Month: December 2021
Happy Valley Celebrates ‘Green Wednesday’
Eastie Elves Stays Remote
Last year, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of community holiday fundraising events had to reorganize how they did things to maintain proper social distancing and keep the spread of the virus to a minimum. One such event,…
APAC/ABCD Kickoff Annual Fuel Assistance Program
With temperatures in East Boston expected to dip into the 20s at night this week and not exceed 54 degrees for the next few days many residents will be left out in the cold. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause…
Madaro, House Pass Legislation to Balance Health Care Market and Protect Community Hospitals Like EBNHC
House Speaker Ron Mariano’s bill aimed at protecting community hospitals like East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) that was supported by Rep. Adrian Madaro passed in the House by a 158-1 vote. The bill is now in the Senate. The…
NSMHA CEO Moore Announces Retirement
North Suffolk Mental Health Association Chief Executive Officer Jackie K. Moore, Ph.D., has announced her intent to retire after more than 16 years at the helm of the Chelsea-based behavioral health nonprofit. The NSMHA Board of Directors has engaged national…
Massport Helps Feed Neighbors
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is helping some neighbors in East Boston, South Boston, and Worcester feed their families this holiday season. Massport employees collected and donated hundreds of non-perishable food items, as well as grocery store gift cards, for…
News In Brief
State Senate Candidates’ Forum Harbor View Neighborhood Association and Orient Heights Neighborhood Council will be hosting a State Senate Candidates’ Forum on Wednesday, December 1 at 7 p.m. The candidates’ forum will be held at Salesian Boys and Girls Club,…
Start the New Year With a New Career at the MBTA
The MBTA is aggressively hiring new employees to join its dynamic workforce. It takes many people to move over a million trips a day, and the 6,500-person MBTA is redoubling efforts to hire hundreds of open positions – from train…
Woman Said She Was Stabbed During Attempted Robbery in Orient Heights; Police Think Differently
Early Tuesday morning residents living near the intersection of Bayswater Street and St. Andrew Rd. in Orient Heights woke up to a bunch of commotion. Witnesses who live in the area told police they found a woman on the corner…