By Lydia Edwards Although we are starting to see great improvement, East Boston continues to have the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the city at 5.1% as of the Boston Public Health Commission’s latest report. This is down from the…
Month: September 2020
Guest Op-Ed: Turn the Page
Dr. Glenn Mollette Fall season officially begins September 22 this year. For every season there is a change. Most of us like the seasons especially if we can have four of them. I like the fall as the weather seems…
Rami Laribi Set School Record at the State Championship
Lost in the Covid 19 pandemic was the elite performance of East Boston High School’s Rami Laribi at the State Swim Championship last winter. Before school was closed and the state went into lockdown Laribi, now an EBHS senior, set…
Three Eastie Students Named Red Sox Scholars
Three East Boston students were recently named as Red Sox Scholars by the Red Sox Foundation. Eastie residents Faviola Rodriguez from Mario Umana Academy, Juan Santana also from Mario Umana Academy and Sofia Taborda from John D. O’Bryant School, all…
Obituaries 09-23-2020
Marie Goldspring Retired Waitress Marie A. (Correale) Goldspring of East Boston passed away on Sept. 16. For many years, Marie worked as a waitress at the 1800 Club in East Boston, finishing her career at Brother’s Restaurant in Winthrop. She was…
BPS Prepares for First Day of School
Last week and this week, Boston Public Schools (BPS) teachers, administrators and support staff have been busy preparing for the start of the 2020-2021 school year, which begins Monday, Sept. 21. All BPS students will begin with remote learning on…
Hard Work, Big Dreams: At-Large City Councilor Michelle Wu Announces Bid for Mayor of Boston
On Tuesday, At-Large City Councilor Michelle Wu announced that she is going to attempt something that has not been accomplished in Boston politics since John Hayes unseated incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley in 1949. Wu has officially tossed…
EBECC Launches Needed Online Fundraising Campaign
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the East Boston Ecumenical Community Council (EBECC) has been going strong and continues to help low income and immigrant families cope during these unprecedented times. Executive Director Frank Ramirez announced EBECC, one of East Boston’s oldest…
BPDA Expects to Vote on Suffolk Downs Proposal Next Week
Following this summer’s three additional public meetings that were held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic and simultaneously translated into Spanish and Arabic, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will finally vote next Thursday on the proposed phased mixed-use…
Sen. Markey Lay Out Priorities for the Next Round of Coronavirus Relief at EBNHC Sunday
On Sunday, flanked by East Boston Neighborhood Health CEO Manny Lopes, Councilor Lydia Edwards and Mattapan Community Health Center CEO Guale Valdez, U.S. Senator Ed Markey laid out priorities for the next round of coronavirus relief and called for $100…