With COVID-19 causing less traffic on roads across the Commonwealth, speeding and traffic fatalities have increased over the past month, MassDOT said on Monday in an online press conference. Both Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh have addressed…
Month: May 2020
D-4 Police See Crime Go Down, But Frustrations Are Up
Though crime has dropped in an impressive way on paper over the last six weeks, D-4 Capt. Steve Sweeney said it doesn’t mean that there is any shortage of frustration on the beat – including good investigations that have been…
Walsh Provides Testing, Boston Public School Updates
Mayor Walsh said on May 4 that while Boston “may be on the verge of a downward slope,” it’s “not time to ease up” on social distancing and other protective measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. He said that…
Construction Return in Boston to Be Incremental Through May
The Walsh Administration is sending out a set of timelines this week as preliminary guidance to construction companies as to how essential construction projects will return throughout the month of May. Since April 27, all construction sites allowed to work…
Downtown, Fenway Remain Low in COVID-19 Cases Even With Expanded Testing
Aside from the anomaly of homeless residents being tested in the South End at the shelters, the downtown neighborhoods continue to report some of the lowest numbers of COVID-19 cases in the area. The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) put…
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…
Re-Inventing Education: BPS Remote Learning Plan Starts This Week, Many Elements Will Remain in the Future
With more than 40,000 ChromeBooks now delivered and in the hands of students all over Boston, Supt. Brenda Cassellius told the media Boston Public Schools (BPS) are ready to roll out Phase 2 of remote learning that will play out…
$1-Million Community Preservation Grant Earmarked for Project That Would Bring Library to Chinatown
A mixed-use development that promises to bring a long-awaited public library and much-needed affordable housing to Chinatown is set to receive $1 million as one of the projects earmarked for grant money from the Community Preservation Funds for fiscal ’20.…
SELDC Votes to Approve Tremont St. Redesign, Discuss on 566 Columbus Ave.
The South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) met virtually via Zoom on May 5, where two major design projects were heard and residents were frustrated that the meeting went until midnight, after beginning at 5:30 The Tremont St. design project…
Michlewitz Facing Unforeseen Challenges in State Budget
This year has brought a set of unique and unforeseen challenges for Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, who is charged with managing the state’s annual fiscal budget in his role as House Chair of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. “Because…