As East Boston slowly creeps to our “new normal’’ in the neighborhood some restaurants have been able to reopen with limited capacity or outdoor seating, retail stores that have closed are reopening and residents feel a little safer being out…
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City Council Passes Mayor’s Budget, Edwards Breaks Ranks with Uber Progressives
With the ongoing racial tension sweeping across the nation and calls for police reform in almost every major U.S. city there was an emotional debate last week in the City Council over Mayor Martin Walsh proposed budget. Since the killing…
Eastie COVID-19 Updates
Those testing positive for COVID-19 in Eastie dropped once again last week and the infection rate in the neighborhood continues to slow. Since the pandemic began in March Eastie has been a COVID ‘hot spot’ with some of the highest…
EBHS Holds Special Diploma Pick Up Day for Seniors
It wasn’t the graduation East Boston High School (EBHS) seniors who worked so hard for four years expected or deserved, but the staff at East Boston High School held a special event over the weekend for the Class of 2020.…
EBNHC Farmers Market to Kick off this Afternoon
As East Boston slowly creeps to the “new normal’’, in the neighborhood some restaurants have been able to reopen with limited capacity or outdoor seating, retail stores that have closed are reopening and residents feel a little safer being out…
News in Brief
Animal Rescue League safety campaign The Animal Rescue League of Boston’s (ARL) annual safety campaign, Too Hot for Spot, reminds pet owners about the dangers pets face when temperatures begin to rise. Even when it’s below 80 degrees, the threat…
Eastie’s Nina Gaeta Coletta and Magdelena LaBattaglia Picked as ‘Commonwealth Heroine’s’
Two East Boston women that have made a huge impact on the quality of life for countless fellow residents were picked as 2020 Commonwealth Heroines. Nina Gaeta Coletta and Magdelena LaBattaglia were honored last week as members of the Massachusetts…
Even During times of Crisis, Roca Continues to Prove That Change Is Possible
Nobody wants to be defined by their challenges but Covid-19 has highlighted a crisis among a population that, in the best of times, was struggling to thrive. Roca believes in the most vulnerable young adults in the Commonwealth. They are…
NOAH Receives Boston Resiliency Funding
Eastie’s Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) that has focused on helping residents during the COVID-19 pandemic received additional grant money from the Boston Resiliency Fund this week. Mayor Martin Walsh announced the fund’s Steering Committee distributed $500,000 in funding to…
Boston Pops to Air Virtual 4th of July Special; No Live Fireworks
This year, instead of gathering around the Hatch Shell, you’ll have to gather around your tele-vision for the Boston Pops virtual Fourth of July spectacular. There will be no live performance or fireworks on the Esplanade this year because of…