East Boston’s Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) Executive Director Phil Giffee recently announced that NOAH has hired Dorchester resident Latifa Ziyad as its new Resiliency Planning Coordinator. After working with government institutions for more than a decade as a liaison…
Month: May 2021
Crime Update; Car-Breaks Down in Eastie
District A-7 Community Officer Dan Simons reported Monday that car-breaks, which were a huge problem in 2020, have dropped significantly so far this year. In 2019 there were 107 car-breaks, or larceny from a motor vehicle, in Eastie but that…
Baker Announces All COVID Restrictions to be Lifted May 29
Governor Charlie Baker announced updates to the state’s reopening plan and mask mandate on May 17, days after the CDC announced that masks are no longer required in most situations for those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Massachusetts…
Environment Department Gives Update on Climate Ready East Boston
On Monday, Boston Environment Department Project Manager Catherine McCandless gave an update on the work being done to develop a thorough plan for future protection and recovery from coastal flooding in East Boston. “I’m here tonight to go over the…
GCOD Expanded to East Boston
Last Thursday the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board voted to expand the Groundwater Conservation Overlay District (GCOD) zoning Article 32 to East Boston, as well as Lower Roxbury, Audubon Circle and the Central Waterfront area. According to the…
Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Drops Once Again in Eastie
East Boston and Boston’s weekly COVID cases continue to drop and Acting Mayor Kim Janey announced Monday that she will align with the state’s reopening plan. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), Eastie…
News in Brief
GSCA Monthly Meeting Agenda Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) will hold the Monthly Meeting on Monday, May 24 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The GSCA monthly meeting will be held ONLINE (and on phone) via ZOOM. The meeting will be held on…
Spillane Qualifies for City Council At-Large Ballot
The Jon Spillane for Boston City Council At-Large campaign announced that Jon Spillane, of Beacon Hill, has officially qualified for the September Primary ballot, after the Boston Elections Department verified the required 1,500 signatures from the Spillane campaign. In total,…
COVID Cases and Deaths Continue to Decline in Nursing Homes
The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows that both cases and deaths in Bay State nursing homes have declined in the four weeks ending April 18. Although these rates are improving, chronic problems in nursing homes revealed during the…
Coalition Points to Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Distribution Process
The Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition has responded to Gov. Charles Baker’s joint event with President Joe Biden highlighting Massachusetts’ progress on vaccination. The Coalition pointed out that although Massachusetts has made rapid progress on overall rates of vaccination, persistent racial…