Month: April 2021
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Merger: Rockland Trust Will Acquire East Boston Savings Bank
Officials from East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) and Rockland Trust announced last week that the two banks have inked a merger agreement for Rockland to acquire EBSB’s parent company, Meridian Bancorp., thus acquiring EBSB in a $1.15 billion deal. Under…
StoryWalk Series Comes to Eastie
A family-friendly outdoor multilingual program that combines reading with the outdoors kicked off last week and will run through May 10 at American Legion Playground as well as the East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library on Bremen Street. …
City Recycle Bins Made from Ocean Waste Delights
East Boston resident Magdalena Ayed founded The Harborkeepers. The goal of the organization is to improve environmental justice, harbor stewardship and access to the neighborhood’s 15 miles of coastline. “Our mission is building coastal community resiliency and environmental advocacy in…
EBNHC to Receive City Vaccine Equity Grant
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) was one of 11 community-based organizations to receive grant money as part of the Boston’s new Vaccine Equity Grant Initiative. Acting Mayor Kim Janey, the Boston Public Health Commission and the Office of…
Baker Relaxes COVID Restrictions
On Tuesday, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that Massachusetts will reopen some outdoor Phase 4, Step 2 industries effective May 10, and put plans in place for further reopening on May 29 and August 1. The Administration continues to take steps…
Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Buses to Visit Local Communities
East Boston’s total COVID cases represent roughly 10 percent of all the cases in the City of Boston. So it is no secret that the neighborhood has been hit particularly hard by the year’s long pandemic. Now there’s a push…
Three Eastie Organization Receive Boston Cultural Council Grants
Three popular East Boston non-profits will receive a portion of the latest round of Boston Cultural Council grants totaling $489,000. Zumix, the Veronica Robles Cultural Center and Eastie Farms will join 150 other Boston arts and cultural organizations in sharing …
Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Drops in Eastie
After experiencing increases week after week for the past month, East Boston’s weekly COVID 19 positive test rate has finally decreased last week. The weekly positive test rate has increased 16 percent, 20 percent, 10 percent and 12 percent week…