In the summer of 2019, East Boston Olin College students, Taylor Sheneman and Christine Dimke, under the direction of their professor Scott Hersey installed instruments that have been measuring a wide array of pollutants caused by fossil fuels emanating from…
Month: November 2021
Developer proposes 32 units for Maverick Street
A local developer has proposed constructing a 32 unit mixed-use residential development on a commercial parking lot at 279 Maverick Street. According to a Small Project Review application filed last week with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), MG2…
Massachusetts Health Connector kicks off affordable health-insurance enrollment effort in East Boston
With Monday marking the first day of open enrollment for Massachusetts residents in need of health insurance, the Massachusetts Health Connector (MHC) kicked off an effort in East Boston to enroll more people from underserved communities in affordable coverage. As…
NOAH to team up with Zumix for outdoor interactive concert series
This week NOAH announced it was recently awarded $48,500 to assist residents of East Boston to gain access to food from the Mayor’s Food Access Destigmatization Grant. The critically important food access grant will assist NOAH, with moving the needle…
Eastie’s weekly COVID test rate decreases
East Boston’s weekly COVID positive test rate decreased once again last week following a 17 present decrease two weeks ago according to the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Last week, 1,559 Eastie residents were tested for the virus last week…
Edwards endorsed by community activists
In the special election to the State Senate, Lydia Edwards has been endorsed by: Monique Nguyen, Executive Director of the Matahari Women Workers’ Center; Lenita Reason, Workers’ Rights Executive Director, Brazilian Worker Center; and Gladys Vega, Executive Director, La Colaborativa.…
Former Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo is the recipient of the East Boston Social Centers 2021 Courageous Leadership Award
East Boston Social Centers (the Social Centers) is proud to announce (former) Speaker of the Massachusetts House, Robert A. DeLeo, as the recipient of the 2021 Courageous Leadership Award. He will be honored as part of their upcoming virtual event: Joy:us,…
Council members, candidates take Eastie waterfront tour
On October 15 the Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront, an alliance of more than 45 organizations from across Boston focused on the pressing issues facing Boston’s harbor, islands, and rivers, hosted a series of waterfront walking tours for…
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay honors Eastie student Albert Deblas
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay recently honored this year’s Boston Harbor Heroes at the organization’s annual Destination Boston Harbor gala at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Among this year’s honorees was East Boston college student Albert Deblas who worked…
North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra returns live November 14
After a twenty-month pandemic-induced hiatus, the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra returns to the stage and opens its 73rd season Sunday, November 14, 3:00 p.m. at Swampscott High School when Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts a program that features Beethoven’s heralded…