On the heels of a successful online Boston City Council hearing called by City Councilor Lydia Edwards regarding Eversource’s plans to place a substation at the City Yards in West Eagle Square, local activists have filed a civil rights complaint…
Month: June 2020
JPNA Zoom Video Conference Monthly Meeting Set for June 8
The next Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Zoom video conference is Monday, June 8, from 7-8:30 p.m. Below please find the agenda for the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association scheduled monthly meeting for June, 2020. The meeting will be held via Zoom…
Boston Parks Score High Again In Trust for Public Land Rankings
Boston has landed near the top of the 2020 ParkScore list compiled by The Trust for Public Land ranking how much access citizens have to parks and park amenities. The annual report uses mapping technology and demographic data to determine…
Mayor’s Garden Contest Deadline July 10
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced that the 24th annual Mayor’s Garden Contest will take place this year keeping within current social distancing guidelines. Boston’s green thumbs have until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, July 10, to register. The contest provides…
MVES Awarded More Than $82k to Support Senior Volunteer Service
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) recently received a Senior Corps RSVP grant of $82,397.00 from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for volunteering and service. The funds were awarded as part of a Senior Corps…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Martinez Graduates from Wentworth Institute of Technology Alonso Martinez of East Boston has graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Mass. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the University celebrated its Spring 2020 Commencement on April 25 with a special virtual…
Pazza on Porter Gives Back to EBNHC With Help From Tenure England Vodka
Pazza on Porter, which opened last fall, to rave reviews from Eastie residents has been doing its share to help out frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pazza owners Mivan Spencer and Raffaele Scalzi of the Boston Amici Group…
Councilor Lydia Edwards Reacts to George Floyd’s Murder and Protests
When City Councilor Lydia Edwards first viewed the cellphone footage of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on George Floyd’s neck until he died she had to stop the video several times. “I had to stop it several times,” said Edwards,…
Eastie’s Jesse Purvis Named to Serve as Councilor Edwards’s New Director of Policy
Last week District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards announced she has hired Jeffries Point resident Jesse Purvis as her new Director of Policy and Communications. Purvis joins Edwards’s office after successfully graduating from UMass Law where he served as a…
Plan to Resume Retailer Bottle and Can Redemption Enforcement Announced
As part of the Baker-Polito Administration’s comprehensive reopening plan, the required acceptance of bottle bill containers for redemption will resume in a two-stage process, beginning on June 5, 2020. The plan includes protocols and requirements to ensure the safety of employees…