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…
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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…
COVID Relief Coalition Offers Pro Bono Legal Work to State’s Small Business and Nonprofits
By Dan Murphy One neighborhood lawyer has joined a number of fellow attorneys to provide pro bono work to the state’s small businesses and nonprofits in the age of COVID-19. Christian Westra, an attorney with the Ropes & Gray and…
EBSC Working Hard for Those in Need
East Boston Social Center (EBSC) staff is working to be sure that those individuals in need receive the necessary services. • EBSC continues to accept calls and referrals from seniors by calling Senior Program Coordinator Dawn at 617-569-3221 Ext. 117…
Councilor Flaherty Holds Hearing to Review $24.3 Million in CPA Funding
Boston City Councilor At-Large Michael F. Flaherty recently held a hearing of the Boston City Council’s Community Preservation Committee, in his role as Chair of the committee, to review and recommend the passage of the appropriation of $24,309,000 in FY20…
Parks Parcel Priority Plan Survey Now Underway
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is encouraging park users and open space advocates to take part in the City of Boston’s new Parcel Priority Plan (PPP) using an online survey. The survey results will be used in developing the…
John D. O’Bryant School Youth Group Wins Award at Virtual Kick Butts Day: Take Down Tobacco Ceremony
This year, the annual Kick Butts Day event at the Massachusetts State House could not take place. However youth from The 84 Movement still wanted an event to celebrate their efforts to reduce the influence of the tobacco and vaping…