Gov. Charles Baker has signed a comprehensive healthcare legislation that promotes key priorities initially included in the Administration’s healthcare legislation filed in 2019. The new law increases insurance coverage for telehealth services, expands the scope of practice for nurse practitioners,…
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MBTA Partners With New England Patriots, New England Revolution, and Patriot Place to Distribute Masks and Hand Sanitizer
The MBTA is pleased to announce that the New England Patriots, New England Revolution, and Patriot Place recently donated 2,500 facemasks and 5,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to distribute to MBTA riders in support of the T’s Ride Safer campaign. “The…
COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Eastie for EBNHC Workers
Last Monday frontline healthcare workers at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center breathed a collective sigh of relief as they became some of the first in the state to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. EBNHC medical staff received and…
Hot Meals: Salesian Boys & Girls Club Dinner Program Is a Success
Back in February before COVID, the Shah Family Foundation (SFF) partnered with the Salesian Boys & Girls Club to revamp the club’s kitchen. The SFF outfitted the Boys & Girls Club’s kitchen on Byron Street with Welbilt ovens that can…
2020 Person of the Year: Rita Lara, East Boston Times Woman of the Year
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit many leaders in the nonprofit sector took on roles in the community that they could have never imagined. Executive Director of Maverick Landing Community Services Rita Lara was one of these leaders that has been…
2020 Person of the Year: Joseph Ruggiero III, East Boston Times Man of the Year
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in mid-March industries all over East Boston, the city, state and nation were turned upside down. One industry that was called upon as the pandemic spread across the neighborhood was the funeral home business. When…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces $668 Million Small Business Relief Package
Special to the Times-Free Press Last week, the Baker-Polito Administration launched a $668 million program to provide financial assistance to Massachusetts small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program in part relies on the pending federal COVID-19 relief bill…
Madarao Family Community Fund Toy Drive a Huge Success
Serious Concerns
Energy Facilities Siting Board hears testimony on Eastie substation Despite more than a dozen city, state and federal elected officials urging Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides to postpone last Wednesday’s Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) hearing on Eversource’s…
COVID Positive Test Rate Rises 6 Percent in Eastie
The post Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge across Boston has slowed a bit but Mayor Martin Walsh is urging citizens to be vigilant ahead of Christmas. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), Eastie residents testing…