Robert Mellace Avid Musician, Animal Lover and Owner/Operator of Pet Express Robert Mellace of Peabody, formerly of Revere, passed suddenly from a tragic car accident on May 15 at the age of 50. Robert owned and operated Pet Express, which he started…
Month: May 2020
East Boston Community Soup Kitchen Volunteer Dies at 28
A young East Boston man that dedicated his freetime feeding the poor and homeless at the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen (EBCSK) has died. Bruce Jones, died suddenly on Tuesday April 28 at his home in East Boston. Jones who…
Cargo Ventures Teams up with YMCA, Community Soup Kitchen to Help Fight Food Insecurity in the Neighborhood
Cargo Ventures CEO Jacob Citrin, who owns a stretch of industrial land along the Chelsea Creek that is used for freight forwarding, recently stepped up to help fight food insecurity in the neighborhood. Seeing a tremendous need for food in…
Eastie COVID-19 Weekly Update
There was finally some good news last week in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in East Boston. Having one of the highest rates of infection in all of the City, Eastie, after nearly two months, may finally be seeing a…
Car Breaks in Eastie Are up, Skewing the Overall Crime Stats in the Neighborhood
Boston Police released the first quarter crime stats for East Boston and while the 49 percent increase in Part One Crime in the neighborhood may seem staggering at first, a closer look at the statistics shows that car breaks are…
Resiliency Fund: Eastie Organizations Teaming up to Deliver Food and Services
Three East Boston organizations that have teamed up to deliver food and goods to the neighborhood’s most vulnerable residents were part of the latest round of Boston Resiliency Fund grant money distributed last week. With money from the city’s fund,…
Giovanni Graziani, Restaurateur, Longtime Zumix Supporter
Giovanni Graziani, a longtime East Boston resident, Salem restaurant owner and proud supporter of Zumix’s music program in the neighborhood died on Friday, May 1 from complications due to COVID-19. For those who knew Graziani and were touched by his…
Blue Line Work to Begin Monday: Shuttle Services to Replace Train Service from Airport to Bowdoin Stations
Beginning on Monday, May 18 the MBTA will fully close down the Blue Line from Airport to Bowdoin stations for 14 days and run shuttle busses instead of train service until May 31. The goal of this is to allow…
Due to COVID-19, Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo Hosts Online Fundraiser for Re-Election
For years, Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo normally hosts a birthday fundraiser in April, but the COVID-19 pandemic has cancelled those plans. However, his son, District 5 Boston City Councilor Rocardo Arroyo has launched an online fundraising effort…
Zoom Meeting Highlights Social Center’s Involvement in Boston Basic Campaign
The Boston Basics Campaign is inspired by the fact that 80 percent of brain growth happens in the first three years of life. During this period, skill gaps between socio-economic, racial, and ethnic groups become clearly apparent. However, this does…