In light of the ongoing and urgent public health concerns regarding the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on April 1 issued an order that continues to restrict the number of people coming to Massachusetts state courthouses through May…
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State, Non-Profit to Deploy 1,000 Case Workers to Trace Contacts of Covid-19 Patients
Working with a non-profit partner, Gov. Charlie Baker late last week called for 1,000 case workers to deploy throughout the state to track the people who had been in contact with patients who are positive for the COVID-19 virus. In…
Gov. Baker Says More Icu Beds Are Needed; Covid Death Rate in Mass. Is Lower than Other States
Gov. Charlie Baker announced good and bad news on Thursday requiring the anticipated surge of COVID-19 cases in the coming 20 days – with the good news being there are ample Acute beds and the state’s death rate from COVID-19…
City, EBNHC, HYM Team up for COVID-19 Testing for First Responders at Suffolk Downs
A coordinated effort between the City of Boston, the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), local healthcare providers and the owner of Suffolk Downs to test as many of the city’s First Responders for COVID-19 occured Saturday at Suffolk Downs.…
Madaro and EBNHC Host Virtual Town Hall
On Monday afternoon Rep. Adrian Madaro along with East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s CEO Manny Lopes and CMO Dr. Jackie Fantes held a virtual town hall to discuss the clinical context of the COVID-19 outbreak, its impacts on the local…
EBNHC Is Grateful for Our Supportive Community
Special to the Independent Our community’s strength is on full display despite the extraordinary challenges of the COVID-19 crisis. Public health agencies, elected officials, health care providers and community leaders are collaborating in new ways to protect our neighborhoods. Most…
Walsh Starts COVID-19 Dashboards
In order to keep the public abreast of the rapidly changing situation involving the COVID-19 pandemic in the state and nationwide, Mayor Martin Walsh announced the launch of two data analytic dashboards that allow Boston residents to easily track the…
Davis Companies Donate Boxes of Masks to EBNHC
On Monday the medical teams at EBNHC got a little help from the Davis Companies who is developing The Mark–a 119 condo unit waterfront development project that also includes a connection to the Eastie Harborwalk. On Monday Paul Scapicchio, representing…
Mayor Says Playing Sports in Parks During Lockdown Is Putting Others in Harm’s Way
Saturday in East Boston was a beautiful day. The temperatures were in the low 60s and the sun was shining–a signal from Mother Nature that spring had begun to sprung. However, these are not normal times and most of Eastie’s…
Amid COVID-19 Closures, Zumix Been Getting Creative
For many of Zumix students, the neighborhood’s popular music and performing arts program is a sanctuary of education, joy and support. Deciding to close Zumix to help encourage social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic was extremely difficult for staff and…