East Boston’s weekly COVID positive test rate decreased throughout the end of October but the positive test rate spiked last week according to the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Last week, 1,548 Eastie residents were tested for the virus last…
Author: John Lynds
Star Trek Legend William Shatner Dines at Rino’s
William Shatner, aka Captain Kirk to the legions of Star Trek fans, was in New England over the weekend and appeared at Rhode Island’s Comic Con. However, before his flight out of Boston from Logan Airport the longtime Star Trek…
Wu wins Eastie, leading Essaibi George for next Mayor of Boston as of press time
In a historic election where two female candidates of color squared off for the first time for the Boston Mayoral seat Michelle Wu won. Eastie during Tuesday’s Boston Municipal Election. With all 14 Eastie Precincts reporting, Wu beat Annissa Essaibi-George…
James Otis Elementary School receives the Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize
Three years after the Donald McKay School became the first East Boston school to win the prestigious $100,000 Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize, the James Otis Elementary School received the honor of being the second Eastie school…
East Boston’s Mothers Out Front receives clean-air grant from city
In the summer of 2019, East Boston Olin College students, Taylor Sheneman and Christine Dimke, under the direction of their professor Scott Hersey installed instruments that have been measuring a wide array of pollutants caused by fossil fuels emanating from…
Developer proposes 32 units for Maverick Street
A local developer has proposed constructing a 32 unit mixed-use residential development on a commercial parking lot at 279 Maverick Street. According to a Small Project Review application filed last week with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), MG2…
Massachusetts Health Connector kicks off affordable health-insurance enrollment effort in East Boston
With Monday marking the first day of open enrollment for Massachusetts residents in need of health insurance, the Massachusetts Health Connector (MHC) kicked off an effort in East Boston to enroll more people from underserved communities in affordable coverage. As…
NOAH to team up with Zumix for outdoor interactive concert series
This week NOAH announced it was recently awarded $48,500 to assist residents of East Boston to gain access to food from the Mayor’s Food Access Destigmatization Grant. The critically important food access grant will assist NOAH, with moving the needle…
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay honors Eastie student Albert Deblas
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay recently honored this year’s Boston Harbor Heroes at the organization’s annual Destination Boston Harbor gala at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Among this year’s honorees was East Boston college student Albert Deblas who worked…
Residents Rally; Urge Voters to Vote “No” on Question 2
On Saturday, East Boston activists and elected officials joined together at American Legion Park, East Eagle Street to urge voters to vote “NO” on the upcoming question that will appear on the November Ballot during Boston’s Municipal Election. The non-binding…