With most non-essential workers staying home with their loved ones and riding out the COVID-19 pandemic many families are relying on home delivery service for essential items. Hard to find items delivered by Amazon or Walmart, food delivered by Instacart…
Author: John Lynds
East Boston Social Centers Food Site Now Open
Last week the East Boston YMCA on Bremen Street announced Monday that it has partnered with the City of Boston and East Boston-based Project Bread to expand its daily food distribution site to include meals for adults. The East Boston…
Boston Public Schools: Mayor Shares New Policies for the Rest of School Year
Boston Public School (BPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius and Mayor Martin Walsh last week shared new policies with families that went into effect Monday. This updated learning plan gives more guidance for students and teachers around attendance, assignments, grading, and scheduling.…
Eastie Ski Company Receives Small Business Grant from Citizens Bank
An East Boston ski manufacturing company that made headlines for using its McClellan Highway factory to produce face shields for frontline healthcare workers was recently awarded a small business grant from Citizens bank. Eastie-based Parlor Skis was one of 32…
Carlo’s Catering Thanks Healthcare Heroes With Meal Donations
Since reopening for take-out and delivery, Sammy Carlo’s Delicatessen and Catering has been giving back to frontline healthcare workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Carlo’s Catering owner Steve Scire, the local deli has been donating a weekly delivered meal…
Local Resident Fundraisers for her Favorite Eastie Bar
When Josh Weinstein opened The Quiet Few on Sumner Street last year, his cozy bar with an extensive whiskey and beer list, boozy concoctions and comfort food made it a hit among residents in East Boston. One resident and customer,…
Local Morrocan Restaurant Partners With East Boston YMCA for Food Distribution
For over a month the owner of a local Moroccan catering service has been teaming up with the East Boston YMCA and staff at the Y’s Ashley Street site to cook up some tasty Halal food for families and individuals…
Virtual Reading: McKay School Principal Invites Community into his Home for Storytime
Since Boston Public Schools closed in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Donald Mckay School’s Principal Jordan Weymer has been keeping his students engaged in a very unique way. For over a month Weymer has been going live on his…
Supplies Running Low: Number of Residents Seeking Food at Grace Church Food Pantry on the Rise
For decades, the Grace Church’s Food Pantry on Saratoga Street has been an oasis for food-insecure families in East Boston. Each week the Church’s Food Pantry at 760 Saratoga St. feeds 25 families on average but the economic fallout from…
COVID-19 Updates for East Boston
Since the city ramped up COVID-19 testing last week, the number of those infected with the COVID-19 virus in East Boston has become more clear. Since last week 1,171 residents in Eastie have been tested and 46.8 percent of those…