East Boston Savings Bank Chairman and CEO Richard Gavegnano said each relationship that the bank has with employees, customers, and the communities the bank serves matters to him greatly. So, as the public health concern surrounding COVID-19 grows the bank…
Month: April 2020
Funeral Homes Start to See the First Wave of COVID Deaths
On Tuesday Joseph Ruggiero III, Funeral Director of the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home in Orient Heights, East Boston, told me to hold on for a minute as the phone in his office rings. The incoming call is for the removal…
City Councilor Lydia Edwards Reacts to Eastie’s COVID Infection Rate
In one week, East Boston’s COVID-19 infection rate nearly doubled and as of Friday there was an infection rate of 50.7 cases per 10,000 residents, up from an infection rate of 27.7 cases per 10,000 residents just a week ago.…
EBNHC Stocks the Shelves at Meridian Street Community Resource Center
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the population served by the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center had a food insecurity rate of 50 percent. The virus outbreak has put more and more people at risk of being food insecure as many…
Walsh Announces Partnership With Local Banks for Mortgage Relief
While many are working from home and still are lucky to have a job, there are thousands of residents that have been laid off or are furloughed until the COVID-19 pandemic fades. This coupled with owners of multifamily homes that…
Local Food Truck Stops in Eastie to Help Residents
Last week, the widely popular Jamaica Mi Hungry food truck made a stop at Orient Heights MBTA station. The longtime Boston staple, that recently opened its first brick and mortar location in Jamaica Plain in September, switched gears from its…
Registry Announces Additional Licensure Extensions; Introduces Online CDL Option
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) continues to thoroughly review its licensing protocols and credential requirements to identify additional measures that can be implemented to reduce non-essential travel, reduce the need for customers to visit RMV Service Centers, and…
Baker Expands Priority COVID-19 To Grocery Store Workers in State
On Friday, April 10, Gov. Charlie Baker issued further public health guidance, expanded resources for critical workers and increased Massachusetts National Guard activation to support its ongoing response to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. A new Department of Public Health…
How to Mail and Ship Without Leaving the Safety of Your Home
You don’t have to go to the Post Office to use many postal products and services. In fact, most simple tasks can be done from the convenience and safety of your home with or without a computer. Like purchasing stamps.…
Zumix Sing-a-Song, Send-a-Song Fundraiser Is a Hit
With Eastie’s nonprofits closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, places like Zumix have been getting creative with fundraising efforts as other money raising events have either been canceled or postponed. Zumix, Eastie’s popular music and performing arts nonprofit, recently launched…