Last week and this week, Boston Public Schools (BPS) teachers, administrators and support staff have been busy preparing for the start of the 2020-2021 school year, which begins Monday, Sept. 21. All BPS students will begin with remote learning on…
Author: John Lynds
Hard Work, Big Dreams: At-Large City Councilor Michelle Wu Announces Bid for Mayor of Boston
On Tuesday, At-Large City Councilor Michelle Wu announced that she is going to attempt something that has not been accomplished in Boston politics since John Hayes unseated incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley in 1949. Wu has officially tossed…
EBECC Launches Needed Online Fundraising Campaign
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the East Boston Ecumenical Community Council (EBECC) has been going strong and continues to help low income and immigrant families cope during these unprecedented times. Executive Director Frank Ramirez announced EBECC, one of East Boston’s oldest…
BPDA Expects to Vote on Suffolk Downs Proposal Next Week
Following this summer’s three additional public meetings that were held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic and simultaneously translated into Spanish and Arabic, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will finally vote next Thursday on the proposed phased mixed-use…
Sen. Markey Lay Out Priorities for the Next Round of Coronavirus Relief at EBNHC Sunday
On Sunday, flanked by East Boston Neighborhood Health CEO Manny Lopes, Councilor Lydia Edwards and Mattapan Community Health Center CEO Guale Valdez, U.S. Senator Ed Markey laid out priorities for the next round of coronavirus relief and called for $100…
East Boston Community Soup Kitchen Celebrates Anniversary Feeding the Homeless
It started as an idea and a way to address what Sandra Nijjar saw as a growing problem in East Boston. Nijjar was seeing an ever-increasing number of homeless in and around Maverick and Central Squares. So three years ago,…
Eastie COVID-19 Positive Test Rate Drops by Nearly Half
In August, East Boston’s COVID-19 positive test rates and infection rates reached all time highs since the pandemic began, raising the alarm that immediate action needed to be taken by health and elected officials to curb the dramatic spike in…
Michael Valerio, Former Eastie Resident, Papa Gino’s Founder at 89
Michael Valerio, who immigrated from Italy to East Boston in the 1930s and expanded a small pizza-by-the-slice operation into the iconic Papa Gino’s franchise, died Wednesday, Sept. 2. He was 89 years old. Valerio was born in Villa Latina, Italy…
Greg Wilmot New SVP, COO at EBNHC
Last week the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) announced that Greg Wilmot has been promoted to the role of senior vice president (SVP) and chief operating officer (COO). Wilmot most recently served as vice president and executive director of…
Opening Day Starts at East Boston Central Catholic
East Boston Central Catholic School (EBCCS) has began with ‘in-person’ learning for some students and ‘remote’ learning for others. EBCCS Principal Robert Casaletto said Eastie’s remaining Parochial School has two reopening plans that are based on multiple meetings with City…