I talked to four thoughtful and honest young folks about both their ideal and real communities. Take a listen:
Community from a Youth Perspective
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Community Preservation
On Jan 31 2018, City of Boston’s Community Preservation Director Christine Poff came on What’s up Eastie? to explain how CPA works in general and how its implementation in Boston is likely to unfold. Two community members also joined me on the show to add color and ask questions.
Listen to the show here:
Suffolk Downs Development
Alex DeFronzo, a member of the Impact Advisory Group for the development, Magdalena Ayed, Director of The Harborkeepers, and Mary Ellen Welch, long term community activist in East Boston, came on What’s Up Eastie? to discuss this development and the community engagement process for impact assessment and mitigation.
Listen to the show:
Learn More:
Get Involved:
- On Jan 3: Attend the public meeting of the IAG (Impact Advisory Group) at Suffolk Downs (6pm at the Project Site [clubhouse building] – 525 William F McClellan Highway, Boston)
- On Jan 8: Attend the MEPA community meeting at Suffolk Downs (6pm at the Project Site [clubhouse building] – 525 William F McClellan Highway, Boston)
- By Jan 10: Provide comments on Phase I (the first two commercial Buildings Plan – 52,000 sf total)
- By Jan 19:
- Provide feedback to MEPA (Email page.czepiga@state.ma.us) on
- HYM’s request for Environment review waiver on Phase I
- Your environmental concerns on the masterplan
- Provide feedback to MEPA (Email page.czepiga@state.ma.us) on
- On Jan 24:
- Attend the IAG Meeting (which are public, but IAG members get preference on asking questions) at Suffolk Downs (6pm at the Project Site [clubhouse building] – 525 William F McClellan Highway, Boston)
- On Jan 25:
- Attend the Public Meeting at Suffolk Downs (6pm at the Project Site [clubhouse building] – 525 William F McClellan Highway, Boston)
- By Feb 2:
Reach Out:
| Organization | Individual | Title | Phone | ||
| BPDA
(Boston Planning and Development Agency) |
Tim Czerwienski | Project Manager | 617-918-5303 | tim.czerwienski@boston.gov | |
| HYM | Tom O’Brien | 617-248-8905 | tobrien@hyminvestments.com | ||
| Paul Crisalli | 617-248-8905 | pcrisalli@hyminvestments.com | |||
| Douglas J Manz | 617-248-8905 | dmanz@hyminvestments.com | |||
| MEPA
(Mass Environment Policy Act) |
Page Czepiga | Environmental Analyst | 617-626-1021 | Page.Czepiga@massmail.state.ma.us | |
| Lauren DeVoe | Project Contact | 617-607-0091 | |||
| IAG
(Impact Advisory Group) |
Alex DeFronzo | adefronzo@piersparksailing.org | |||
| Joe Mario | |||||
| Margaret Hammond | |||||
| Roberta Marchi | |||||
| Joe Arangio | |||||
| Debra Cave | |||||
| Ben Downing | |||||
| Margaret Farmer | |||||
| Madeleine Steczynski | |||||
| Ernani DeAraujo | |||||
| Kathy Orlando | |||||
| Claudia Sierra | |||||
| Ann Margaret Gutierrez | |||||
| Erica Capogreco | |||||
| Eleanor Catino | |||||
Eastie Journalism
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How do you get your news? What do you think about the quality of journalism today? My guests Jordan Frias, President of the New England chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and Mary Ellen Welch, long term East Boston community activist, discuss local and city print news media. How has coverage changed since the time of East Boston Community News (1969-1989)?
Public Access to East Boston’s Waterfront
Mary Ellen Welch is becoming a regular on “What’s up Eastie?” 🙂 And I couldn’t be happier about that. Joining Mary Ellen, were Magdalena Ayed of Harborkeepers, Alex DeFronzo of Piers Park Sailing Center, and John Walkey of Chelsea Greenroots, to discuss public access to East Boston’s waterfront.
Photo credit: Magdalena Ayed
East Boston Coastal Flood Resiliency
Zumix Radio, November 1, 2017
I spoke with Nasser Brahim, Senior Planner, Climate Change Risk and Resiliency, at Kleinfelder. Listen to the entire show here:
Immigration Law
We don’t have to tell East Bostonians that immigration is a hot button issue. On today’s show we take a deep dive into immigration and immigration law with our guest Matt Cameron, an immigration attorney at Cameron Law Offices right here in East Boston. Listen and learn more about the immigration process; you may also find that a few immigration myths and mis-facts about undocumented people are dispelled along the way.
Get connected to Matt and the attorneys at the Cameron Law Offices through the link above, and through the following channels:
- Cameron Law Offices: (617) 567- 0508
- Facebook: Matt Cameron
If youth are looking to get involved with immigration issues, check out Student Immigration Movement (SIM).
Also check out the book, Guarding the Golden Door, that Matt recommends as a great grounding in American immigration law and history.
