Beacon Hill and the surrounding area’s weekly COVID positive test rate increased to over 13 percent with over 1 out of every 10 residents testing positive for the virus last week. Boston health officials have been battling against the recent…
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Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Over 11 Percent
With COVID cases steadily increasing in Beacon Hill and the rest of the city due to a new, more contagious variant, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last week recommended residents take precautions to stop the spread and get vaccinated…
Local Officials React to Roe v. Wade Leak
The unprecedented leak to Politico Monday that five Supreme Court Justices may be gearing up to reverse the court’s landmark decision that has protected a woman’s right to choose for a half century has set off a firestorm of condemnations…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Climbs Once Again
With the neighborhood and city’s weekly COVID positive test rate still climbing, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is recommending residents take precautions to stop the spread. The BPHC also renewed its recommendation that masks be worn in indoor public…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Areas Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Decreases
Beacon Hill and the surrounding area are in the middle of another COVID surge with nearly 1 out of every 10 residents tested two weeks ago being positive for the virus. Health experts are saying the new subvariant of the…
Beacon Hill, City’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Continues to Rise
As the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) continues to recommend residents receive a second COVID booster vaccine, Beacon Hill and the surrounding area’s weekly COVID positive test rate increased once again with Boston’s test rate now surpassing 5 percent for…
MBTA Reschedules Blue Line Project, Ferry Service Added to Mitigate Service Disruption
The MBTA’s Blue Line project that was originally scheduled to start back on April 2 and continue through this Thursday has been rescheduled and will begin at the end of this month. The Blue Line will now close between Airport…
MBTA Cancels Upcoming Blue Line Work
At a community meeting last month the MBTA’s Adam Kamoune announced the T would be closing down the Blue Line for nearly two weeks between Airport and Government Center from Saturday, April 2 to Thursday, April 14 for harbor tunnel…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s COVID Positive Test Rate Increases to Over 6%
Last week the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) released its recommendations for residents to receive a second COVID booster vaccine as Beacon Hill’s weekly COVID positive test rate increases dramatically. Last week, 1,119 Beacon Hill, Back Bay, North End, West…
Edwards Uses Crown Act to Deliver Powerful Maiden Speech
Last week the Masschausetts Senate unanimously passed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act. The bill prohibits discrimination, which largely impacts Black residents, based on natural and protective hairstyles in places of work and school-related…