Boston Medical Center (BMC) in the South End received the area’s first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 vaccine on Monday morning, taking it into cold storage immediately and, on Wednesday, beginning the first rounds of vaccinations on staff members. Registered…
Month: December 2020
Boston Stands By The Paris Agreement
City Council Holds Hearing on City’s Water and Sewer Infrastructure and Looking Ahead to the Future
The City Council Committee on City and Neighborhood Services, chaired by Councilor Ed Flynn, held a hearing on December 14 regarding water and sewer infrastructure in the City. Water and sewer issues are prevalent in neighborhoods like the Back Bay,…
T Votes to Make Short-Term Service Reductions in 2021
Faced with diminished ridership, the MBTA will make a number of short-term changes to service next year following a majority vote on Monday, Dec. 14, by its Fiscal and Management Control Board. Changes to subway service, which take effect in…
City Offering Free Webinars in Multiple Languages on Community Choice Electricity Program
The city’s Environment Department is now offering free webinars to the public in multiple language on the upcoming Community Choice Electricity program, which, officials said, will provide Boston residents with a “stable, affordable, and cleaner electricity option.” Webinars began Dec.…
COVID Positive Test Rate in Back Bay Increases Over 50 Percent
The COVID-19 surge across Boston is continuing and Mayor Martin Walsh said the city is focusing efforts on neighborhoods that have a high volume of community spread ahead of the Christmas holiday. According to the latest data released by the…
Boston Will Revert to ‘Modified Version’ of Phase Two, Step Two of State Reopening Plan
Mayor Marty Walsh on Monday announced that effective December 16, Boston will be rolling back to a “modified” version of Phase Two, Step Two of the state’s reopening plan “for at least three weeks.” Walsh said that the increase in…
Baker Addresses Spike in Post-Thanksgiving COVID Cases, Urges Residents to Stay Home During the Holiday Season
Governor Charlie Baker on Tuesday spoke about the importance of not gathering with people outside of your household this holiday season, and spoke about the uptick in infections and hospitalizations that followed the Thanksgiving holiday. Baker said that as of…
Eight Streets Get Update from Rep. Michlewitz, Longs for Holiday Gathering
The Eight Streets Neighborhood Association on any normal year would have spent their December meeting in The Eagle on Tremont Street enjoying pizza and drinks and neighborhood hospitality. Instead they spent the evening on Zoom and conducted their Winter meeting…
New School Committee Chair Leans on Experience With Youth in New Role
Alexandra Oliver-Davila often tells the youth at the non-profit she leads in Mission Hill to be careful about what they say, because quite often it could come true. That is the case for Oliver-Davila, who – as a consultant 21…