A coordinated effort between the City of Boston, the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), local healthcare providers and the owner of Suffolk Downs to test as many of the city’s First Responders for COVID-19 occured Saturday at Suffolk Downs.…
Author: John Lynds
Madaro and EBNHC Host Virtual Town Hall
On Monday afternoon Rep. Adrian Madaro along with East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s CEO Manny Lopes and CMO Dr. Jackie Fantes held a virtual town hall to discuss the clinical context of the COVID-19 outbreak, its impacts on the local…
Walsh Starts COVID-19 Dashboards
In order to keep the public abreast of the rapidly changing situation involving the COVID-19 pandemic in the state and nationwide, Mayor Martin Walsh announced the launch of two data analytic dashboards that allow Boston residents to easily track the…
Davis Companies Donate Boxes of Masks to EBNHC
On Monday the medical teams at EBNHC got a little help from the Davis Companies who is developing The Mark–a 119 condo unit waterfront development project that also includes a connection to the Eastie Harborwalk. On Monday Paul Scapicchio, representing…
Mayor Says Playing Sports in Parks During Lockdown Is Putting Others in Harm’s Way
Saturday in East Boston was a beautiful day. The temperatures were in the low 60s and the sun was shining–a signal from Mother Nature that spring had begun to sprung. However, these are not normal times and most of Eastie’s…
Amid COVID-19 Closures, Zumix Been Getting Creative
For many of Zumix students, the neighborhood’s popular music and performing arts program is a sanctuary of education, joy and support. Deciding to close Zumix to help encourage social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic was extremely difficult for staff and…
Local Food Distribution Business Donates to Boys & Girls Club, YMCA
East Boston based Sparrow Enterprises, a family owned food distribution business, made a generous donation last week to two neighborhood-based nonprofits that are running daily free breakfast and lunch sites. Heeding a call from Rep. Adrian Madaro for local businesses…
City Officials and Residents Coping With the COVID-19 Virus: Mayor Walsh Sends Team of Volunteers Out to Spread COVID-19 Info
On Saturday an army of volunteers canvassed the streets of East Boston armed with COVID-19 information for residents. The teams made up of volunteers, city workers and Eastie’s elected officials went door to door in each corner of the neighborhood…
The Importance of Social Distancing Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
All signs are pointing to a rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus in Boston in the next several weeks, and the time now to start practicing social distancing is more urgent than ever. On Tuesday, March 10 the number of…
City, Massport, DCR Closes Down Playgrounds
With Boston students at home for the duration of the COVID-19 epidemic some parents have been finding it hard to entertain stir crazy kids. While bike rides, walks and visits to passive parks have been a welcomed relief to get…