Gubernatorial candidate, former State Sen. and Eastie resident Ben Downing hit a major fundraising milestone this week. Downing, a progressive democrat who announced his candidacy for Massachusetts Governor on February 8, raised his first $100,000 in one week according to…
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March 2021 HVNA Meeting The next meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association, (HVNA), will be on Monday, March 1, at 6 p.m. Please note this meeting will be presented in English and Spanish for our Harbor View residents. The…
Councilor Edwards files hearing Order on ZBA Reforms
Special to the Times Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards has filed a hearing order to discuss the implementation of reforms to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) that she proposed and were implemented by Mayor Walsh in an executive order…
Care Dimensions Receives $5,000 Grant from EBSB Charitable Foundation
Care Dimensions, the largest hospice and palliative care provider to adults and children in Massachusetts, is proud to announce receiving a $5,000 grant from East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation (“Foundation”) to support the nonprofit’s telemedicine program. This program provides…
Five Arrested for Gun Charges, Including a 13-Year-Old Boy
Boston Police are looking to enroll a juvenile arrested with four others in East Boston on gun charges earlier this month into a diversionary program. At a recent community meeting District A-7 Captain Kelly McCormick said the 13-year-old from Eastie…
Department of Early Education and Care Adopts Innovative Parent Co-pay Model for Families Receiving Child Care Subsidies
The Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) adopted a new, first-in-the-nation, parent co-pay model that will dramatically reduce child care payments for families receiving state subsidies by exempting family income up to the federal poverty level.The Board of Early…
South End State Rep. And Emergency Room Physician Jon Santiago Announces Bid for Mayor
This week South End State Representative and an emergency room physician Dr. Jon Santiago announced his candidacy for Mayor of Boston. In a two minute video, produced in both English and Spanish, Santiago tells his personal story and calls on…
RMV Encouraging Motorists to Start to Renew Expired Inspection Stickers
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is ramping up customer communication efforts to encourage anyone driving one of over 584,000 registered vehicles with an expired Massachusetts’ inspection sticker on their vehicle’s front windshield to make a plan to get…
BPDA approves $200K in community mitigation funds attached to HYM Project
Last week, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) voted to distribute $200,000 in mitigation funds from the Suffolk Downs Redevelopment project to Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS). The funding fulfills a portion of its community benefits commitment from when…
Weekly COVID positive test rate decreases dramatically
Last week, the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Eastie increased slightly while the weekly positive test rate dropped for a fifth week in a row. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), of…