Michael Triant enjoyed a lot of success during his basketball career Saint Dominic Savio High School in East Boston. A 1997 Savio graduate who as a 6-foot-2-inch captain led the Spartans to the Division 3 North sectional finals, Triant will…
Month: July 2020
BCYF and Local Youth Organization Team up for Daytime Summer Programs
The COVID-19 pandemic has kept many children in Eastie isolated for months. Now with the summer here and some restrictions being eased during the state’s phased reopening plan local youths are starting to have more time outdoors thanks to summer…
OHNC Holds First Virtual Meeting Since Pandemic Began
The Orient Heights Neighborhood Association (OHNC) has become the latest community group to navigate meeting virtually as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Last Monday evening, OHNC members met for the first time since the pandemic began and heard information on a…
Baker-Polito Administration Issues New Travel Order Effective Aug. 1
Gov. Charlie Baker announced that effective Aug. 1, all travelers entering the Commonwealth, including both out of state residents and Massachusetts residents returning home, will be required to comply with a new travel order. Travel Order: Starting August 1, all visitors…
ADA 30th Anniversary: MBTA Highlights Progress and Upcoming Accessibility Projects
On the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the nation’s most significant legislation regarding the civil rights of people with disabilities, the MBTA reaffirms its commitment to being a leader in accessible public transportation. “Thanks to the ADA and…
News in Brief
HVNA Meeting Posted The next meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association will be on Monday, August 3 at 6:30 p.m. Just like our July meeting we will be meeting in the Salesian Boys and Girls Club Parking lot, practicing…
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council Lobbies for More Funding to Bridge the Inequality Gap Caused by COVID in Eastie
Two weeks ago at a press conference Mayor Martin Walsh announced that the Greater Boston Latino Network (GBLN) would receive grant money from the Boston Resiliency Fund to begin addressing the inequities exposed by COVID-19. At the press conference Walsh…
More than $1 Trillion Is Needed
We’re all familiar with the phrase, “A day late and a dollar short.” What brought that to mind this week was the announcement by the Republicans in Washington of their $1 trillion economic pandemic plan that would supplement the $3…
Schools Must Be Safe to Reopen
We will be the first to concede that we do not know what exactly must be done in order to reopen our state’s public schools safely in the face of the pandemic. However, what we do know is that a…
Obituaries 07-29-2020
Denise Barthel Now with God and his Angels Peacefully in Heaven. Our beloved Denise Barthel passed away on Monday, July 20, at 4:30 p.m. She is now with God and his angels peacefully in Heaven. Denise was a devoted mother…