As high-needs students headed back to in-person learning last week across Boston, the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) and Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) released a report outlining safety concerns and recommendations for school buildings based on walkthroughs…
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A Rose for a Shoeshine Boy
By Richard Umbro It was another busy Saturday mornings as I weaved my way through the pushcart vendors in the Haymarket Square area of Boston. My destination was downtown, in the hub of the retail district, a pre-mall environment of…
East Boston Savings Bank Celebrates the Opening of Third Brookline Branch
East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) has opened its 3rd branch office in Brookline. The new branch is located at 473 Harvard Street and is the 43rd location in EBSB’s branch network. “The Bank has been part of the Brookline community…
Mayor Holds Boston EMS Graduation Ceremony at LoPresti Park
Last week Mayor Martin Walsh joined Boston EMS to celebrate the graduation of 10 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) recruits in a socially distanced, outdoor ceremony at LoPresti Park in East Boston. This graduating class will be assigned to 911 ambulances…
Faiella Wins Donna Rauseo Scholarship; Catano Awarded the Davis Memorial Internship
Donna Rauseo Scholarship Massport announced the recipient of the annual scholarship honoring the memory of Donna Rauseo, a lifelong resident of East Boston and long-time employee of the Port Authority. Eastie’s resident Stephanie Faiella was awarded the $5,000 scholarship. The…
News in Brief
Harbor View Neighborhood Association Meeting The next meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association will be on Monday, October 5, at 6:00 p.m. Just like the July, August and September meeting, they will be meeting in the Salesian Boys and…
Eastie COVID-19 Positive Test Rate Increases Slightly
The city continues to combat the uptick in East Boston’s COVID-19 positive test rates that began in August. While the efforts brought the positive test rate down from a high of 11.8 percent to 5.1 percent in the last two…
YMCA to Kick Off ‘Safe’ Indoor Sports Program on Saturday, October 3
This weekend, the East Boston YMCA at Ashley Street will kick off safe youth indoor sports programs. According to YMCA Executive Director Joe Gaeta said that the programs range from Preschool Soccer to Junior Celtics. “We’re happy to restart our…
Friendly Face: East Boston Community Soup Kitchen Founder’s Smile to Grace the Front of Lay’s Potato Chip Bags
While shoppers’ smiles are currently hidden behind their masks, they’ll soon spot plenty of friendly faces in the snack aisle thanks to Lay’s, which is converting millions of potato chip bags to feature the real smiles of 30 “ordinary” people…
A Lifeline: Salesian Boys & Girls Club Offers Remote Learning Help During the School Day for the Children of Working Parents
As East Boston students headed back to school remotely many of the neighborhood’s working parents headed back to their jobs. For the hundreds of parents unable to work from home, but have young children that need help with remote learning,…