On April 9, the state provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital capacity and efforts to add more beds to the system to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 cases, identifying the need for 14,500 treatment beds and expanding to…
Month: April 2020
Gov. Baker Expands Priority COVID-19 Testing to Grocery Store Workers
On Friday, April 10, Gov. Charlie Baker issued further public health guidance, expanded resources for critical workers and increased Massachusetts National Guard activation to support its ongoing response to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. A new Department of Public Health…
NABB Takes to Technology to Keep Neighbors Informed
The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) has complied an online list of resources for the Back Bay to help keep everyone informed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “We all get bombarded with information and advice from the city and…
More than 200 People in Shelters Test Positive for COVID-19
In an effort led by Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, the City reported on Thursday afternoon of a growing number of positive COVID-19 tests in the homeless population using the Boston shelter system. The City released figures as of Tuesday…
South End Author’s Novel Chosen for Mass. Book Award’s ‘Must Read’ List
Christopher Castellani’s life is packed with reading and writing, as it has been since he was a middle schooler. The South End resident is the author of five books, including his 2019 novel Leading Men, which has just been selected…
BPL Expanding Online Services During COVID-19 Pandemic
As people and families remain inside to prevent the spread of COVID-19, many are looking for things to do. Lots of local organizations are offering at-home activities to keep people occupied, and the Boston Public Library (BPL) is no exception.…
A Light at the End Of the Tunnel?
The United States now is the official epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. We have more deaths and more cases of disease than anywhere else in the world. However, this past weekend the experts began to give us a glimmer of hope…
So Let’s Talk about The Weather
The weather this April has been full of irony. We had mild months for January, February, and March, with above-average temperatures (among the warmest on record) and few storms of any consequence. However, April has been anything but spring-like. Temperatures…
Letters to the Editor
To the people of Boston Dear Editor, The coronavirus is unlike anything we’ve experienced in living memory, and it’s testing our city in a way that it’s never been tested before. It has required a major, all-hands-on-deck response, and it has…
South End emerges as Boston ‘hot spot’ in newest neighborhood stats
Rate of infection in those 80+ jumps disproportionately The South End emerged as a major ‘hot spot’ for COVID-19 infections in the latest neighborhood statistics released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Friday evening. The statistics were taken…