For over a month the owner of a local Moroccan catering service has been teaming up with the East Boston YMCA and staff at the Y’s Ashley Street site to cook up some tasty Halal food for families and individuals…
Month: April 2020
Virtual Reading: McKay School Principal Invites Community into his Home for Storytime
Since Boston Public Schools closed in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Donald Mckay School’s Principal Jordan Weymer has been keeping his students engaged in a very unique way. For over a month Weymer has been going live on his…
Supplies Running Low: Number of Residents Seeking Food at Grace Church Food Pantry on the Rise
For decades, the Grace Church’s Food Pantry on Saratoga Street has been an oasis for food-insecure families in East Boston. Each week the Church’s Food Pantry at 760 Saratoga St. feeds 25 families on average but the economic fallout from…
COVID-19 Updates for East Boston
Since the city ramped up COVID-19 testing last week, the number of those infected with the COVID-19 virus in East Boston has become more clear. Since last week 1,171 residents in Eastie have been tested and 46.8 percent of those…
Police Arrest Everett Man for Armed Robberies In Eastie
An Everett man who has been allegedly terrorizing store clerks across East Boston since late January has finally been apprehended by police. On Sunday detectives from Eastie’s District A-7 station, with assistance from the ATF, Chelsea Police, and Everett Police…
Edwards Holds Virtual ‘Coffee Hour’
City Councilor Lydia Edwards held a virtual “coffee hour” on Saturday, April 18th via Facebook Live to discuss housing concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. She was joined by Joey Michalakes, an attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services, to discuss housing…
Eastie Nonprofits Benefit from Boston’s Resiliency Fund
Several East Boston nonprofits that are helping residents or providing assistance to the city or state during this COVID-19 pandemic were recently awarded grant money through the city’s Boston Resiliency Fund. Last week Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston Resiliency…
Zonta Club of Chelsea Changes Name
The Zonta Club of Chelsea is pleased to announce that it has changed its name to the The Zonta Club of Chelsea and North Shore. We have serviced the areas around Chelsea for years and finally decided to have that reflected…
Walsh Appoints John Dempsey as Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department
Mayor Martin J. Walsh last week announced the appointment of longtime Boston firefighter John (Jack) Dempsey as Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department. Commissioner Dempsey has served in the interim role of Commissioner since the retirement of former Commissioner Joe…
Universal COVID-19 Testing Announced for Homeless in Boston
With the numbers of positive cases among the homeless in shelters heading towards 500, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the City of Boston will move forward with universal testing for COVID-19 (coronavirus) for all unhoused individuals in Boston. The City…