While some Boston neighborhoods have been hit particularly hard by the latest surge of COVID, the percentage of those testing positive in Beacon Hill and the surrounding area dropped slightly last week. According to the latest data by the Boston…
Author: John Lynds
Back Bay, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Decreases
As the highly contagious sub variants of the COVID virus continue to spread across the nation, the latest surge of COVID may be waning a bit both in the Back Bay and citywide. According to the latest data by the…
Boston Police Union Calls for More Police To Be Hired
In a letter to the Boston Police Department and Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association (BPPA) said the BPD can barely cover regular shift work–nevermind police details for construction projects and special events in the area. The union…
South End High Schoolers Get a Taste of College This Summer Through Mentorship Program
A group of South End sophomores and juniors are getting a taste of the college experience this summer through the Minds Matter Mentorship Program. The South End students are among 100 other students from Greater Boston picked to spend part…
Back Bay, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Decreases
Back Bay and the surrounding area’s weekly positive test rate decreased slightly as the highly infectious BA.5 omicron sub variant continues to grip the nation. Last week, the Biden administration renewed the COVID public-health emergency through mid-October as the city,…
Free Summer Eats in Full Swing
With school out and summer in full swing, children that receive free or reduced breakfast and lunches during the school year might have been out of a meal if it wasn’t for the free summer food programs sponsored by the…
Wu Announces $20 Million Investment To Expand City’s Universal Pre-K Program
Last week Mayor Michelle Wu announced an expansion of Boston’s Universal Pre-K program to 992 total seats, which will greatly benefit working families in the Back Bay, Fenway, South End, Chinatown and beyond. The $20 million investment in early education…
Back Bay Area COVID Positive Test-Rate Increases
The Back Bay and the surrounding area’s weekly positive test rate is back on the rise and jumped to nearly 13 percent last week as another summer surge of the COVID omicron sub variants takes hold across the country. According…
Back Bay, Fenway, South End, Chinatown Among Neighborhoods To Get Added Polling Locations
In October of last year the City of Boston conducted a reprecincting initiative to restructure polling locations in neighborhoods across the city aimed at increasing voter participation and equity as well as reducing wait times in some wards. On Tuesday…
Mary Skipper Selected As New BPS Superintendent
In a 4-3 vote at last Wednesday night’s Boston School Committee meeting, Mary Skipper edged out Boston Public School Region 1 Superintendent Tommy Welch to become the next BPS Superintendent. With BPS recently avoiding receivership, School Committee members voting in…