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# DBA Certificates issued
(February 10: 23)
(January 10: 15)

Housing Permits (MA): December 2009: 861

Foreclosure Rate Suffolk County (MA) Mortgages deliquent over 90+ days 2009 Q3: 6.0%

State Unemployment Rate (MA)
9.5% in February 2010

Jobs (MA: -105,700 8/08-8/09)

U.S. Unemployment Rate
9.7% in February 2010

Metro Unemployment Rate*
7.7% in November 2009

Suffolk County Unemployment # & Rate
29,480/ 8.1 (November 2009  NSA^)

Suffolk County Avg. Wkly Wage
$1299 (2nd qtr 09)

Boston Average Price - Gasoline, Unleaded Reg., Per Gallon/
$2.591 December  2009

U.S. CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change*
+0.3% October 09

Boston Consumer Price Index
12mo % change (07/08 - 07/09): --3.4%

Massachusetts Average Price Heating Oil
291.5 cents per gallon (excl. taxes) (2/1/09)

U.S.Productivity:
6.2% in 4th Qtr of 2009 (rev)

State and Area Employment (000s)
3173.6(P)
November 2009

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (Met-5/2008)
$26.95 (avg. h)
$56,060 (avg. a.)

Massachusetts Homeownership Rate
65.7 (2008)

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Four-Quarter Percent Change in FHFA MSA-Level House Price Indexes (All Transactions Index, Boston  -3.62 2009Q4)

 

*NSA - Not seasonally adjusted

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YECH! Herald 3/10: Boston school cafeterias flunk health inspections "At East Boston High School, boxes of cooked Tyson chicken sat on the floor of a meat locker, a walk-in refrigerator lacked a thermometer, and paint peeled on a wall beside a snack station."

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Globe 2/17: Boston library branches could close amid cuts:
LATEST ON LIBRARY CLOSINGS  Globe 3/10: The passions run high as libraries’ fate debated

LIBRARY CUTS COMING? Globe 2/18 Library may cut 10 of its branches Boston weighs layoff of quarter of staff

 

DON' T FORGET: SPECIAL STREET CLEANING FOR JEFFRIES POINT NEXT WEEK MARCH 11 & 12 Details

IT'S TIME TO CONSIDER ADVERTISING ON EASTBOSTON.COM Better value than print media. AFP 3/9: US advertisers to spend more on digital than print: study Contact eastboston.com today!

THE LIGHT IS ON! Globe 3/10: A rite that’s passing: With few Catholics going to confession anymore, the archdiocese launches a campaign to lure them back

ELECTION TIME: East Boston Main Streets requests nominations to board of directors

CAPE COD TIMES EDITORIAL 3/9:  Casinos where?

PAT BENTI IS BIG IN ARUBA: EB's Pat Benti returns to his favorite island

UNIVERSAL HUB 3/8: LaMattina declares war on Suburban dumpers 

FOUND! Herald 3/6: Police locate missing girls EARLIER  ---- POLICE SEARCH FOR MISSING GIRLS! NECN 3/6: Boston Police search for two missing girls

RECENT NEWS: Quincy Patriot Ledger 3/9: Milton cop nabs pair charged with shooting at car: Dot News 3/6: Missing girls sought; may be in East Boston: Globe 3/6: Thieves rob, stab man at his (Marion Street) apartment: Herald 3/5: Gov Patrick making weekend campaign blitz in Boston

DELEO GAMBLING GOOD FOR 'BLUE COLLAR DEPRESSION' 
Globe 3/4: Patrick, Murray lukewarm to DeLeo gambling proposal Proposes Slots for Tracks

PARLIAMO L'ITALIANO: Italia Unita offers lessons. 

DON'T DIG AT HOME WITHOUT IT! BNAN free gardening course targets backyard gardeners; MORE BNAN ON GARDENING: 35th Annual Gardeners’ Gathering March h 20th
 
A piece of East Boston history: A eulogy for President Abraham Lincoln delivered on Elbow Street in 1865.

Rev Warren Cudworth's Eulogy on the Life, Character and Public Services of the Late President Abraham Lincoln at Sumner Hall. (May 8, 1865)  Special thanks to Michael Laurano.

...AND ANOTHER PIECE OF EB HISTORY "Death of a Ferry" from an exhibit by Jules Aarons at Copley Main Library.

PICS FROM THE 1950s and 1960s at BPL: Boston Public Library Exhibition Captures Boston Neighborhoods of 1950s, 1960s

 

FORBES TO REHAB: Herald 3/2: Mayor Menino aide released to enter rehab

NEWS: Somerville News Blog 3/2: Arrest Log for the week of February 23-February 28

PROFILE: BBJ 2/26: EBSB's Gavegnano in the BBJ.

COURT TO LANDLORDS: CLEAR THE SNOW ON SIDEWALK Universal Hub 2/26: Court rules property owners have to keep their sidewalks free of snow and ice WE HOPE THIS APPLIES TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR AS WELL!

TENANTS ON THE MARCH? Herald 2/23: Tenants lash out at Hub business owner

NO SIDEWALKS FOR SEGWAYS? Universal Hub 2/25: City council to consider banning Segways from busy sidewalks

NEWS: Brookline Tab 2/27:  U-Turn leads to arrest; Globe 2/23: Menino pledges to press opposition to LNG tankers: Daily Item of Lynn 2/23: Tipped troopers thwart gunmen en route to Lynn




THE YEAR OF THE TIGER.  Hong Kong Harbor brings a bit of Chinatown to Maverick Square this past weekend to celebrate the Year of the Tiger (Story and Pix!)

HAPPY NEW YEAR! BU News 2/13: Locals celebrate Chinese New Year.  

 

UPDATE: Globe 2/23: Menino pledges to press opposition to LNG tankersBACKGROUNDER: ON LNG:  -- TANKERS OK'D: Globe 2/3: Yemeni tankers OK’d in harbor Coast Guard vows to bolster security; Angry Menino sees risk of LNG terror   Globe 1/13: Summit to debate risks of delivery of LNG from Yemen: MENINO: NO YEMENI GAS IN BOSTON HARBOR! Globe 1/1  Mayor seeks to block tankers: Wants Yemen gas delivery offshore
 
 

 
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LETTER TO EASTBOSTON.COM: Casinos are not the answer; they are a sign of trouble

MORE ON GAMBLING: WBZ-TV 2/28: Gambling Lobbying Dollars Flooding Into Mass.

MASSPORT BOND DOWNGRADE? BusinessWire 2/23: Fitch Downgrades Massport's $133 million in revenue Bonds for BosFuel  project.

OIL SPILL MONEY: WBUR 90.9 2/22:  Boston Environmentalists Face Upstream Battle In Big Oil Settlement

POLICE SEARCH FOR HIT AND RUN DRIVER. WHDH-TV 2/20: Car hits pedestrian in East Boston, flees scene

RUBIN WINS!  Daily Item of Lynn 2/20:  Coach suspended Globe 2/20: Lynn English coach suspended

NEWS: Somerville Journal 2/18:  East Boston man caught for stealing tires;   Herald 2/17: Arrested again.

IT'S ALL  ABOUT JOBS! Globe 2/19: Teens march to decry cuts in summer jobs

MASSPORT BUILDING UP AGAIN! BBJ 2/18:  Massport approves $1B capital plan: Herald 2/19: Massport OKs $1B for 379 projects

THE LONG RUNNING JOKE THAT IS THE BIG DIG: Globe 2/15:  The Big Dig’s deadly ’safety’ rails

DON'T BE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD! Sign up for fuel assistanceApplications now available Call 617-567-8857.

PUBLIC HEARING ON PLANS FOR EB NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER IN MAVERICK SQ.
Meeting to take place March 4 at Maverick Landing. Details on two additional meetings. Background Report and Application from EBNHC (PDF Format).


Proposed EBNHC project for Maverick Square.

STIMULUS AT WORK FOR HEALTH CARE BUILDINGS? The Hill 2/16: Report: Stimulus dollars for healthcare centers were an economic boon

LATEST KIWANIS NEWSLETTER:  Here

RAISE CANCER AWARENESS WITH EB'S RELAY FOR LIFE. Plans for this year's walk now underway. Details.

UPDATE: Herald 2/13: Recruitment hearing held: RUBIN FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST LYNN ENGLISH  Daily Item of Lynn 2/10:  English 'recruiting' is alleged; East Boston principal's complaint to be heard Friday by the MIAA

ANOTHER DIP? Herald 2/10 Study: Boston sliding into new housing slump

UNIVERSAL HUB: 2/9: Police: East Boston teens used brass knuckles to punch out, rob other teens: More from BPD News Three arrested for armed robbery in Eastie  UH: City officials oppose bid by East Boston convenience store to sell beer and wine

RECENT NEWS:  Watertown Tab 2/9: Suspected armed robbers caught: Globe 2/4: 214-foot ship packed to the gunwales with aid for Haiti

GET VACCINATED! H1N1 & REGULAR FLU SHOTS NOW AVAILABLE AT EB NEIGHBORHROOD HEALTH CENTER.  Details

EB/REVERE ROTARY NEWS Here.

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Mayor Menino's 24-Hour Constituent Service Office now offers online assistance through Citizens Connect.  Find links to forms, permits, applications, service requests and payments and more 

 

 

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BRA BOARD MEETING ON  EBN HEALTH CENTER PROJECT IN MAVERICK SQ. Tues, March 16, 2010.
TEEBALL REGISTRATION: Registration Will Be held at Burger King on Bennington Street from 6 PM to 8 PM. Call 857.236.4172 or email eastbostonteeball@aol.com for more information.
COMMUNITY MTG ON ZONING APPLICATION FOR 140 R CONDOR STREET Thursday, March 18th at 6PM at the Harborside Community Center, 312 Border Street. Please contact Ernani DeAraujo, the Mayor's East Boston Liaison,  617-635-3485.
ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL MEETING AT CITY HALL TO CONSIDER EBN HEALTH CENTER PROJECT IN MAVERICK SQ. Tuesday, March 23, 2010

MAIN STREETS BOARD ELECTION Tuesday, March 30, 2010

 

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