After spiking dramatically two weeks ago, the positive test rate in Back Bay and surrounding neighborhoods dropped by 24 percent according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Last week the Back Bay Sun reported…
Author: John Lynds
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…
Positive COVID-19 Test Rate up 5 Percent in Back Bay and Surrounding Neighborhoods
As COVID-19 cases spike once again in Boston the positive test rate in the Back Bay and surrounding neighborhoods are up once again according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). While Back Bay’s COVID-19…
BPS Suspends All In-Person Learning Every BPS Student Will Switch to ‘Remote’ Learning
A week after the Suffolk Superior Court rejected the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) request for an emergency injunction so teachers won’t be forced to teach in-person until the positive test rate in Boston goes below 4 percent, Boston Public School…
COVID-19 Update for Back Bay: Positive Test-Rates Level off in the Area for Now
After a 40 percent increase in the COVID-19 positive test rate increased in the Back Bay and surrounding neighborhoods two weeks ago the numbers here have seemed to level off according to data released by the Boston Public Health Commission…
COVID-19 Update for Back Bay Positive Test Rate Increases by 40 Percent in the Area
The COVID-19 positive test rate increased by 40 percent in the Back Bay and surrounding neighborhoods but the infection rate remains steady according to Boston Public Health Commission data released last Friday. The infection rate in the Back Bay and…
Building Safety Issues Raised at Snowden International School and Six Other BPS Schools
As high-needs students headed back to in-person learning last week across Boston, the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) and Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) released a report outlining safety concerns and recommendations for school buildings based on walkthroughs…
‘We Can’t Turn the Page…It’s Time to Listen’
Last Thursday, the first formal memorial service for George Floyd was held in Minneapolis. The National NAACP called for eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence–the total time Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck before he passed…
Boston, EBNHC preparing for novel coronavirus
It was only a matter of time before the coronavirus, or COVID-19, that spread across China landed in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission announced that as of Monday, there was one confirmed case of coronavirus in Boston and eight…
Mayor starts overhaul of ZBA
In the wake of the scandal that rocked the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) last year, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards called for an overhaul of the city’s zoning board. The John Lynch bribing scandal trickled down to…