Massachusetts had 55,223 individuals file an initial claim for standard Unemployment Insurance (UI) from April 26 to May 2, the fifth consecutive week of fewer initial claims filing over the previous week. Since March 15, a total of 777,232 initial…
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Mystic Valley Elder Services Reminds It Is Open for Business
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) wants to remind our communities that it is open for business and is working to be sure that those individuals in need receive the necessary services. • MVES continue to accept calls and referrals via…
Veronica Robles Cultural Center Helps With Relief Efforts
Just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Veronica Robles moved her popular Cultural Center from McClellan Highway into its new digs at the former Meridian Street Library. However, once the virus spread through Eastie and quarantine and social distancing put an…
East Boston YMCA Serving as an Emergency Childcare Center for Some Essential Workers
As schools and daycares closed across the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic some childcare facilities were allowed to remain open to help essential workers in East Boston and the Commonwealth continue to battle the virus outbreak…
Santarpio’s Pizza Re-Opens for Take-Out and Delivery
After giving delivery and take-out a try when the COVID-19 pandemic began sweeping across East Boston in mid-March, the owners of Santarpio’s Pizza decided last month to close the doors at the famed pizza place’s Eastie and Peabody locations. The…
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COVID-19 Updates for East Boston
With a dramatic increase in testing for COVID-19, the number of those infected with the COVID-19 virus in East Boston has increased. Since the COVID-19 pandemic Eastie has emerged as a ‘HotSpot’ for the virus and the neighborhood’s infection rate…
Arrest Made for Stolen Packages
With most non-essential workers staying home with their loved ones and riding out the COVID-19 pandemic many families are relying on home delivery service for essential items. Hard to find items delivered by Amazon or Walmart, food delivered by Instacart…
East Boston Social Centers Food Site Now Open
Last week the East Boston YMCA on Bremen Street announced Monday that it has partnered with the City of Boston and East Boston-based Project Bread to expand its daily food distribution site to include meals for adults. The East Boston…
Boston Public Schools: Mayor Shares New Policies for the Rest of School Year
Boston Public School (BPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius and Mayor Martin Walsh last week shared new policies with families that went into effect Monday. This updated learning plan gives more guidance for students and teachers around attendance, assignments, grading, and scheduling.…