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…
Author: John Lynds
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…
Tawakal Halal Cafe Named “Best of Boston”
Bon Appetit named Yahya Noor’s small cafe that serves up home cooked Somalia cuisine on the corner of Maverick and Jeffries Streets in East Boston to its annual “Hot 10” list saying Noor’s restaurant “should be your first stop off…
ZBA Votes Down Development on Bremen Street
Last Tuesday the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals sent developers of a Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved project on Bremen Street back to the drawing board. Citing a lack of greenspace coupled with the size and scope of…
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Releases Annual Beach Water Quality Report Card
With summer in full swing and beach goers enjoying sun, surf and sand, while social distancing Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released its annual report on the water quality at Constitution Beach in East Boston. According to Save the Harbor/Save…
Walsh Comments on BPS’s Draft Plan for Fall Reopening
At his daily briefing last week, Mayor Martin Walsh commented on the draft plan Boston Public School (BPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius submitted to the school committee. According to the plan, a return to school this fall would combine in-person and…
Zip Run to Offer Cannabis Delivery, Partners with Berkshire Roots
A recreational cannabis delivery service that recently partnered with Berkshire Roots on Meridian Street in East Boston will hold a community outreach meeting on Tuesday, August 4. Zip Run, the state’s first-ever recreational cannabis “delivery-only” retailer, will host the meeting…
BCBS Serves 50,000th Meal
Since early June Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) has been partnering with local nonprofits to help food insecure residents get food during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Eastie, BCBS has teamed up with Eastie-based Project Bread, Crossroads Family Shelter, Salesian Boys…