JPNA February 2021 Monthly Meeting The JPNA monthly meeting will be held on Monday, February 8, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. via Zoom Video Conference. Everyone needs to register 24 hours in advance in order to manage the meeting. In…
Month: February 2021
Development Pitched for Maverick Street
Zoning Attorney Jeff Drago pitched his client’s plans for 28 units of housing on Maverick Street along the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway. At a Friends of the Mary Ellen Greenway Council meeting last Thursday, Drago said his client, City Realty,…
GSCA Overwhelmingly Votes Down Gove Street Housing Development
Members of the Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) voted 32-12 against a housing development at 168 Gove St. The plan is to take an existing multifamily home in need of repairs and updating on the corner of Gove and Geneva…
Same-Day Delivery Now Available at Winthrop Marketplace
Now offering a delivery option with same day service, the staff at the Winthrop Marketplace is making it more convenient for shoppers who prefer to stay home. One step ahead of everyone else, Store Manager, Chris Wallerce, added the option…
SJC Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd Speaks of Need For Increased Civil Legal Aid at ‘Talk to the Hill’ Event
In remarks delivered on Jan. 27 at Talk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd spoke of the need for increased state funding for organizations that provide civil legal aid to…
Commissioner Gross Retires from BPD
Boston Police Department Commissioner William Gross, who started his law enforcement career as a beat cop at East Boston’s District A-7 station, retired from the Boston Police last Friday after 37 years on the force – perhaps signaling an interest…
Unions and Industry Partners to Formally Elevate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Through Contracts and Project Labor Agreements
An industry that rarely takes a day off announced a sweeping agreement between unions and major general contractors to work jointly and officially to formally elevate the status of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in upcoming labor contracts and accords,…
Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Decreases Again in Eastie
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Eastie went up slightly while the weekly positive test rate dropped for a third week in a row. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC),…
Minimum Wage Should Be at $15.00
In 1971, the minimum wage across the United States, as mandated by federal law, was $1.60. Today, the federal minimum stands at $7.25. One might look at those two numbers and think that because the minimum wage has increased by…
Oregon Leads the Way on Drugs
For more than 50 years, America has been fighting the “war on drugs,” an endeavor that began under the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, who had the avowed purpose of arresting and incarcerating as many Blacks and other minorities as possible, especially…