The COVID-19 infection rate in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods has increased 4.6 percent in one week according to the latest city statistics. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Friday Beacon Hill,…
Author: John Lynds
BPS Prepares for First Day of School
Last week and this week Boston Public Schools (BPS) teachers, administrators and support staff have been busy preparing for the start of the 2020-2021 school year, which begins Monday, Sept. 21. All BPS students will begin with remote learning on…
Hard Work, Big Dreams: At-Large City Councilor Michelle Wu Announces Bid for Mayor of Boston
On Tuesday, At-Large City Councilor Michelle Wu announced she is going to attempt something that has not been accomplished in Boston politics since John Hayes unseated incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley in 1949. Wu has officially tossed her…
COVID-19 Update for Beacon Hill
The COVID-19 infection rate in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods has increased 2.5 percent in one week according to the latest city statistics. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Friday Beacon Hill,…
COVID-19 Update for Beacon Hill
For a second week in a row the COVID-19 infection rate in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods has risen only slightly. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Friday Beacon Hill, as well…
COVID-19 Update for Beacon Hill
In one week the COVID-19 infection rate in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods has risen only slightly. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Friday Beacon Hill, as well as the North End,…
Early Voting for Massachusetts Primary Kicks Off in Boston
The City of Boston Election Department kicked off ‘Early Voting’ in Boston for the Massachusetts Primary over the weekend at several polling locations. In Beacon Hill, voters will head to the polls on Sept. 1 during the state primary and…
Walsh, Cassellius Lay Out Phased Plan for School Reopening
At his daily press briefing last Thursday Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius laid out BPS’s phased plan to reopen schools in the fall amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. At the briefing Mayor Walsh called the…
COVID-19 Update for Beacon Hill
Since the end of July the COVID-19 infection rate in Beacon Hill the infection rate here has risen 8.7. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Friday Beacon Hill, as well as the…
Congressional Candidate Robbie Goldstein Outraises U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch
Mass General physician Dr. Robbie Goldstein who is taking on nine-term incumbent U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch in the 8th Congressional District outraised Lynch in the final weeks leading into the Sept. 1 Massachusetts Primary. However, while Goldstien cleared over $175,000…