Mayor Janey today announced that the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) has updated parking enforcement regulations in the City of Boston. Starting Tuesday, April 20, parking enforcement will return citywide, including towing during posted street sweeping and for parking in spaces…
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MBTA Updates Pilots Including Extends Five-Day Flex Pass on mTicket
The MBTA this week announced updates to current fare pilots that include an extension of the Five-day Flex Pass on mTicket, as well as upcoming fare change proposals that include improvements to the Youth Pass and converting all Outer Express Bus Routes…
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Orient Heights Neighborhood Council Meeting Agenda The next meeting of the Orient Heights Neighborhood Council will be held on Monday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Zoom meeting information: https://zoom.us/j/93248748663 Agenda Public Safety Station 7 Community Update: Officer Dan…
‘New Light: Encounters and Connections’ Highlights MFA’s collection
Spanning cultures and geographies, and sometimes millennia too, “New Light: Encounters and Connections” presents more than 50 works of art from across the MFA’s collection, many of which are on view for the first time. The exhibition is organized into 21 conversations—in…
Flawed COVID-19 Study May Be Putting School Workers and Students at Risk
On April 2, members of the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health’s (MassCOSH) Health Technical Committee had a letter to the editor published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal that rebutted findings of a study published by the journal that played…
U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Pitches in at the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as many as 25 million adults and 10 million children may not always have access to nutritious food. The newly adopted “American Rescue Plan” is providing millions of dollars nationwide to food distribution…
Mother’s Out Front, Air Inc., Provide Air Purifiers to Little Folks Day Care in Eastie
Last week, Air Partners installed “Austin Air” air filters as well as air quality sensors into classrooms at Little Folks Community Daycare Center on Trenton Street. Working with the East Boston chapter of Mothers Out Front and AIR, Inc. (Airport…
Biden Administration Sends Commemorative Easter Eggs to EBNHC
In lieu of this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll, President Joseph Biden and the First Lady gifted the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) with 800 commemorative Easter Eggs. In return, EBNHC administrators have distributed the eggs to staff…
Eastie Main Streets Employees Will Benefit from New MBTA and Bluebike Pilot Program
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many inequities in our society. From the virus predominately affecting people of color to essential workers not having the luxury of working from home — thus jeopardizing their health and safety. Many essential workers who…
Pressley, Markey Re-Introduce Legislation to Fully Fund Fare-Free Public Transit
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Sen. Edward J. Markey re-introduced the Freedom to Move Act, that is bold legislation to support state and local efforts to establish public transportation as a public good through fare-free services. The lawmakers’ bill introduction comes as…