To boost access to COVID-19 vaccines and support transportation needs as more Massachusetts residents become eligible,Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) continues to sponsor free Bluebikes rides to and from vaccination sites located within the Bluebikes system. Providing…
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Baker Administration Files Last Legislation for Ride-Sharing Bill
The Baker-Polito Administration last filed legislation to build on the Commonwealth’s comprehensive oversight of Transportation Network Companies (TNC) by improving public safety requirements and obtaining additional ride data to assist with transportation planning, congestion management, and vehicle emissions tracking. Additionally, An…
BWSC Offers Property Owners Credit to Replace Lead Pipes
Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) announced that it is doubling to $4,000 the credit for replacing lead pipes through its Lead Replacement Incentive Program. A recent review conducted by the Commission estimates that as many as 4,800 property owners…
Boston Mayoral Candidate and Former EBHS Teacher Annissa Essaibi George Releases Education Plan
On Tuesday At-Large City Councilor, former East Boston High School teacher and current Boston Mayoral Candidate Annissa Essaibi George released her education plan. Before entering the political arena, Essaibi George taught Economics, Business Management and Health and Human Services to…
‘Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation’ Exhibit Extended
Due to popular demand, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has extended the exhibition “Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation” through July 25. Timed-entry exhibition tickets, which include general Museum admission, remain required in advance for all visitors—members and…
Historic Newsreel Depicting the Maverick Mothers Protests of the 1960s Digitally Remastered
Historic news footage of the group of East Boston mothers that took on Logan Airport Expansion in the late 1960s has been digitally remastered. The Maverick Street Mothers protest was in response to the construction trucks bringing fill for a…
Firelei Baez Will Be the ICA/Boston 2021 Watershed Artist
The ICA Watershed, opened in the Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina in the summer 2018. After two successful seasons, the Watershed was forced to close for the 2020 season and push back the scheduled commission by acclaimed artist Firelei Báez. …
EBNHC May Receive $14.7 Million from American Rescue Plan
U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley announced last week that East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) could receive up to $14.7 in grant money through the American Rescue Plan. EBNHC has been serving patients from Eastie, Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop and the South…
FEMA to Reimburse Families Up $9,000 Who Lost a Loved One Due to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. With many families struggling through the pandemic with loss of jobs and income the added expense of providing a funeral for a loved one that succumbed to the virus has…
Gubernatorial Candidate Ben Downing Outlines His Climate Plan for Boston
With recent state legislation passed that will once and for all set criteria of what defines environmental justice communities like East Boston –Gubernatorial Candidate, former State Senator and Eastie resident Ben Downing outlined his climate plan that he’d make a…