The 1950s and 1960s were the height of the drive-in movie theater craze that swept the U.S. and was immortalized in such films depicting the era like Grease and the Last Picture Show. In East Boston, the Suffolk Downs Drive-In…
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No COVID Deaths in Boston Reported for a Week
Those testing positive for COVID-19 in East Boston dropped by almost two percent last week, and the infection rate in the neighborhood remains steady according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Friday. According…
NOAH Holds Ground Breaking on Phase I of Condor Street Project
With the COVID-19 pandemic putting a halt to all construction projects until recently, the East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable (NOAH) was excited to announce that it had broken ground last week on Phase I of its Condor Street project. The…
Kennedy Makes Campaign Stop in Eastie
U.S. Congressman and Massachusetts Senatorial candidate Joseph Kennedy III was back in Eastie Sunday, the place he chose to kick off his senate campaign against incumbent Ed Markey, to meet with businesses owners and residents during a daylong tour. .…
Residents Express Concerns Over Building Project Height
At several East Boston virtual community group meetings, residents and community leaders have expressed their opposition to the Davis Companies first architectural drawings and proposal for a large scale development along the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway. The Davis Company and…
Project Bread Is a Recepient of Boston Resiliency Fund Grant
East Boston-based Project Bread was recently awarded a grant from the Boston Resiliency Fund that will focus on enrolling more food insecure families into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Project Bread will develop and implement a public awareness campaign…
EBNHC Let’s Get Movin Farmers Market Officially Open
After thunderstorms cancelled the original kick off date of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) Let’s Get Movin Farmers Market in Central Square, the market finally opened last Wednesday. The Farmers Market kicked off Wednesday June 7 and will…
Planet Fitness Reopens in Boston under Phase Iii This Week
Boston was a week behind the rest of the state when it came to Governor Charlie Baker’s Phase III of Massachusetts’s phased COVID-19 reopening strategy. In Boston, businesses that were eligible to reopen in Step One of Phase III but…
Raise Up Massachusetts to Launch ‘Invest in Our Recovery’ Campaign
Warning that severe state budget cuts would only worsen the effects of the COVID-19 crisis and impair our economy’s recovery, the Raise Up Massachusetts coalition of community groups, faith-based organizations, and labor unions is launching the ‘Invest in Our Recovery’…
Markey and Kennedy Answer Questions Posed by Inmates in Socially Distanced Forum
On July 7, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department held a Senate Forum with Senator Ed Markey and Congressman Joe Kennedy III, candidates for the US Senate in this year’s election. The forum, which was moderated by Suffolk County Sheriff Steven…