While many are thinking about schools, public gathers and civic meetings when it comes to the spread of the coronavirus, some medical professionals are beginning to be concerned about precautions in the homeless community, the jails and homeless shelters. Emergency…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
SBA to Provide Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus up to $2 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans
Special to the Sun SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement last Friday in response to the President’s address to the nation: “The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions.…
SJC Issues Order Restricting Court Appearances to Emergency Matters
Special to the Sun The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on Tuesday ordered that, because of the public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning March 18 and until at least April 6, the only matters that will be heard…
News Briefs
South End Street Sweeping Clarity Street sweeping is still on in the South End, and the City encourages residents to move their cars to allow for Public Works to properly clean the streets. However, the City said it understand that…
Police Briefs 03-19-2020
Heads will roll On March 9, at around 12:25 a.m., police responded to 770 Boylston St. on a call for a reported threat. On arrival, the officer spoke to the victim said less an hour earlier, he received a message…
The COVID-19 Epidemic: A Wake-up Call for The U.S. Healthcare System
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans forever were forced to change the manner in which we traveled. The strikes on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon made clear that the screening system we…
Playground planned for Charlesgate Park
By Dan Murphy and Lauren Bennett A revitalized Charlesgate Park could boast a 14,000 square-foot playground, according to members of a team devising a plan to reclaim the “key link” that connects the Kenmore, Back Bay and Fenway neighborhoods and…
D-4 Police Briefs
Losing an earful On Monday, March 2, at around 8:30 p.m., police responded to a radio call to 400 Massachusetts Ave. for a larceny in progress. Upon arrival, officers met with the victim, who said she was in the area…
News Briefs
OFFICE HOURS WITH DISTRICT 8 CITY COUNCILOR KENZIE BOK Friday March 13 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Neighborhood Coffee and Crepes (96 Peterborough St.) KLEZMER JAM COMES TO BOSTON SYNAGOGUE The Boston Synagogue at 55 Martha Road at Charles River Park…
House passes legislation to invest up to $600M statewide in the Mass. transportation system
Last week, House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Rep. RoseLee Vincent along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives passed legislation to invest up to $600 million annually in an immediate and critical infusion of transportation funding. The House…