The unprecedented efforts to undermine the operations of the U.S. Postal Service by President Donald Trump and the Republicans are not even a thinly-veiled attempt to make sure that mail-in voting in the November election during this unprecedented pandemic will…
Month: August 2020
New Stimulus Bill Is Desperately Needed
As we all have learned by now, the so-called Executive Order (if any of it is even legal) recently issued by President Donald Trump two weeks ago amounts to all talk and no action. It does not stop any evictions…
Op-Ed: Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins Statement on Bail and the Bail Fund
By DA Rachael Rollins (The following statement is in regard to the release of a convicted sex offender and rapist in Dorchester through the efforts of the Massachusetts Bail Fund in July. The DA’s office has brought charges against the…
Liz Vizza Promoted to President Of Friends of the Public Garden
Liz Vizza was promoted to president of the Friends of the Public Garden during the nonprofit’s 50th annual meeting, which took place virtually on Thursday, Aug. 6. “Liz has been such a driving force for not only our parks, but…
Owl’s Next Beer Garden Returns to the Esplanade
Albeit arriving later in the season than usual, a sure sign of summer returned to the Charles River Esplanade over the weekend as the Owl’s Nest beer garden kicked off its third season in the park. Everett’s Night Shift Brewing…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Beacon Hill Civic Association Committees Every spring, the Beacon Hill Civic Association publishes its Annual Report covering committee accomplishments during the past year. We’ll be sharing the committees’ reports here over the next weeks. Membership Committee The Membership Committee is…
Amid Uptick in Cases, Baker Puts the Brakes on State’s Reopening Process
Governor Charlie Baker last Friday announced that Step Two of Phase Three of the state’s reopening plan is postponed “indefinitely,” after public health data showed an uptick in positive COVID-19 cases. “We cannot say this enough—COVID-19 is highly contagious,” Baker…
July Revenue Collections for State Total $4.456 Billion
Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder announced that July revenue collections totaled $4.456 billion, $2.43 billion or 120 prcent more than the actual collections in July 2019. Of the $4.456 billion July collections, approximately $2.293 billion is income tax payments and…
The Whitney Re-Opens for Business
When The Whitney Hotel Boston opened at the end of June 2019, no one could have ever anticipated the pandemic and how it would impact business for the fledgling luxury hotel. The 65-room hotel at 170 Charles St., which was…
Councilor Bok Resumes In-Person Neighborhood Office Hours
City Councilor Kenzie Bok will resume offering in-person neighborhood office hours this week in outdoor locations, allowing her to again meet individually with constituents while adhering to social distancing and other safety precautions. Her office hours on Saturday, Aug. 15,…