On Friday, April 10, Gov. Charlie Baker issued further public health guidance, expanded resources for critical workers and increased Massachusetts National Guard activation to support its ongoing response to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. A new Department of Public Health…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
How to Mail and Ship Without Leaving the Safety of Your Home
You don’t have to go to the Post Office to use many postal products and services. In fact, most simple tasks can be done from the convenience and safety of your home with or without a computer. Like purchasing stamps.…
Baker Provides Update on Hospital Surge Capacity
On April 9, the state provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital capacity and efforts to add more beds to the system to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 cases, identifying the need for 14,500 treatment beds and expanding to…
COVID-19 Text Alerts in Spanish Now Available
The state announced on Friday, April 10, that its COVID-19 text message alert system “AlertsMA” is now available in Spanish. This expansion of the text-alert system means that the same text alerts that are distributed via the English-language system will…
Spanish Language Unemployment Application Available from State
On Friday, April 10, the state launched a Spanish language online, mobile-friendly, unemployment benefits application for those who need to apply. The new, secure application for Spanish speakers is available through mass.gov/desempleo, the Spanish language website for unemployment in Massachusetts.…
Police Briefs 04-16-2020
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny – Bicycle 04/05/20 – A victim reports he locked his bicycle (red and black; model unknown) to a bike rack at Cambridge and Joy streets at around 10 a.m., but when he returned at approximately 12:40 p.m.,…
A Light at the End Of the Tunnel?
The United States now is the official epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. We have more deaths and more cases of disease than anywhere else in the world. However, this past weekend the experts began to give us a glimmer of hope…
So Let’s Talk About The Weather
The weather this April has been full of irony. We had mild months for January, February, and March, with above-average temperatures (among the warmest on record) and few storms of any consequence. However, April has been anything but spring-like. Temperatures…
Guest Op-Ed: We Are a Resilient City of Resilient People
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh The coronavirus is unlike anything we’ve experienced in living memory, and it’s testing our city in a way that it’s never been tested before. It has required a major, all-hands-on-deck response, and it has affected…
House Passes Legislation to Prevent Residential And Commercial Evictions and Foreclosures
On April 2, House Speaker Bob DeLeo and Rep. Joseph McGonagle, along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives, passed legislation to set a moratorium on most residential and commercial evictions and residential foreclosures during the COVID-19 State of…