Just after Christmas last year, the man who brought smiles to thousands of faces over the years portraying Santa Clause at the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home-sponsored tree lighting in Orient Heights Square and other community events died suddenly. Peter Felt…
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A Step Backwards: Baker Administration Announces Statewide Rollback to Step Three
The Baker administration on Tuesday announced that all Massachusetts cities and towns will roll back to Step Three, Phase One of the state’s reopening plan, effective Sunday, December 13. Following increases in hospitalizations and cases after the Thanksgiving holiday, the…
Eastie’s Positive Test Rate Increases Dramatically Post-Thanksgiving
As experts predicted, the post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge is here and numbers are once again through the roof in East Boston. After a 35 percent decrease in the local COVID positive test rate during Thanksgiving week, those testing positive for COVID…
Baker Administration Orders First COVID-19 Vaccines, Expects December Delivery
The state submitted the Commonwealth’s initial vaccine order to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and expects to get 300,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of December. The federal government allocated Massachusetts 59,475 doses…
MBA Charitable Foundation Honors MVES With $5,000 Community Grant Award
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) was recently selected to be a recipient of a $5,000 Community Grant Award from the Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA) Charitable Foundation. The award was given by the MBA Charitable Foundation, along with the Massachusetts banking…
News in Brief
East Boston Youth Basketball Season on Hold The organizers of the East Boston Youth Basketball regret to inform everyone that the 2020/21 season is currently on hold indefinitely due to Covid 19. A spokesperson for the group said, “ we…
Roy’s Cold Cuts on Marion Street Turns 60
When you step into Roy’s Cold Cuts and Pizzeria in East Boston it’s like stepping back in time. Inside the Antonuccio Family-owned sub shop at 198 Marion St. very little has changed. The counters and deli slicer are in the…
NOAH’s Manlio Mendez Honored by Rep. Madaro and the MBLLC
Rep. Adrian Madaro and the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus (MBLLC) recently honored NOAH’s (Neighborhood of Affordable Housing) Manlio Mendez as a Latinx Trailblazer for his continued impact on the East Boston community despite grim challenges. Madaro nominated Mendez…
Community Updated on East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Parcels
The proposed housing development on Bremen and Orleans Streets adjacent to the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway will most likely now incorporate some of the suggestions from the neighbors. The ongoing talks are between the community, the East Boston Neighborhood Health…
Baker Launches New Testing Infrastructure to Increase Capacity
Building on Massachusetts’ nation-leading COVID-19 testing program, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the Commonwealth will increase testing capacity and locations to provide more access for residents in every county. This plan includes five new locations, and the state plans to collect…