The Massachusetts House of Representatives last week passed its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. This budget responsibly responds to the needs of residents and makes investments that set the state on a path toward economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Officials Award $8.8 Million for COVID-19 Vaccine in Priority Areas
The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced $8.8 million in additional grants and contracts to community-based organizations as part of the Massachusetts Vaccine Equity Initiative to increase awareness and access to the COVID-19 vaccine in the 20 cities and towns hardest…
State Officials Launch Summer Learning Programs and Organizations
The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced the establishment of summer learning opportunities and the availability of more than $70 million in funding for school districts and community organizations to offer summer learning and recreational programs that will help students, who…
MBTA Control Board Commits to Funding the Transit
The FY22 budget, approved April 26 by the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board, includes a commitment to fully fund the T’s Transit Priority Group, a special unit dedicated to delivering bus lanes, transit signal priority (TSP), and collaborative planning…
Spring Clean-Up on the Greenway
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Merger: Rockland Trust Will Acquire East Boston Savings Bank
Officials from East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) and Rockland Trust announced last week that the two banks have inked a merger agreement for Rockland to acquire EBSB’s parent company, Meridian Bancorp., thus acquiring EBSB in a $1.15 billion deal. Under…
StoryWalk Series Comes to Eastie
A family-friendly outdoor multilingual program that combines reading with the outdoors kicked off last week and will run through May 10 at American Legion Playground as well as the East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library on Bremen Street. …
City Recycle Bins Made from Ocean Waste Delights
East Boston resident Magdalena Ayed founded The Harborkeepers. The goal of the organization is to improve environmental justice, harbor stewardship and access to the neighborhood’s 15 miles of coastline. “Our mission is building coastal community resiliency and environmental advocacy in…
EBNHC to Receive City Vaccine Equity Grant
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) was one of 11 community-based organizations to receive grant money as part of the Boston’s new Vaccine Equity Grant Initiative. Acting Mayor Kim Janey, the Boston Public Health Commission and the Office of…