East Boston Greenway to be renamed in honor of local activist Mary Ellen Welch

Welch, a longtime teacher at the O’Donnell Elementary School, as well as a founder or member of numerous East Boston groups, will be honored at a renaming ceremony at 1 p.m. on Saturday, in front of the Blue Caboose - at or Zumix, 260 Sumner St., in the event of bad weather, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department announces.

Welch, 77, died this past march.