Tree Eastie, an organization that has been trying to rekindle the neighborhood’s grassroots effort to get more trees planted in Eastie, has partnered with Eastie Farm to bring rain barrels to residents. With barrels donated from Eastie based Orleans Packing…
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East Boston Savings Bank Opens Three New Branches
East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) has opened new branches in Salem and Woburn and is targeting a late summer opening of EBSB’s third branch in Brookline. “We are very excited to be expanding our footprint within these communities. All these locations coincide…
Savio Alumnus Triant Named Head Basketball Coach at Winthrop High School
Michael Triant enjoyed a lot of success during his basketball career Saint Dominic Savio High School in East Boston. A 1997 Savio graduate who as a 6-foot-2-inch captain led the Spartans to the Division 3 North sectional finals, Triant will…
BCYF and Local Youth Organization Team up for Daytime Summer Programs
The COVID-19 pandemic has kept many children in Eastie isolated for months. Now with the summer here and some restrictions being eased during the state’s phased reopening plan local youths are starting to have more time outdoors thanks to summer…
OHNC Holds First Virtual Meeting Since Pandemic Began
The Orient Heights Neighborhood Association (OHNC) has become the latest community group to navigate meeting virtually as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Last Monday evening, OHNC members met for the first time since the pandemic began and heard information on a…
Baker-Polito Administration Issues New Travel Order Effective Aug. 1
Gov. Charlie Baker announced that effective Aug. 1, all travelers entering the Commonwealth, including both out of state residents and Massachusetts residents returning home, will be required to comply with a new travel order. Travel Order: Starting August 1, all visitors…
ADA 30th Anniversary: MBTA Highlights Progress and Upcoming Accessibility Projects
On the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the nation’s most significant legislation regarding the civil rights of people with disabilities, the MBTA reaffirms its commitment to being a leader in accessible public transportation. “Thanks to the ADA and…
News in Brief
HVNA Meeting Posted The next meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association will be on Monday, August 3 at 6:30 p.m. Just like our July meeting we will be meeting in the Salesian Boys and Girls Club Parking lot, practicing…
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council Lobbies for More Funding to Bridge the Inequality Gap Caused by COVID in Eastie
Two weeks ago at a press conference Mayor Martin Walsh announced that the Greater Boston Latino Network (GBLN) would receive grant money from the Boston Resiliency Fund to begin addressing the inequities exposed by COVID-19. At the press conference Walsh…
Dancing Elotes Returns to EBNHC Farmers Market
One of the things that made the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s (EBNHC) Farmers Market unique was the weekly community events hosted there. From bike safety, to music, to cooking demonstrations the Farmers Market in Central Square was always a…