At his daily COVID-19 briefing at City Hall Monday, Mayor Martin Walsh was upset that some residents in Eastie and other neighborhoods were still not practicing social distancing over the weekend and using public parks for organized sports and continuing…
Author: John Lynds
New Balance Repurposes Factory to Make Masks, Donates to EBNHC
Boston based New Balance, the manufacturer of popular running sneakers and other athletic footwear, recently repurposed its factories to produce a general-use face mask. With an urgent demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) that continues to intensify across the country,…
East Boston Community Soup Kitchen Still Doing Its Part
For nearly four years the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen in the basement of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church on Paris Street has been feeding hundreds of people a week that are both homeless or just in need of a hot…
Moratorium Passed on Evictions and Foreclosures
East Boston renters of apartments and commercial properties are not immune to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A majority of residents rent and many small businesses owners do not own the building that they operate. With so…
At East Boston Savings Bank, Safety for Staff and Customers Comes First
East Boston Savings Bank Chairman and CEO Richard Gavegnano said each relationship that the bank has with employees, customers, and the communities the bank serves matters to him greatly. So, as the public health concern surrounding COVID-19 grows the bank…
Funeral Homes Start to See the First Wave of COVID Deaths
On Tuesday Joseph Ruggiero III, Funeral Director of the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home in Orient Heights, East Boston, told me to hold on for a minute as the phone in his office rings. The incoming call is for the removal…
City Councilor Lydia Edwards Reacts to Eastie’s COVID Infection Rate
In one week, East Boston’s COVID-19 infection rate nearly doubled and as of Friday there was an infection rate of 50.7 cases per 10,000 residents, up from an infection rate of 27.7 cases per 10,000 residents just a week ago.…
EBNHC Stocks the Shelves at Meridian Street Community Resource Center
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the population served by the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center had a food insecurity rate of 50 percent. The virus outbreak has put more and more people at risk of being food insecure as many…
Walsh Announces Partnership With Local Banks for Mortgage Relief
While many are working from home and still are lucky to have a job, there are thousands of residents that have been laid off or are furloughed until the COVID-19 pandemic fades. This coupled with owners of multifamily homes that…
Local Food Truck Stops in Eastie to Help Residents
Last week, the widely popular Jamaica Mi Hungry food truck made a stop at Orient Heights MBTA station. The longtime Boston staple, that recently opened its first brick and mortar location in Jamaica Plain in September, switched gears from its…