The Boston City Council Committee on City & Neighborhood Services held a hearing on May 8 on addressing food insecurity and cultural competency in the midst of the COVID-19 out-break. Co-sponsored by City Councilors Liz Breadon and Julia Mejia, the…
Month: May 2020
Virtual Discussion Focuses on Challenges Surrounding 2020 Census
City Councilor Ed Flynn hosted a virtual discussion Friday focusing on the challenges of tallying accurate counts for the 2020 Census, especially in immigrant communities, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Councilor Flynn underscored the necessity of getting an accurate Census count…
Restaurateurs Urge State to Allow Restaurants to Reopen May 19
A group of Massachusetts restaurant owners and managers has joined together to pen a letter to state elected officials urging them to allow restaurants to open on Tuesday, May 18. In the May 12 letter to Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt.…
Bay Village HDC Hears Townhome Proposal for 132 Arlington St. Parking Lot
The Bay Village Historic District Commission held its first virtual meeting via Zoom on May 12, where an advisory review for the construction of nine rowhouses on the existing parking lot at 132 Arlington St. was heard. The Commission was…
This Year’s Duckling Day Celebrated on Screens
For more than 30 years, Mother’s Day has been synonymous with Duckling Day in the Boston Public Garden, and brings families from all over the City to celebrate mothers, spring, and don their duck gear. This year, Duckling Day could…
A Newfound Respect For Teachers
The closing of schools across the country for the remainder of the school year because of the coronavirus has presented many challenges for educators and parents alike. School districts have been experimenting with the implementation of on-line classes in their effort…
Guest Op-Ed: COVID-19’s Hidden Cost: Opportunity and Continuity for Our Kids
By Peter Gammons Having covered baseball for 50 years, I miss the game terribly. The box scores, the games and all that go with them, have been so ingrained in my daily life, from Opening Day to the World Series,…
State Announces Four-Phase Approach to Reopening, Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards
New standards will apply to all workplaces when phased reopening begins On Monday, May 11, the Baker-Polito Administration announced a four-phase approach to reopening the Massachusetts economy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and published Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards that will apply…
A Big Thank You to Nurses
USES Moves Towards Feeding, Serving Community Online During Pandemic
United South End Settlements (USES) has reinvented, relocated and reallocated for more than 125 years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has been just another example of the nimbleness of the organization to serve the community. Now, USES has restructured itself on…