The Esplanade Association (EA) has issued a call for artists to submit their proposals for four new murals on electrical boxes along the park. Through this public art opportunity, which EA is sponsoring in partnership with the Department of Conservation…
Month: January 2022
Me2/Orchestra 10th Anniversary Concert Set for Symphony Hall: Ensemble Aims to Support and Welcome Those With Mental Illness
After nearly two years of pandemic uncertainty, several local residents are gearing up for their upcoming performance with the Me2/Orchestra at Symphony Hall. The Me2/Orchestra is a New England orchestra “created for musicians living with mental illnesses and the people…
Councilor Lydia Edwards Becomes Senator-Elect Edwards Following Election
On Tuesday, voters in Bay Village, Chinatown, the South End and the rest of the First Suffolk & Middlesex district went to the polls and elected City Councilor Lydia Edwards to serve as their next state senator. Once sworn in…
Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden Sworn In
District Attorney Kevin Hayden hit the ground running on his first day after being sworn into office by Gov. Charlie Baker by naming Boston defense attorney Kevin R. Mullen as his first assistant district attorney and announcing the formation of…
Former Suffolk County DA Rachael Rollins Sworn in as the U.S. Attorney
Former Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV administered the oath of office in federal court in Boston during…
Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Over 20 Percent
The COVID 19 virus continues to spread across the Back Bay and the surrounding area with 2 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week turning out to be positive. Deaths from the virus are also rising…
Mark Martinez Launches Campaign for State Representative in the 7th Suffolk
Former State House staffer, activist, and lawyer Mark Martinez announces his candidacy for the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 7th Suffolk District, which includes parts of Roxbury, Mission Hill and Fenway. “This district is the heart of the city,…
ZBA Approves Addition at 95-97 Broadway in Bay Village
On January 11, the Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) approved a proposal at 95-97 Broadway in Bay Village to add a partial second and a third floor addition for two residential units to the existing office space on the ground…
Baker Announces That 26 Million Rapid Antigen Tests Are Forthcoming
The Baker administration on January 11 announced that the Commonwealth will be receiving 26 million rapid antigen COVID-19 tests over three months in a contract with iHealth, a company who produces the tests. Baker said that the tests will be…
Fenway Park Open Again as State-Sponsored Vaccination Clinic
Fenway Park is once again the site of a mass vaccination clinic, and has been open and running since January 6 providing first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as booster shots, for all people who are…