The state government today, April 9, announced details for the initial implementation of federal unemployment benefits in the CARES Act, the federal based COVID-19 relief package. This federal program, enacted on March 27, 2020, will be administered by states. Today’s…
Month: April 2020
MIAA Plans for Shortened Season
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) last week announced plans for a shortened spring athletic season season in the event that Gov. Charlie Baker allows schools to go back into session on May 4. The MIAA’s plans compress the 2020 spring…
A Light at the End of the Tunnel?
The United States now is the official epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. We have more deaths and more cases of disease than anywhere else in the world. However, this past weekend the experts began to give us a glimmer of hope…
So Let’s Talk About the Weather
The weather this April has been full of irony. We had mild months for January, February, and March, with above-average temperatures (among the warmest on record) and few storms of any consequence. However, April has been anything but spring-like. Temperatures…
Guest Op-Ed: We Are a Resilient City of Resilient People
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh The coronavirus is unlike anything we’ve experienced in living memory, and it’s testing our city in a way that it’s never been tested before. It has required a major, all-hands-on-deck response, and it has affected…
Letters to the Editor
Knowledge is an Important Tool Dear Eastie neighbors, Some of you may have seen the recent data from the Boston Public Health Commission showing that East Boston has a Covid-19 infection rate of 27 cases per 10,000 residents, the second…
Obituaries 04-15-2020
Antoinette Melchionno Active in Many Senior Citizens Organizations Antoinette Melchionno, 97, of Revere and formerly of Chelsea, died on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. Born and raised in Chelsea, Antoinette moved to Revere as a young woman where she made…
We Want to See You…At Home!
Special to the Independent Telemedicine allows health care professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients at a distance using telecommunications technology, such as a smartphone or computer. As we fight the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has quickly become an essential tool in…
Eastie Leads City on COVID-19 Infection Rate
The numbers by the Boston Public Health Commission that were released over the weekend were sobering. East Boston’s COVID-19 infection rate has outpaced the rest of the city and has some of the highest number of confirmed cases. The stats…
East Boston Central Catholic Pushing Forward
Lent and Holy Week is a special time at East Boston Central Catholic School (EBCCS) with special events, Masses and a whole host of activities that lead up to Easter Sunday. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has put life on hold…