Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic more than two months ago East Boston has emerged as one of Boston’s ‘hotspots’. The virus rapidly spread through the densely populated neighborhood infecting over 1,000 residents since mid-March. Other surrounding communitites like…
Author: John Lynds
Safer at Home: Gov. Baker Announces Phase I of State’s Phased Reopening Plan
At his daily press conference Monday, Governor Charlie Baker announced his administration’s first phase of a four phase plan to start reopening some of the state’s businesses and activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As of Monday the state had 86,010…
All BPS Families to Receive P-EBT benefits
The Boston Public Schools (BPS), in conjunction with East Boston-based Project Bread, announced last week that all BPS and charter school students will receive the Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) food benefit that can be used to buy food from grocery stores while…
COVID-19 Updates: Mayor Walsh, MGH Announce Results of Community Study
More than 5,000 residents living in East Boston, Roslindale or within the boundaries of zip codes 02121 and 02125 in Dorchester were invited to voluntarily participate in a Mass General COVID-19 study, and the results of the study were released…
Edwards to Hold Hearing Substation
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards announced this week she will hold a hearing on the proposed Eversource substation in an effort to bring transparency to East Boston residents and ensure the community’s questions about the proposal are answered. Last year…
Local Help: City’s Small Business Relief Fund Helps Eastie Businesses Forgotten by Federal Bailout
By now it’s common knowledge that the $650 billion federal relief package intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, like those that are located in Eastie and are the backbone of the community, ran out of money in…
YMCA Emergency Childcare Center for Essential Workers Gets Help from Boston Resiliency Fund
Last week, Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston Resiliency Fund Steering Committee announced the seventh round of Boston Resiliency Fund grants. Included among the recipients will be the East Boston YMCA is slated to receive financial help to continue its…
William C. Kelly, a Remembrance for Memorial Day, and a Call to Replace His Plaque in Central Square
Locally, East Boston’s William C. Kelly Square has been referred to as Central Square since the turn of the last century and very few call it by its dedicated name. Sure, some establishments use William Kelly Square as a return…
East Boston Community Soup Kitchen Volunteer Dies at 28
A young East Boston man that dedicated his freetime feeding the poor and homeless at the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen (EBCSK) has died. Bruce Jones, died suddenly on Tuesday April 28 at his home in East Boston. Jones who…
Cargo Ventures Teams up with YMCA, Community Soup Kitchen to Help Fight Food Insecurity in the Neighborhood
Cargo Ventures CEO Jacob Citrin, who owns a stretch of industrial land along the Chelsea Creek that is used for freight forwarding, recently stepped up to help fight food insecurity in the neighborhood. Seeing a tremendous need for food in…