City officials are warning residents that part of the uptick in COVID-19 cases seems to be clusters in households that seem to be coming not from blockbuster parties, but rather small gatherings that most feel are safe – but end…
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Bay Village Neighborhood Association Holds Virtual Annual Meeting
The Bay Village Neighborhood Association (BVNA) held its annual meeting virtually via Zoom on October 28. The organization typically has its annual meeting at the Revere Hotel, where neighbors can mingle with each other while enjoying drinks and appetizers, but…
Positive Test Rates Dramatically Spike in Back Bay Mayor Urges All Residents to Get Tested
As Boston tries to get a handle on the city’s COVID-19 spike the positive test rate in the Back Bay and surrounding neighborhoods spiked dramatically according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). While Back…
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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,…
South End/Bay Village Liaison gets promotion, brings in new liaison
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the appointment of former South End/Bay Village mayoral liaison Faisa Sharif as the deputy director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS), opening the door for Kimberly Crucioli to become the new South End…
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Project Place Works to Help Marginalized Populations Vote Nov. 3
Voting can be aggravating when polling places change locations, or there are long lines to wait in on a presidential election, but those are nothing like the barriers some encounter when they don’t have an address, or perhaps they’ve just…
Residents Speak Out after Partnership Announced for More Redevelopment around Fenway Park
On October 19, Fenway Sports Group Real Estate, ’47 Brand—owned by the D’Angelo family— and WS Development announced a partnership to redevelop parcels of land around Fenway Park. According to a press release from the partners, “the new joint venture…
Next year’s Boston Marathon Postponed Until Fall 2021
There will be no grand, long-distance finishes of the Boston Marathon on Boylston Street this coming spring, but maybe in the fall of 2021. The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that the 125th Boston Marathon, traditionally held on the third…