City Councilors Ed Flynn, Michael Flaherty, and Matt O’Malley will hold a hearing this Friday, May 15, at 12:30 p.m. to discuss how commission fees from third-party delivery companies have been affecting Boston’s restaurant industry during this pandemic. As local…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
State Files Supplemental Budget Bill to Authorize $1billion in COVID-19 Spending
Gov. Charlie Baker filed a supplemental budget bill on Tuesday for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20), which will authorize $1 billion in spending necessary to cover incurred and expected costs during the COVID-19 public health crisis. It is expected that this…
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
Charlestown Company Offers Online Ordering of Produce and Specialty Foods for Next-Day Pickup, Donates Food to Healthcare Workers
Consumers can now order a self-described “chef’s selection” of fresh fruit, vegetables and specialty food online for next-day pickup from a Charlestown-based company. Located at 18 Bunker Hill Industrial Park, Costa Fruit & Produce is offering its selection of the…
For The Record
Coronavirus Update: Due to public health concerns, the hearings that nor-mally would be held on a week have been postponed or canceled due to the guidance of Mayor Martin Walsh and the order of Gov. Charlie Baker. Some meetings, however,…
This Sunday Is Mother’s Day
During this time of unprecedented upheaval because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the rituals that most of us traditionally follow either have been eliminated or drastically changed because of the need to practice physical distancing. So too, the manner in which…
This Is No Time for Hooverism
Herbert Hoover had been President for about seven months when the stock market crashed in October, 1929. Although there have been many causes attributed to the onset of the Great Depression, the crash generally is viewed as the trigger point…