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EASTBOSTONREALESTATE.COM Jeffrey Bowen Call or Text 781-201-9488 BOOK YOUR POST IT Call Your Advertising Rep (781)485-0588 Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Residents Final Mural For East hold march Boston HarborArts Sea against Walls Boston finished development By John Lynds of last year’s public art ini- tiative to bring attention to Last year, local public sea-level rise and climate By John Lynds art group HarborArts col- change, Sea Walls Bos- laborated with the interna- ton returned and created A grassroots group of tional nonprofit Pangea- another series of murals concerned residents op- Seed Foundation to bring during the month of July. posed to what they call their globally renowned The last of the murals an ‘overdevelopment’ of public art program to Bos- was completed last week East Boston led a protest ton. The initiative, known by artist Beau Stanton on march from Wood Island as Sea Walls Boston, Art- the side of the Sumner MBTA station through ists for Oceans installed Street Fire Station along Day Square last Thursday seven public murals the Mary Ellen Welch evening. Last Thursday the new grassroots group, Stand throughout East Boston in Greenway. The group, Stand Up Up for Eastie, held a protest in the Wood Island 2020. for Eastie, was founded by and Day Square areas to call attention to what Building on the success See SEA WALLS Page 3 Frankfort Street resident they call an ‘overdevelopment’ of the neighbor- Joni DeMarzo after she hood. and her family opposed a During the protest march from Wood Island development project next to Day Square members of the group carried HYM Investment Group door to their home they homemade anti-development signs (left) and feared would severely im- adorned hardhats and Stand Up for Easter tee opens Suffolk Downs pact their quality of life. and I at risk to leave and shirts (below). DeMarzo coordinated that’s when I started this a group of neighbors into group called Stand Up for racing circle to the public Eastie. Eastie is made up Stand Up for Eastie and of the redevelopment of of families from diverse By John Lynds are now committed to pro- the site later this year. backgrounds. You never tecting the neighborhood’s Last Wednesday, HYM “But really for us the had to be rich or wealthy identity and character Investment Group’s most important part of to- to live here but due to the from what they call the ad- Founding Partner and day is we’re opening this new luxury developments verse effects of overdevel- Managing DirectorTom track for public access,” that we’re seeing today opment like an increase in O’Brien joined East Bos- said O’Brien at last week’s the lower and middle class density, displacement and ton and Revere elected ribbon cutting. “For years residents are being forced lack of affordability. officials to cut the ribbon and years and years peo- and priced out. Families “I’m a lifelong resident for the new “The Track ple have come to this track are being displaced due here in East Boston,” said at Suffolk Downs” public and have looked out onto to the rents being raised DeMarzo at last week’s open space. this track, as well as the and property taxes rising. protest. “Sadly the impact For the first time in the beautiful infield, and we from overdevelopment See PROTEST Page 2 history of the thorough- began to think about how was putting my family bred racetrack, residents great it would be to kind of from Eastie and neighbor- walk around the track and ing communities can now get a sense of how big the Madaro testifies in support of his low-income MBTA fare program walk, jog or take their dogs infield is and get a sense of down to the historic mile- how big the site is. Today By John Lynds said Madaro. “Even be- get to work, to go school, ly returning to pre-covid long racing oval. O’Brien we’re opening the track to fore COVID fares were to make doctors appoint- numbers,” said Madaro. said HYM also plans to public access. This gives Since taking office unaffordable for many. ments, to run emands, and “But even during the pan- hold a series of commu- people the chance to come Rep. Adrian Madaro has Public transit is critical to travel around the cities demic, some lines saw less nity events and activities down here and run on the emerged as a proponent of to an equitable recovery and communities they live of a decrease than others. throughout the year. track or run on the inside closing the equity gap for from the pandemic and a in. In my district of East Bos- O’Brien said HYM, turf or walk on the infield East Boston commuters low-income fare program “Although we saw ton, ridership on the Blue who is redeveloping the or bring a dog down and who rely on public trans- will ensure transit is af- a temporary decrease Line remained so steady entire 161 acre site into a walk with a dog. You can portation to get back and fordable & accessible for in ridership during the throughout the pandem- mixed-use development really enjoy this place and forth to jobs, medical ap- all our residents. We need COVID-19 pandemic, over the next two decades, pointments and school. to guarantee that public ridership has been steadi- See MADARO Page 2 will begin the first phase See SUFFOLK DOWNS Page 5 This week Madaro tes- transit is affordable and tified in favor of his bill accessible to those who (H.3526) to establish a rely on it most.” CONSTITUTION BEACH YOUTH BEACH BASH & SPLASH low-income fare program In his testimony to for low-income workers the joint committee on that use the MBTA and transportation, Madaro Regional Transit Author- said countless residents ities (RTAs) across the in Eastie and across the state. Commonwealth use bus- “For low-income work- ses, subway, trains, and ers transit is a lifeline,” ferries on a daily basis to This summer’s Splash included aerialists, acrobats and jugglers from the Boston Circus Guild. See more photos on Page 6. 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These tomatoes Marino and other offi- program to increase over- ARE INSTALLED will be brought in to Bos- cers assigned to the Dis- all core strength, agility The Postal Service is ton on Tuesday. trict A-7’s Community and stamina. This morn- preparing for the holiday Be sure to include Service Office hosted an ing, the young skaters and ready to meet the a registration form with on-ice hockey program finally got to take to the growing customer demand all entries. at the Porrazzo Skating ice where they were wel- for package delivery. The 36th Tomato Two of 118 new pack- Contest is sponsored by age sorters distributed the Massachusetts De- nationwide have been in- partment of Agricul- stalled in the Woburn and tural Resources, New Worcester Post Offices in England Vegetable and Massachusetts to provide Berry Growers Associ- more reliable service that ation and Mass Farmers customers expect through Markets in cooperation the holiday and beyond. with the Boston Public Last year’s holiday sea- Market. son was like no other for For more informa- both USPS and its cus- tion, contact David Web- tomers. Package delivery ber, David.Webber@ grew nearly 48 percent mass.gov. Sascha Molnar from Molnar Hockey with Caroline Harvey Nicholas Marino, NCDC with his father, District A-7 Com- driven by the surge in on- of Team USA and Nicholas Marino of Northern Cyclones munity Officer Gary Marino. line shopping and ecom- NCDC. merce due to the COVID AFT pandemic. Last year, de- spite the challenges of the MASSACHUSETTS pandemic, the Postal Ser- SEEKS MASK vice delivered a record 1.1 WEARING IN K-6 billion packages. SCHOOLS THIS Massachusetts Post Of- fices, like many facilities FALL across the nation, relied In response to new on manual sortation of guidance from the state packages. The new pack- Department of Elemen- age sorters will process tary and Secondary Ed- thousands of packages an ucation (DESE) that hour – up to 12 times fast- contravenes CDC recom- er than manual sortation. mendations by suggesting As part of the 10-year that only unvaccinated plan to achieve financial students, educators, and sustainability and service staff members in Massa- Program participants pose for a photo on the ice. excellence, the Postal chusetts schools should Service is investing $40 wear masks indoors this billion on people, tech- fall, the 23,000-mem- Madaro // CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 nology and equipment to ber AFT Massachusetts modernize its operation released the following ic that the MBTA actu- Madaro said despite munities and communities his legislation would re- and provide a world class statement from AFT Mas- ally had to reverse their the praise that we have of color, throwing many quire the MBTA to imple- service to customers, in- sachusetts President Beth planned service cuts just given essential workers further into economic in- ment a low income fare cluding the installation of Kontos: to keep up with demands.