By Jill Gonzalez, WalletHub analyst •Ask Your Bank for Help “Many banks and credit unions have stated they are willing to offer assistance to people who face temporary financial hardship due to the coronavirus,” said Jill Gonzalez, WalletHub analyst. “These…
Month: March 2020
Daily and Sunday Masses Suspended
East Boston’s Catholic Churches have long been the center of faith, social gathering and interaction as parishioners join in prayer. Each Sunday at churches like St. Joseph-St. Lazarus, Most Holy Redeemer, Our Lady of the Assumption and Sacred Heart Church…
Ward 1 Dem. Committee Holds Caucus for Convention Delegates
On Saturday, March 7 the newly elected Ward 1 Democratic Committee held a caucus to elect delegates to the 2020 Massachusetts State Democratic Convention to be held on May 30 at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. However, that date…
The COVID-19 Epidemic: A Wake-up Call for the U.S. Healthcare System
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans forever were forced to change the manner in which we traveled. The strikes on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon made clear that the screening system we…
Guest Op-ed: We Need to Take Care of Each Other
By Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley As a people, community, and as a nation we are being forced into a stance of social distancing to ward off a potential health disaster. Even as we embrace a methodology of physical isolation, we…
Police Briefs 03-18-2020
Monday, March 2, 2020No Arrests Tuesday, March 3, 2020Around 7:05 a.m. in the area of 99 Border St., a 31 year old male with a Chelsea, MA address was arrested for Probation/Parole Violation Wednesday, March 4, 2020 No Arrests Thursday,…
Obituaries 03-18-2020
Margaret BenitezLifelong East Boston resident Margaret (Panto) Benitez, a life-long resident of East Boston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on March 14 at the age of 90. The beloved wife of the late Joseph Benitez Sr., she…
EBNHC preparing for coronavirus
It was only a matter of time before the coronavirus, or COVID-19, that spread across China landed in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission announced that as of Monday there was one confirmed case of coronavirus in Boston and eight…
Eastie goes with Bernie for President Fresh slate for the Ward 1 Democratic Committee
East Boston voters headed to the polls during last Tuesday’s Super Tuesday Presidential Primary to vote for their preferred presidential candidate as well as to elect the neighborhood’s Ward 1 Democratic Committee members. While former Vice President Joseph Biden took…
Mayor, Superintendent proposing changes to student education records
Mayor Martin Walsh and BPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius proposed a new Boston School Committee policy following a lawsuit that stems from an incident at East Boston High School (EBHS) involving reports generated by Boston Public Schools and made available to…