To address the transportation needs of residents, health care providers and businesses during the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) announced updated enforcement regulations and transportation services on Thursday afternoon. “During this…
Author: Seth Daniel
City Mobilizes Volunteers Across Downtown, Every Neighborhood
No one had ever attempted in modern memory to blanket the entire City of Boston with printed literature in just a few hours’ time, but that’s exactly what happened on Saturday, March 21, as volunteers fanned out all over the…
Researchers at the South End’s NEIDL Have Started Working to Find COVID-19 Treatments
One researcher at Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory (NEIDL) in the South End of Boston received samples of the COVID-19 virus late last week, and has permission to begin working to find a treatment for those with the…
South End Seniors Zoom In: Popular Group Had to Stop Meeting, But That Hasn’t Stopped Them During Pandemic
It was several weeks ago that the Haley House in the South End announced they would not be able to host the South End Seniors group for their weekly roundtable. The lively group meets every Tuesday there for great discussions…
MassDOT Board Votes to Award Melnea Cass Construction Contract: Neighbors Say It Came Without Mention of Petitions Against Doing So
The MassDOT Board voted unanimously on Monday in a virtual online meeting to award a $25.64 million construction contract to Newport Construction over the objections of more than 370 residents who had signed a petition asking for the vote to…
City’s 3-1-1 System Becomes a Life-Line for Residents with All Kinds of Questions
There’s no telling what kinds of questions might come over the phone lines or the online application for 3-1-1 workers during the COVID-19 crisis, but rest assured those operators are – as is often said in TV commercials – “standing…
April 15 Becomes July 15 for Tax Day: Treasury, IRS Extend Filing Deadline and Federal Tax Payments
The extension of Tax Day has brought some relief to taxpayers who might wish to file and, perhaps, pay later in the summer, but for tax preparers, they goal is to work as if nothing has changed. On Saturday, March…
Homeless, Addicted Population on Mass/Cass Remains Free from COVID-19
Massive efforts from the City, state and provider community to test and monitor the homeless and addicted population on Mass/Cass for COVID-19 infection has rolled out this week, and so far they have reported no infections. With the opioid epidemic…
Gov. Baker Orders All Non-Essential Businesses To Cease In-Person Operation, Directs the Department of Public Health to Issue Stay at Home Advisory For Two Weeks
Governor said administration does not believe in ‘home confinement’ and this is not that kind of measure After much discussion over the weekend and last Friday, Gov. Charlie Baker issued the order for state officials to begin enforcing a stay-at-home…
Researchers at the South End’s NEIDL have started working to find COVID-19 treatments
One researcher at Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory (NEIDL) in the South End has received samples of the COVID-19 virus this week, and has permission to begin working to find a treatment for those with the virus –…