It’s hard to believe that more than 85 percent of clothes wind up in the trash. While it’s the norm to recycle plastics, glass, metal and paper–clothes, shoes, and accessories have long been ignored. Studies show that about 10 percent…
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Artist Picked for Mural at New A-7 Police Station
The City of Boston has commissioned Colombian-born artist Monika Bravo to create artwork for East Boston’s new District A-7 police station that is currently under construction in East Eagle Square at the City Yards. Bravo, who was born in Bogotá,…
EPA Sued by CLF for Refusing to Investigate Discrimination Claims as Part of the East Boston Substation Project
Last week the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), GreenRoots and Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The group argues that the EPA failed to investigate discrimination concerns in the ongoing Eversource East Eagle…
EBMS, Local Real Estate Developers Distribute Second Round of Funding as Part of the New ‘Eastie Strong’ Program
East Boston restaurants and bars have been some of the hardest hit small businesses by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the resulting economic downturn that has swept the nation. While there’s been some temporary relief through extended outdoor seating capacity programs…
News in Brief
GSCA Janaury Meeting Agenda The Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) monthly meeting will be held online (and on phone) via ZOOM. The meeting will be held on Monday, January 25, at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required. If you have not…
Pressley Urges Biden Administration to Include ‘Baby Bonds’ in Recovery Package
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and her colleagues sent a letter urging President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to include the American Opportunity Accounts Act, or “Baby Bonds,” in the next economic recovery package. When passed into law, this groundbreaking legislation…
State DPD Reports First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Variant
Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on January 17 announced that the first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 has been detected in Massachusetts, coming from a Boston woman who had travelled to the United Kingdom. This is…
‘Massachusetts School Choice Week’ Recognized
For the sixth straight year, the last week of January has been officially recognized as “Massachusetts School Choice Week” by the state’s governor. This year, Gov. Charles Baker’s proclamation for the Week recognizes that every Massachusetts student deserves an effective…
JPNA Members Vote down Two Projects from January Meeting
The Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association (JPNA) board released voting results for two development projects that were presented to the group earlier this month. First, JPNA members voted 23 to 18 in opposition to a project at 156 Webster St. There,…
Pressley Calls on President-Elect Biden to Extend Eviction Moratorium on First Day in Office
Last week, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined colleagues in leading a group of 63 lawmakers in sending a letter to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris urging them to immediately prioritize the nation’s housing and homelessness crisis by using…