Boston Police are looking to enroll a juvenile arrested with four others in East Boston on gun charges earlier this month into a diversionary program. At a recent community meeting District A-7 Captain Kelly McCormick said the 13-year-old from Eastie…
Month: February 2021
Department of Early Education and Care Adopts Innovative Parent Co-pay Model for Families Receiving Child Care Subsidies
The Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) adopted a new, first-in-the-nation, parent co-pay model that will dramatically reduce child care payments for families receiving state subsidies by exempting family income up to the federal poverty level.The Board of Early…
South End State Rep. And Emergency Room Physician Jon Santiago Announces Bid for Mayor
This week South End State Representative and an emergency room physician Dr. Jon Santiago announced his candidacy for Mayor of Boston. In a two minute video, produced in both English and Spanish, Santiago tells his personal story and calls on…
RMV Encouraging Motorists to Start to Renew Expired Inspection Stickers
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is ramping up customer communication efforts to encourage anyone driving one of over 584,000 registered vehicles with an expired Massachusetts’ inspection sticker on their vehicle’s front windshield to make a plan to get…
An Unfathomable Number
When COVID-19 first came into our national consciousness more than a year ago, it was just a blip on the news. The prospect that a viral bug originating halfway around the world would alter every aspect of our lives seemed inconceivable. And…
Spring is in the Air
This winter has not been a particularly difficult one for us in the Northeast, although February has been colder and stormier than January. But with temperatures reaching the 50s by the middle of this week, there is the feeling that spring is…
Obituaries 02-24-2021
Ralph Giorgio Of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston Ralph B. Giorgio of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully on February 19. The loving son of the late Joseph and Mary (Constantino) Giorgio, he was the devoted father of…
BPDA approves $200K in community mitigation funds attached to HYM Project
Last week, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) voted to distribute $200,000 in mitigation funds from the Suffolk Downs Redevelopment project to Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS). The funding fulfills a portion of its community benefits commitment from when…
Weekly COVID positive test rate decreases dramatically
Last week, the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Eastie increased slightly while the weekly positive test rate dropped for a fifth week in a row. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), of…
Dolores LaMattina, longtime city employee, dead at 85
Mrs. LaMattina was the mother of former City Councilor Sal LaMattina Dolores LaMattina, a longtime former city employee of the Paris Street Gym and Pool known for her warmth and dry sense of humor, has died. Mrs. LaMattina who, as…