Gov. Charlie Baker announced last week that the East Boston Social Centers (EBSC) will share in $6.5 million in Early Education and Out-of-School Time (EEOST) grant funding awarded to seven organizations to help them renovate childcare facilities that serve low-income…
Month: November 2020
MBTA Joins the EBNHC, the Boston Foundation and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers to Make Using the T Easier for Residents
The MBTA today announced it’s partnering with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, the Boston Foundation and the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center to provide CharlieCards to more residents of East Boston. CharlieCards are reusable plastic fare cards that…
City Council to Hold Hearing On Community Healing and Trust Building After Sexual Abuse
The Boston City Council’s Committee on Strong Women, Families, and Communities will hold a hearing on community healing and trust building after sexual abuse. Sexual violence can occur to anyone at any age, including young children and is an act…
Kelley Tuthill Named Chief Operating Officer for Catholic Charities of Boston
Catholic Charities of Boston has named Kelley Tuthill as Chief Operating Officer, a newly created position. The former WCVB-TV journalist most recently served as the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Regis College. “We are thrilled to have Kelley…
Vaccines Are Coming, But We Still Have a Duty to Stop the Spread
The announcements in the past week that two vaccines have been shown to be remarkably effective in providing immunization against the coronavirus have given our nation hope that the pandemic might be brought under control. Finally, there is a light…
Obituaries 11-18-2020
Charles DeMattia Sr. Well-Known Musician Charles DeMattia Sr. of Revere passed away at the age of 92 on November 4. Born in Medford on August 29, 1928 to the late Michael and Marina (Potito), he was the beloved husband of the late…
Jeveli’s Will Close for the Winter
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the local restaurant industry over the past eight months. At the beginning, restaurants switched to a delivery or take out only model until their dining rooms could reopen. That process was slow going…
Eastie’s Positive Test Rate Up 23 Percent
Eastie experienced a 23 percent increase in COVID-19 positive test rates last week according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) and is once again above 10 percent. Last Friday the BPHC reported that of…
Crime in Eastie: Car Breaks Continue to Skew Overall Stats in the Neighborhood
In what will be the last Boston Police Department’s crime statistics report before the end of the year, the recently released report shows larceny from motor vehicles, or car breaks, in East Boston continue to skew the overall crime stats…
COVID Scare Temporarily Closes Two Eastie Restaurants
With the continuing spike in COVID-19 cases in East Boston and a positive test rate hovering at 11 percent, two popular neighborhood restaurants a few blocks from one another have closed temporarily due to a COVID scare. On Monday morning,…