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Eastietimes.Com Page 2 the EAST BOSTON TIMES-FREE PRESS Wednesday, May 12, 2021 5 CONDOS FOR SALE NEW CONSTRUCTION - 2 BED, 2 BATH $549,000 BOOK YOUR POST IT Call Your Advertising Rep (781)485-0588 Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Santa Fe EAST BOSTON MOTHERS BUILD LIVING ART EXHIBITION Acting Mayor Janey Burrito Grill joins substation fight Plans to By John Lynds well as opposition from over a dozen Massachu- open in Last Tuesday, Acting setts elected officials the Mayor Kim Janey publicly state’s Energy Facilities East Boston joined East Boston’s long Siting Board (EFSB) battle against Eversource’s unanimously approved By John Lynds plans to build a substation Eversource’s highly con- at the City Yards along the troversial plan to build a When 303 Cafe on Chelsea Creek in East Ea- new substation back in Sumner Street closed gle Square. February. about a decade ago, it left Joined by the city’s The substation was ap- an undeniable void along Chief of Environment, proved to be sited at the Sumner Street. The pop- Energy and Open Space City Yards back in 2017. ular business was one of Reverend Mariama The proposal voted on by the first hip gastro pubs to White-Hammond, and the EFSB was to allow open in the neighborhood GreenRoots advocate No- Eversource to move the long before places like the emy Rodriguez, Janey proposed substation to Quiet Few, Cunard Tavern urged Eversource to justi- western edge of the City and Renegades became On Saturday, with support from City Of Boston’s Love Your Block program, Mothers Out fy or cancel its proposed Yards and further away commonplace. Front East Boston invited neighbors to combat air pollution dangers in their own back- electrical substation in yard. Pictured (left to right) Danielle Emond, Michelle Wu, Lisa Jacobson, Emily Martin, from American Legion Sadly, the storefront at Sonja Tengblad = Love Your Block event / grant team. See Page 8 for more photos East Boston. Playground. 303 Sumner St. has been “As Mayor of Boston, In a marathon meet- vacant since 303 Cafe I will not remain silent ing on February 25 that closed, but now a local ca- when the people of East lasted several hours and sual Mexican chain with Boston are crying out,” included the adoption of already established loca- said Janey. “From what I several amendments to tions in Weymouth and have seen, the substation Eversource’s plan such as Franklin is looking to ac- plan is based on flawed a safety plan, flood zone tivate the space. projections and flawed pri- management and commu- At Monday night’s Jef- orities. I urge Eversource nity mitigation the board fries Point Neighborhood to prioritize environmental eschewed Eastie’s already Association meeting, equity and the wellbeing overburdened industrial owner of Santa Fe Burri- of East Boston residents infrastructure and rubber to Grill Carlos Echavar- over their profits.” stamped the plan. ria, said his company is Despite widespread looking to open its third community opposition as See JANEY Page 2 location in Eastie and will offer typical Mexican fare along with a full bar and indoor and outdoor patio seating. “We have been look- ing to do something in the community for a long Pictured (left to right) Emily Martin, Eugenia Corbo, Alyssa Vangeli, Valinda Chan, Zoray- time and finally we have marie Melendez, Tania Castro-Daunais, Lisa Jacobson, Sonja Tengblad, Danielle Emond, all a great spot,” said Echa- MOF volunteers. varria. “With locations around Massachusetts we are looking to offer casual Mexican food with fresh 221 unit development planned for ingredients and we hope our food concepts will be New England Casket Company site Last week Acting Mayor Kim Janey joined Eastie’s fight something the community against the proposed Eversource Substation. loves.” By John Lynds thodox families as well as ground up. Echavarria said the many celebrities and won “But we came to the whole idea behind Sante After an enormous nine- numerous awards in the conclusion we couldn’t Fe is to offer good food alarm fire in March 2019, industry for its innovation do without the employees Madaro earmarks state funding quickly. the family that owned and and casket designs. from East Boston, Revere for crucial Eastie programs “As you know with the operated the New England The company catered and Somerville,” said To- pandemic, we discovered Casket Company on Ben- to high profile clients and bia. “Some of these work- said Madaro, who chairs that people like things a nington Street for genera- designed caskets for Mu- ers had been with us for 40 By John Lynds the Committee on Mental little faster,” said Echa- tions made the painful de- hammed Ali, John Mc- years.” At the end of last month Health, Substance Use and varria. “What we’re doing cision not to rebuild. Cain, Heath Ledger, Wal- So Tobia and his family the Massachusetts House Recovery. “We were able right now at our other lo- “It was a very tough de- ter Cronkite, Joan Rivers paid each worker $40,000 of Representatives passed to secure much-needed cation is fast casual ser- cision,” said Louis Tobia and Tip O’Neill to name in severance pay and hon- its $47.716 billion Fiscal funding for East Boston vice” Jr., whose Italian grand- a few. ored their pensions. Year 2022 (FY22) budget. organizations that address What Echavarria de- father founded the casket “We had every intention Now, two years after the Within the state budget housing, food security, scribed at Monday’s company 75 years ago. after the fire to reopen,” fire Tobia and his family are several funding ear- mental health, and job JPNA meeting is similar “Before the fire we carved said Tobia. “Sadly, we want to construct a 221 marks secured by Rep. training, enabling them to to the concept popularized out a really good niche in weren’t going to be able unit development on the Adrian Madaro that will continue to provide these by other Mexcian chains the casket industry. We to rebuild the building and acre-plus site of their for- continue to support local services to members of like Chipotle or Anna’s were small enough to cus- reopen where we were at mer casket company. programs crucial to East our community. As Chair Taqueria, where custom- tomize high-end caskets.” business wise and finan- “We interviewed 25 to Boston’s future. of the Committee on Men- ers come in, pick their Before the fire destroyed cially.” 30 companies and they “I am proud of the work tal Health, Substance Use options and either take it the company’s manufac- Tobia said the fami- brought proposals for ev- that the House accom- and Recovery, I was also home or sit down inside turing plant just past Ori- ly looked in Lawrence, erything from a hotel to a plished in this year’s bud- pleased to see vital new the restaurant to enjoy ent Heights MBTA station Amesbury, and even up- warehouse to a self stor- get to address the needs of funding in the budget pri- your meal. the Tobia Family’s major state New York to rebuild age facility,” said Tobia. Massachusetts residents clients were Jewish Or- the business from the See MADARO Page 2 See BURRITO Page 6 See BUSINESS Page 2 during this difficult time,” Ruggiero Family Memorial Home “Proud to welcome to our staff Mark Tauro, former owner and director of Rapino, Kirby-Rapino Funeral Homes” • Ample Off Street Parking • Complimentary Valet Parking • Nonsectarian Transportation To & From Visiting Hours For Family & Friends • Se Habla Espanol 971 Saratoga St., Orient Heights East Boston 617-569-0990 • Visit us at our website: www.RuggieroMH.com For the latest news in East Boston that you need to know, check eastietimes.com Page 2 THE EAST BOSTON TIMES-FREE PRESS Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Business // CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Sumner Tunnel swing lane reactivated; “We decided in the end to construct 221 units in access to the marsh for truck crashes into gates on Opening Day that Redgate’s plan for a the two buildings that will both viewing and recre- housing development with both be six-stories each on ational purposes was very By John Lynds While traffic is still low, orange swing gates gradu- some retail space was the the 1.6-acre lot. much in our mind when the swing gate can be a ally jet out to move traffic best option for us and the One feature that Tobia coming up with this pro- MassDOT reactivated hazard for fast traveling into the far left lane. community.” hopes will spark commu- posal.” the Sumner Tunnel ‘swing vehicles that are not aware However, like the in- According to the proj- nity support is the family’s While the plans are still lane’ on Monday morning of their presence. cident Monday morning, ect’s Boston Planning and plans to keep a lot of open in their infancy, Tobia and and State Police have al- State Trooper Jonathan a vehicle traveling down Development Agency fil- space around the develop- his family have already ready confirmed that one Cooper Harris reported the incline of Route 1A ing the Tobia Family will ment and connect access begun meeting with res- vehicle has crashed into that on Monday just after into the Sumner--coupled team up with Redgate, a to the Belle Isle Marsh be- idents and stakeholders, the swing lane gates. 8 a.m. a pick up truck trav- with a sharp turn before downtown developer, to hind the property. have begun the process of The swing lane is a traf- eling southbound into the the swing gates--a driver build a residential com- “There’s quite a bit of forming an Impact Advi- fic calming measure that tunnel smashed into the has little time to react and plex in two seperate build- open space in the propos- sory Group and plans to closes the center lane into swing late gates and dam- maneuver out of the way ings at 1141 Bennington al,” said Tobia.
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