Home fires continue to keep Red Cross volunteers responding to disaster across Massachusetts, including three fires in the past 48 hours that displaced nearly 100 people. Fires in Boxborough, Mattapan, Revere and Lowell each displaced more than 30 people in…
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MBTA announces names of new stations for Green Line B Branch Station project
The MBTA announced last week that the new stations constructed during the upcoming B Branch Station Consolidation project would be called Babcock Street Station and Amory Street Station. This station modernization project will consolidate four B Branch stops (BU West with St.…
State awards $64 Million in Grants to 1,312 additional businesses for COVID-19 relief
The Baker-Polito Administration announced nearly $64 million in awards to 1,312 additional businesses in the seventh round of COVID relief grants administered by the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC). Each business meets sector and demographic priorities set for the two…
U.S. Attorney Lelling announces departure
Special to the Times United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling announced last week that, effective Feb. 28, he will step down as United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Lelling tendered his resignation to the President of the United…
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Eastie’s Ernani DeAraujo Tapped by Walsh for School Committee Post
Last week Mayor Martin Walsh appointed East Boston resident and East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel Ernani DeAraujo to the Boston School Committee “I am pleased to welcome Ernani DeAraujo to this pivotal…
East Boston’s Ben Downing Announces Bid for Governor
On Monday afternoon, East Boston resident Ben Downing is inside Mi Pueblito Restaurant in Orient Heights Square picking up some tacos for lunch. “The chicken jalapeno here is also really good,” Downing tells me as he pays for his lunch.…
Proud to Give Back to Eastie
Special to the Times-Free Press Local attorney A.J. Moscone has been unanimously approved by the East Boston Chamber of Commerce as a member of the Board of Directors. Born and raised in Eastie, he is the son of Al and…
Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Decreases Again in Eastie
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Eastie increased a half a percentage point while the weekly positive test rate dropped for the fourth week in a row. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public…
One Dead, Five Injured in Eastie Crash
One person was killed and five others injured early Tuesday morning when an SUV lost control on Chelsea Street and hit a utility pole, The deadly crash happened at 1 a.m. on Chelsea Street near the Marty Coughlin Bypass Road.…