The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s (EBNHC) Let’s Get Movin East Boston Farmers Market has been safely in full swing for over a month now and according to EBNHC’s Program Coordinator of Community Initiatives Nancy Slamet there have been some…
Author: John Lynds
Be on Guard: EBNHC Launches Campaign for High Risk COVID-19 Patients
Dr. Jim Pedulla, Medical Director, Neighborhood PACE of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), said this week although the incidents of coronavirus has lessened since April and May in Massachusetts, it is still very present in the state, with hundreds…
Mosquito Spraying Monday in Eastie
With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping most people at home, backyards have been sanctuaries for residents trying to enjoy the outdoors while still remaining socially distanced. However, there’s been a nuisance all summer that has kept East Boston residents from venturing…
Edwards, Janey File Amendment to City’s Cannabis Equity Ordinance
Last year, City Councilor Lydia Edwards was a champion of the recreational marijuana shop in Maverick Square because it satisfied the city’s cannabis equity ordinance. However, because the Zoning Board of Appeals approved an adult use facility on Meridian Street…
Mail-In Ballots for Upcoming Elections Are on Their Way
Despite President Donald Trump voting by mail during elections in 2017, 2018 and 2020, POTUS has spent the past week threatening to sue states that will allow mail-in voting for this upcoming Presidential Election–falsely claiming it will lead to widespread…
School Nurses Reject Reopening Plan
Last week over 100 Boston Teachers Union (BTU) members, including nurses and educators, joined a sit-in protest at City Hall Plaza rejecting Superintendent Dr. Brenda Cassellius’s draft reopening plan she recently submitted to the Boston School Committee. The BTU members…
Eastie COVID-19 Updates
After dropping for three straight weeks the percentage of residents testing positive for COVID-19 in East Boston is starting to once again climb as is the neighborhood’s infection rate. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health…
EBNHC Ramps Up COVID Testing at Orleans Street Site
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) has ramped up efforts to get more Eastie residents tested for COVID 19 and launched a campaign this week to promote its Orleans testing site that will run through August 19. The Orleans COVID…
Eastie Teen Arrested in Connection With Fatal Shooting on Revere Beach Boulevard
An East Boston teen has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Yaseen Butt, 20, of Revere outside Twist and Shake ice cream shop on Revere Beach Blvd. State Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said…
Piers Park Sailing Center’s Summer Cruises Along
It’s halfway through the summer and Piers Park Sailing Center’s (PPSC) summer programs, both in-person and virtually, have been a success so far. “Our in-person youth programs resumed June 29,” said PPSC Executive Director Alex DeFronzo. “Summer sessions of the…