Since the start of the pandemic the administration at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center have worn different hats as healers, advocates and social service providers. While treating those who became infected with the virus, and later vaccinating a sizable portion…
Month: August 2021
NOAH and Zumix Team Up to Tackle the Rising Tide of the Digital Divide
East Boston’s premier music and performing arts nonprofit, Zumix, recently received a grant through the city’s Digital Equity Fund and has decided to team up with East Boston’s Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) to focus on a growing digital divide…
Eastie’s Quiet Few Perhaps the First Bar to Require Proof of Vaccine
The Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus seems to be erasing all the progress that we’ve made as a city, state and country since the winter through vaccination efforts, mask wearing and social distancing. The owner of the Quiet Few,…
Erin Murphy Receives Key Endorsements
Boston City Council At-Large candidate Erin Murphy is thrilled to announce two key endorsements that demonstrate her strong support among union members, with both the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 888…
Pressley, Warren, Schumer Statement on Extension of Student Loan Payment Pause
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued the following statement on the Biden Administration’s extension of the pause on federally held student loan payments: “We’re pleased the Biden Administration has heeded our call to extend the pause on federally-held…
No Word on Whether or Not the MBTA Will Make the Blue Line Free During Sumner Tunnel Closure
At Monday night’s Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) meeting, MassDOT’s Steve McLaughlin said the MBTA has not made a decision whether or not to make the Blue Line free for East Boston residents during the planned four-month closure of the…
Murphy, Madaro Endorse Spillane For Boston City Council At-Large
Suffolk County Register of Deeds, 9-term City Councilor At-Large, and three-time City Council President Stephen Murphy and fourth term East Boston State Representative Adrian Madaro announced their endorsements of Jon Spillane for Boston City Council At-Large. “I am a 50-year…
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Drops Slightly
After experiencing a 50 percent increase in the weekly COVID positive test rate between July 23 and July 30, the weekly positive test rate has decreased slightly in East Boston. However, the citywide positive test rate has neared four percent…
NOAH’s Constitution Beach Kayaking Program a Success So Far
Last summer the COVID 19 pandemic cancelled one of East Boston beloved summertime activities. For several years now the East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) has run a widely successful free kayaking program at Constitution Beach. With the exception…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Bruce Honored at 2021 Senior Writing Awards Various undergraduate students in the Writing, Literature, & Publishing (WLP) department were honored this past spring during the 2021 Senior Writing Awards, or 2021 American Poets College Prize Award winners. In the Department…