MassDOT project manager Doug Johnson was at Monday’s Harbor View Neighborhood Association meeting to discuss the ongoing study the state’s transportation department is conducting to assess the potential uses of the MassDOT and MBTA rail parcels located between Route 1A…
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Coalition Calls for Swift Action on Low-Income MBTA Fares
In the wake of the failure by the MBTA board to create a Low-Income Fare for MBTA riders, a popular proposal that garnered overwhelming support in public testimony, the Public Transit Public Good Coalition calls for swift action on providing…
Madaro-Sponsored Bill to Further Protect Veterans Passes the House
A bill sponsored by Rep. Adrian Madaro to ensure greater accountability on behalf of veterans and their families passed in the House of Representatives last week. Madaro said the bill makes key reforms to the governance structure of the veterans’…
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Baker Signs Order to Review Contracts, Agreements With Russia Governor Charlie Baker signed Executive Order 597, which directs all executive branch agencies to review and terminate any contracts with any Russian state-owned company. The executive order also directs agencies to review…
Grant Application for Mass. Veteran-Serving Organizations Opens
The State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment, in partnership with the Division of Banks and the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, are now accepting applications for the 2022 round of Operation Money Wise grants. This funding supports Veteran-serving…
Six-Alarm Fire Rips Through Maverick Street Apartment Community Rallies Around Victims
An early morning blaze ripped through three apartment buildings on Maverick Street early Monday morning. Just before 4 am Monday morning the Boston Fire Department responded to a fire at 183 Maverick Street. When firefighters arrived there was already heavy…
Eastie Native’s Art Wins International Contest
East Boston native and artist Jim Zaccaria will be honored in Hollywood next month as the winner of the international Illustrators of the Future Contest. Zaccaria will accept his award at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles on Friday, April…
Edwards’ Legislation Takes Direct Aim at Eversource Substation
This week, Sen. Lydia Edwards, who will continue to serve as Eastie City Councilor until April 30, announced legislation in the Boston City Council that takes direct aim at Eversource’s controversial substation plan in East Eagle Square. Edwards said the…
Eastie Farm Looks to Expand Community-Supported Agriculture
At a recent community meeting Eastie Farm’s Max Chezem said the neighborhood’s popular community building urban farm is looking to expand its Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Eastie Farm, which has been dedicated to pursuing climate justice, improving food access, and…
Paramedic Training School Scholarship Program for Massachusetts’s EMTs Announced
Transformative Health- care announced a $1,000,000 Paramedic Training School scholarship program to enable EMTs aspiring to become Paramedics access to state-of-the-art education at a fraction of the tuition expense. Over eighty (80) EMTs will receive scholarships to participate in the…