Eversource Completes I Street Harborwalk Park Restoration in Partnership with South Boston Community

BOSTON (July 27, 2021) - As part of its commitment to the South Boston community, sustainability and environmental responsibility, Eversource recently completed an extensive rehabilitation project on its property between East 1st Street and Summer Street - creating additional connectivity along the Harborwalk with the new and improved I Street Harborwalk Park. Made possible through close collaboration with community groups and local officials, the new park provides greater access for the growing and evolving neighborhood along South Boston's waterfront with a safer and usable public green space.

"On behalf of the residents of South Boston, I want to say thank you to Eversource for their tremendous work on this beautiful park," said Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn. "We are appreciative that South Boston residents were included in the discussion, that they were heard and worked closely together with Eversource. This park helps fulfill the mission of the Harborwalk, of connecting people who have never historically been to the Boston Harbor - communities of color, and also persons with disabilities. That's what this city is about, bringing people together and making sure it is welcoming to all."

"I want to thank Eversource and the community for their work in making the I Street Harborwalk Park a reality," said state Rep. David Biele. "With connections to the Boston Harborwalk, this incredible open space will increase use and enjoyment along our waterways and I look forward to seeing residents and families enjoy the natural resources along the Reserve Channel and the South Boston Waterfront."

"Making this segment of the Boston Harborwalk a continuous piece really does a lot for the whole city," said President and CEO of Boston Harbor Now Kathy Abbott. "It's really important to making the waterfront, South Boston, the Reserve Channel, and the work of the port accessible to everybody."

"We're grateful for the support of local officials and community groups like Boston Harbor Now, the Friends of the Boston Harborwalk, and the Friends of North of Broadway as we worked toward our shared vision of creating greater access to South Boston's vibrant waterfront," said Eversource Vice President of Station Operations and Field Engineering Mark Blanchard. "We're proud of the safer, more beautiful and usable public green space we've been able to create through this strong partnership, and we look forward to continued work with the community to turn this former industrial area into a welcoming and family-friendly space for generations to come."

As part of the rehabilitation project, Eversource planted six new trees, added groundcover, and installed guardrail extensions as an additional safety measure to help create the new I Street Harborwalk Park. The work took place on two portions of the energy company's property between East 1st Street and Summer Street in South Boston and provides a continuous path along the Reserve Channel - creating a continuous ½ mile along a portion of the Harborwalk that was previously two segments.

On the evening of Thursday, July 22, the Friends of the Boston Harborwalk and the Friends of North of Broadway joined Eversource to host a grand reopening celebration, which featured entertainment, refreshments and a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

For more information on Eversource's commitment to supporting the communities it serves, visit Eversource.com.

PHOTO CAPTION:(From left to right): State Sen. Collins staff Pearse Martin, state Rep. Biele, City Councilor Flynn, Friends of North of Broadway member Maria Melone, Boston Harbor Now President and CEO Kathy Abbott, Friends of the Boston Harborwalk Chair Mike Manning, Friends of North of Broadway member Brian Graves, Eversource Vice President of Station Operations Mark Blanchard, and long-time Boston Harbor advocate Vivian Li celebrate the ribbon cutting of the new and improved I Street Harborwalk Park.

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Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is the #1 energy company inNewsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2021 and recognized as one of America's Most JUST Companies. Eversource transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies water to 1.8 million customers throughout Massachusetts, including approximately 1.45 million electric customers in 142 communities, 635,000 gas customers in 110 communities, and 6,700 water customers in two communities. Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 9,300 employees across three states to build a single, united company around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water with superior customer service. The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, the company is empowering a clean energy future in the Northeast, with nationally recognized energy efficiency solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean energy resources like solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system. For more information, please visiteversource.com, and follow us onTwitter,Facebook,Instagram, andLinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visitaquarionwater.com.

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