Kitchen volunteers are urgently needed at Community Servings to help the nonprofit’s professional kitchen staff prepare and package 18,000 medically tailored meals that are delivered weekly to critically and chronically ill individuals across the region. While Community Servings operates one…
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Gabriela Coletta Hires Slate of Campaign Staffers
Gabriela Coletta, candidate for the District One Boston City Council, announced a slate hires. The seat will likely be vacated by Lydia Edwards whose general election is scheduled for January 11. “I’m incredibly excited to have Elvira, Sonali, and Luis,…
Baker-Polito Administration Launches Tool for Residents to Access COVID-19 Digital Vaccine Card
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced a tool that gives residents a new way to access their COVID-19 digital vaccine card and vaccination history. The new tool, called My Vax Records, allows people who received their vaccination in Massachusetts to access…
FEMA Awards More Than $14.6 Million to Massachusetts for COVID PPE Expenses
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be granting more than $14.6 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the costs of purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE) for use during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The $14,659,688 in…
Massport Delivers Winter Coats for Children in East Boston
The Massachusetts Port Authority’s (Massport) annual Winter Coat Drive benefitted dozens of children in East Boston and South Boston. This year, one hundred employees donated their time and money to purchase winter coats and accessories and delivered them to Crossroads…
Mayor Wu Swears in City Council: Delivers Speech Noting the Diversity of the Governing Body
On Monday, in one of the shortest and perhaps the coldest Boston City Council inaugurations in recent history, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu swore in returning and new members of the Council outside City Hall. Due to the rising number of…
Ruggiero Family Memorial Home Expands to the North Shore
The Ruggiero Family Memorial Home, which was established in East Boston at the former Mazzarella Funeral Home in Orient Heights Square in 1999, has opened its second location in Peabody and will start serving the North Shore in the spring.…
City Council Welcomes Five New Members
The Boston City Council held its first meeting of the year on Monday, with five new council members who had been sworn in just two hours earlier. The Council welcomed new District 4 Councilor Brian Worrell, At-Large Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune,…
Eastie’s Ricardo Patron to Become Mayors Wu’s Press Secretary
East Boston resident and City Councilor Lydia Edward’s Chief of Staff Ricardo Patron has been appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu to serve as press secretary. Patron will take over duties as Wu’s press secretary on Monday. Patron first joined Councilor…
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Pressley Tests Positive for COVID-19 Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement after receiving a positive COVID-19 test result. “After experiencing COVID-like symptoms, this morning I received a positive, breakthrough COVID-19 test result. Thankfully, my symptoms are relatively mild,…