While stakeholders are optimistic about the Boston Fire Department’s new cadet program, which aims to create more diversity within its ranks, they’re imploring the city to make a quota for hires from this pool a mandate. “There’s a difference between…
Month: February 2021
Nearly 2,000 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Compromised’ at Jamaica Plain VA Hospital
Nearly 2,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine went bad on January 19 after a freezer at the Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center came unplugged, according to a spokesperson for the VA Boston Healthcare system. “The freezer was in a…
State Rep. Tyler Presents the Fourth Annual Black Restaurant Challenge
The Boston Black Restaurant Challenge is a month-long event, challenging Boston residents to order takeout or delivery at one Black Owned Restaurant per week in Boston in honor of Black History Month. “Unfortunately, wealth in Massachusetts is unequally distributed by…
Carjacking Plays Out in Front of Boston Medical Center
About 1:16 a.m. on Saturday, January 30, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End) responded to a radio call for a Carjacking in the area of 658 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim who stated that…
Minimum Wage Should Be at $15
In 1971, the minimum wage across the United States, as mandated by federal law, was $1.60. Today, the federal minimum stands at $7.25. One might look at those two numbers and think that because the minimum wage has increased by…
Oregon Leads the Way On Drugs
For more than 50 years, America has been fighting the “war on drugs,” an endeavor that began under the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, who had the avowed purpose of arresting and incarcerating as many Blacks and other minorities…
Letter to the Editor
Boston Ward 4 Dems Meeting — Tuesday, February 16, 6 pm Dear Editor, Join Democrats from Back Bay, Fenway, and the South End for our monthly meeting. We will be hearing an update from Enid Eckstein of the PILOT Action…