East Boston still remains a COVID-19 hotspot, and is at the top of the city’s list of the neighborhood with the highest COVID-19 infection rate in Boston according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC)…
Month: June 2020
FMCB Approves Four-year Extension of Commuter Rail Contract with Keolis through June 2026
With the goal of incentivizing better service now and providing cost certainty in a challenging market among other objectives, today the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board approved of a four-year extension of the Commuter Rail Operating contract between the…
Massachusetts RMV announces new initiatives to provide additional flexibility to customers
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing new initiatives to provide additional flexibility to its customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, including expanded appointment hours at open Service Centers, additional Service Center re-openings, an online Learners’ Permit test and…
Travel and Vacation Problems Top List of COVID-19-related Complaints from Consumers
Reports about travel and vacation problems topped the list of COVID-19-related complaints from consumers in Massachusetts, while nationally reports about online shopping top the list of consumer complaints, according to new data released by the Federal Trade Commission. Most of…
National Leading Grassroots Organization, Indivisible, Endorses Ed Markey for U.S. Senate
Indivisible, a national, progressive grassroots organization with over a million members across the country, today announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. “Senator Markey is a model progressive legislator: consistent, accountable to his constituents,…
Over a Dozen Eastie Restaurants Get Outdoor Dining Permits
Last week Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston Licensing Board announced a list of East Boston restaurants, as well as restaurants across the city, that received special permits to allow for outdoor dining during Phase II of the state’s COVID-19…
Eastie Landing Proposal Includes a Tall Ship and Outdoor Dining on the Waterfront
There’s a plan afoot to create an outdoor dining experience that would include a Tall Ship and large patio along East Boston’s waterfront. Massport’s Anthony Guerriero said that the proposal, dubbed “Eastie Landing”, came about last year between Massport, Roseland…
News in Brief
Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Agenda We are holding two meetings in June to ensure that each project receives adequate time for community discussion. Both of the JPNA P&Z Meetings will be held ONLINE via ZOOM. Registration…
Just Unbelievable….
The tragic shooting death this past Friday night of 27 year-old Rayshard Brooks outside of a Wendy’s restaurant by an Atlanta police officer has confirmed even further (as if there needed to be any more proof) the degree of racial…
A Tremendous Court Decision
The decision this past Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court extending the rights of gay and transgender workers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars employment discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin,…