Last week Rep. Adrian Madaro testified at a Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure hearing in support of his bill to end housing discrimination in the Commonwealth. “Our fair housing laws work best when they’re well understood and…
Author: John Lynds
Eastie’s weekly COVID positive test rate increases 59 percent
Health officials are ringing the alarm and trying to get a handle on the Delta variant of the virus that has caused breakthrough infections among vaccinated residents and is decimating the unvaccinated population across the city, state and country. In…
City hosts Phase II Climate Ready East Boston workshop
The City’s of Boston’s Environment Department continued its series of workshops to help kickoff Phase II of the Climate Ready East Boston/Charlestown project. Boston Environment Department Project Manager Catherine McCandless gave an update on the work being done to develop…
Large development on Maverick Street seeks to switch from rentals to condos
A Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved mixed-use condo project on Maverick Street that broke ground recently and will bring 49 new units to East Boston is looking to get approval from the city to switch the project from…
EBNHC President CEO Manny Lopes to leave Health Center for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center President and CEO Manny Lopes will leave the Health Center to become Executive Vice President of Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts. Lopes made the decision to accept the position with Blue Cross Blue Shield and…
EBNHC COO Greg Wilmot to Join the Board of Community Servings
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…
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,…
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…
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…