Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic many would agree that Mayor Martin Walsh has led the city with a mix of compassion and authority. Since the virus hit Boston in early spring 2020, Walsh has initiated citywide programs and funds that helped…
Author: John Lynds
Overall Crime Was Up 21 Percent for 2020
This week, the Boston Police Department released the year-end crime report for East Boston that compared the overall crime stats in 2020 with the overall crime stats for 2019. The report shows larceny from motor vehicles, or car breaks, in…
Prius Catalytic Converters Being Stolen in Eastie
Just before New Years Eve an Orient Heights resident awoke to a loud noise outside his home. “I heard a loud noise, looked outside and didn’t see anything,” said the residents who will remain nameless. The next morning when he…
EBECC Receives City Grant, Makes Appeal for Community Support
This week the East Boston Ecumenical Community Council (EBECC) received one of 34 grants from Mayor Martin Walsh’s Offices of Health and Human Services and Public Safety 2021 Youth Development Fund. EBECC will use the funding to assist at-risk Latino…
Developer Pitches 9 Unit Building for Moore Street
At Monday night’s Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) January meeting, local developer Joey Trichilo pitched his plans to demolish an existing two family home and erect a four-story, nine-unit building at 80-84 Moore St. The plan received immediate backlash from…
Friends and Family Hold Vigil for Eastie Murder Victim, Suspect Arraigned
East Boston’s Kerwide Barthélemy, or ‘Lakay’ as he was known among close friends, was on his way to a bright future. Barthélemy, and his longtime girlfriend were expecting their first child together and wondered if it would be a boy…
Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate at 10 Percent
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Eastie as well as the weekly positive test rate decreased for the first time in weeks. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), residents testing…
COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Eastie for EBNHC Workers
Last Monday frontline healthcare workers at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center breathed a collective sigh of relief as they became some of the first in the state to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. EBNHC medical staff received and…
Hot Meals: Salesian Boys & Girls Club Dinner Program Is a Success
Back in February before COVID, the Shah Family Foundation (SFF) partnered with the Salesian Boys & Girls Club to revamp the club’s kitchen. The SFF outfitted the Boys & Girls Club’s kitchen on Byron Street with Welbilt ovens that can…
Serious Concerns
Energy Facilities Siting Board hears testimony on Eastie substation Despite more than a dozen city, state and federal elected officials urging Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides to postpone last Wednesday’s Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) hearing on Eversource’s…