Dr. James Taylor, M.D., who was a revered and respected figure in the healthcare field both in East Boston and nationally, has died. Dr. Taylor, who dedicated over 40 years to the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) in the…
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Community to Honor Father Nazzaro
Fr. John Nazzaro, who has been the face of the Salesian Boys & Girls Club in East Boston throughout his tenure, announced last month he would be leaving East Boston for a new assignment in New Jersey. On Thursday, Aug.…
Helen Porter Celebrates Her 100th Birthday at EBNHC’s Pace Program
When Helen Porter was born in 1918 Woodrow Wilson was President, World War I was raging in Europe and the Spanish Flu officially became a global pandemic. Porter, a lifelong resident of Revere and a Winthrop East Boston Neighborhood Health…
Senator Markey, EBNHC Administrators, Discuss Health Impacts of Separating Children from Familes at the Border
Flanked by the state’s leading doctors, psychiatrists and pediatricians U.S. Senator Edward Markey delivered an emotional speech discussing the health impacts on children and families caused by separating children from their parents at the U.S. border with Mexico. The press…
John Nucci Receives Life Saving Kidney Transplant from Revere’s Kerri Abrams
Life has come full circle for East Boston’s John Nucci and Kerri Abrams, who owns Kinship Florist in Revere. Thirty-five years ago Abrams’ parents, Kim and Al, were political supporters and friends of Nucci’s. At the time neither Nucci nor…
Local Groups Receive Grants from SHSB
Two Revere organizations each received a Better Beaches grant from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay (SHSB) and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) last Saturday to support free summer beach events and harbor activities throughout the summer. The Revere…
EBNHC’s Annual Art of Health Care Event Set for this Evening
On Wednesday, June 6, the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center will hold its sixth Annual Art of Health Care event at their Maverick Square building. This year the annual innovative fundraiser to celebrate EBNHC’s mission in the community and the…
Revere Beach Receives High Score for Water Quality
With the unofficial start of summer kicking off this past Memorial Day weekend, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released its annual report on the water quality at Revere Beach. According to Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Annual Beach Water Report…
MBTA to Fund Red Line/Blue Line Connector Study
Linking the only two MBTA train lines that have no connection has been something residents in East Boston and surrounding communities have been asking and waiting for since the 1970s. The Red Line/Blue Line Connector has long been a bone…
Updates for Suffolk Downs Project:Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Issues Environmental Waiver for Phase 1 Project
In an effort to make a portion of the 161-acre Suffolk Downs site ‘Amazon Ready’ HYM Investment Group, LLC requested an environmental waiver from the state, which would allow the Phase 1 project to proceed prior to completion of the…
Be Prepared:EBNHC Encourages Residents to Get Flu Vaccine, says It’s Not Too Late
Cases of influenza, more commonly known as the flu, have more than doubled in Massachusetts this winter, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has called this flu season the worst in 10 years. At East Boston Neighborhood Health Center…
Local Meeting on Flood Rate Maps Set for Jan 19
Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) and Revere city officials will host a meting to discuss the new Flood Insurance Rate Maps that go into effect on March 16, 2016. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 19 from 5 to…
Residents Getting Powerball Fever
Powerball has hit a staggering and record breaking $1.5 billion and hundreds of residents are running to their favorite corner store to buy tickets for Wednesday night’s drawing. While the odds of becoming instantly rich Wednesday night are 1 in…
Petruccelli Leaving Senate in January
The departure of longtime State Sen. Anthony Petruccelli will spark a special election for his seat sometime this spring, and already, people have emerged expressing interest in Petruccelli’s seat since he announced last Thursday he would resign in January. Three…
Senator Petruccelli to resign in January
Senator Anthony Petruccelli, who served first in the Massachusetts House and later the Senate, announced he will resign from his Senate seat effective sometime in January to take a job in the private sector. Petruccelli, who is currently the Senate’s…
