Throughout the course of the pandemic East Boston has come together in these difficult times to support and uplift their neighbors, immigrants, refugees and underserved youths. One agency, the East Boston Ecumenical Community Council (EBECC), has been able to continue…
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City Paws: Preventing Doggie Dementia
By Penny & Ed Cherubino One of the great gifts you can give your dog in the next year is taking steps, no matter what their age, to prevent dementia and improve their quality of life. In dogs, dementia is…
East Boston Social Centers Receive Major Grant
East Boston Social Centers, Inc. is excited to announce it has received $200,000 per year over three years from Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health. These funds will significantly advance Every Child Shines’ work to ensure every East Boston child…
Wu Shares Boston’s Winter Weather Preparations Underway
Mayor Michelle Wu joined City officials at the Public Works yard on Frontage Road to discuss winter preparations currently underway in the City of Boston, and resources available to residents, including older adults and individuals experiencing homelessness. “I am so…
Eastie’s Weekly COVID Infections Increase Dramatically
East Boston and the city’s weekly COVID positive test rate continues to rise dramatically post Thanksgiving and ahead of the Christmas Holiday. A week after Mayor Michelle Wu announced several measures to help combat the explosive rise in cases in…
Boston Logan Airport Officials Celebrate Opening of New Terminal C Canopy and Upper Deck
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), airline partners, and other stakeholders celebrated the completion of the new Terminal C Canopy and Upper Deck at Boston Logan International Airport. The two-year project increased the efficiency of the space by adding travel lanes…
MassPACE Honors Rep. Madaro for His Work on Legislation for Seniors
For years the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s (EBNHC) Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE Program, has allowed seniors to live safely in their homes instead of in nursing homes. The Health Center has successfully implemented this…
Wu Announces Relaunch of Boston Opportunity Fund
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced applications have reopened for the City of Boston’s Opportunity Fund, a grant program that supports meaningful one-time opportunities for artists living in the city of Boston to further…
Justice Department Awards More Than $17.5 Million to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods
The Department of Justice has awarded $314,273 to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) to administer Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) grant funds in the District of Massachusetts. Since the program began in 2001, nearly $7 million…