A Special Election would take place if Walsh were to leave before March 6 Several sources are reporting that Mayor Martin Walsh has been picked by President-Elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be the incoming Secretary of Labor in…
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BMC gets first doses of COVID-19 vaccine Monday
Boston Medical Center (BMC) in the South End received its first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 vaccine on Monday morning, taking it into cold storage immediately and preparing to vaccinate front-line medical workers on Wednesday.BMC said it received 1,950 doses…
Ellis and Volunteers Decorate Neighborhood
Neighborhood boundaries come into play on controversial marijuana store
More than a few Fenwickians would appreciate the Back Bay staying out of their controversies, particularly on a controversial marijuana shop that the Fenway is against – but somehow the Back Bay, which has been wary of marijuana stores, is…
Back To School in the South End
Short-term Plans: More delays on Shattuck lead to call for interim solutions
The process to continue forward movement on the Shattuck Hospital and Newton Pavilion projects hasn’t stopped during COVID-19, but it also isn’t going anywhere fast – at least that’s what residents learned Tuesday night at the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood…
City will consider removal of Melnea Cass trees through equity lens before taking action
Removing more than 100 trees as part of the Melnea Cass Boulevard reconfiguration project has never set well with the community.Going back several years when the plan was first unveiled, City officials have worked to try to mitigate the removal…
BTU calls for full remote learning to start school year
Boston Teachers Union releases proposal for the safe restart of Boston Public Schools The Boston Teachers Union (BTU) has released a proposal for re-opening schools this fall, calling for a fully remote learning program and not the hybrid, in-person model…
Federal grant will expand special court at BMC for substance abuse, mental health
Trial Court Chief Justice Paula Carey and Court Administrator Jonathan Williams recently announced that the Trial Court has received two federal grants totaling $6 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide mental and behavioral…
MassDOT Schedules Lane Closures at Comm Ave and the BU Bridge
Closures will be in place from Friday night, July 24, until Sunday, July 26 The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that it will be reducing the number of travel lanes on a section Commonwealth Avenue eastbound and westbound…