With recent state legislation passed that will once and for all set criteria of what defines environmental justice communities like East Boston –Gubernatorial Candidate, former State Senator and Eastie resident Ben Downing outlined his climate plan that he’d make a…
Month: April 2021
Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Keep Rising in Eastie
East Boston’s weekly COVID 19 positive test rate increased another 10 percent after reporting a 20 percent increase three weeks ago. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), last week, 2,017 Eastie residents were…
Acting Mayor Kim Janey Launches Campaign for Full Term
Already sitting in the corner office and being the first African American and woman to lead the City, Acting Mayor Kim Janey released a video at to officially announce she would be running for mayor in the September Preliminary Election.…
Part One Crime Down so Far This Year
In 2020 Part One Crimes, the more serious crimes that the Boston Police track, was up 21 percent overall in Eastie but so far this year crime is down 15 percent in the neighborhood. This week the Boston Police released…
Starbucks at Logan Airport Gas Station Reopens
Two years ago Jeffries Point residents were excited that they no longer had to walk or drive to Central Square or McClellan Highway to get their Meridian Market or Starbucks fixes. However, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the new convenience and…
Mayor Janey Announces Towing for Street Cleaning to Resume Citywide
Mayor Janey today announced that the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) has updated parking enforcement regulations in the City of Boston. Starting Tuesday, April 20, parking enforcement will return citywide, including towing during posted street sweeping and for parking in spaces…
MBTA Updates Pilots Including Extends Five-Day Flex Pass on mTicket
The MBTA this week announced updates to current fare pilots that include an extension of the Five-day Flex Pass on mTicket, as well as upcoming fare change proposals that include improvements to the Youth Pass and converting all Outer Express Bus Routes…
News in Brief
Orient Heights Neighborhood Council Meeting Agenda The next meeting of the Orient Heights Neighborhood Council will be held on Monday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Zoom meeting information: https://zoom.us/j/93248748663 Agenda Public Safety Station 7 Community Update: Officer Dan…
‘New Light: Encounters and Connections’ Highlights MFA’s collection
Spanning cultures and geographies, and sometimes millennia too, “New Light: Encounters and Connections” presents more than 50 works of art from across the MFA’s collection, many of which are on view for the first time. The exhibition is organized into 21 conversations—in…
Flawed COVID-19 Study May Be Putting School Workers and Students at Risk
On April 2, members of the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health’s (MassCOSH) Health Technical Committee had a letter to the editor published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal that rebutted findings of a study published by the journal that played…