

2 years ago

Area Officials Demand Better Mitigation for Sumner Tunnel Toll Project

Area residents got the first taste of what it is going to be like living with the scheduled weekend closures…

2 years ago

Sunday’s Winthrop Police Standoff Ends Peacefully: Delehanty Says Incident Puts Spotlight on Mental Health Crisis

Winthrop and State Police were forced to evacuate the neighborhood around Overlook Drive Sunday evening as officers responded to a…

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