When the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) received the greenlight from the state to reopen some in-person doctor visits at a limited capacity, EBNHC CMO Dr. Jackie Fantes and President and CEO Manny Lopes said that the Health Center…
ICA Cancels Usual Summer Programming, Extends Community Food Distribution Through September
Since opening in July 2018, the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Watershed on East Boston’s waterfront has hosted a resident artists and their work for the summer season. While the ICA named artist and sculptor Firelei Baez as its resident…
Gov. Baker Recently Tours MBTA Blue Line Completed Work
Last week Governor Charlie Baker used the Maverick MBTA station as the backdrop to his daily Covid-19 press briefing and to highlight the accelerated infrastructure work on the Blue Line that wrapped up Sunday. Baker was joined by Transportation Secretary…
Eastie COVID-19 Updates
East Boston now officially has the highest COVID-19 infection rate in the City of Boston according to new data released by the Boston Public Health Commission on Friday. While the number of hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 continue to decline…
Walsh Makes Big Push for Accurate Boston Census Count
Last week, Mayor Martin Walsh chose the East Boston Library on Bremen Street to kick off the year-long outreach campaign to ensure a fair and complete count in the 2020 U.S. Census. At the time Walsh was joined by a…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Guidelines for Restaurants, Lodging Businesses Ahead of Phase Two
Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced on May 29 guidance for restaurants and lodging, ahead of Phase Two of the reopening plan. Baker is expected to “make an announcement and decision with respect to Phase Two” on June…