Special to the Times During the challenging times of a global pandemic, where screening data from Mental Health America(MHA) consistently shows extreme rates of depression, anxiety, isolation, and loneliness, the organization is recognizing three leaders for stepping up with critical resources to support…
Month: February 2021
State awards $64 million in grants to 1,312 additional businesses for COVID relief
The Baker-Polito Administration announced nearly $64 million in awards to 1,312 additional businesses in the seventh round of COVID relief grants administered by the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC). Each business meets sector and demographic priorities set for the two…
Exit renumbering operations completed on nine statewide corridors
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that construction and sign replacement operations to convert former sequential exit numbers to new milepost-based numbers is continuing across the Commonwealth. The renumbering operations, which are required per a Federal Highway Administration mandate,…
As disasters continue during pandemic Red Cross needs volunteers
Home fires continue to keep Red Cross volunteers responding to disaster across Massachusetts, including three fires in the past 48 hours that displaced nearly 100 people. Fires in Boxborough, Mattapan, Revere and Lowell each displaced more than 30 people in…
MFA Boston extends ‘Monet and Boston: Lasting Impression’
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has announced that “Monet and Boston: Lasting Impression” has been extended through March 28. The popular exhibition, which offers a once-in-a-generation chance to see all 35 of the Museum’s oil paintings by Claude Monet (1840–1926),…
Weekly positive test rate declines for fourth week
The cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Beacon Hill and the surrounding neighborhoods increased slightly while the weekly positive test rate decreased for a fourth week in a row. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public…
MBTA announces names of new stations for Green Line B Branch Station project
The MBTA announced last week that the new stations constructed during the upcoming B Branch Station Consolidation project would be called Babcock Street Station and Amory Street Station. This station modernization project will consolidate four B Branch stops (BU West…
Two firms announced for Boston’s first Urban Forest Plan
Martin J. Walsh and Boston Parks and Recreation Commissioner Ryan Woods on Friday announced two consultants have been selected to develop Boston’s Urban Forest Plan. Boston landscape architecture firm Stoss Landscape Urbanism and forestry consultant Urban Canopy Works have been…
BPDA Board approves plan to increase commercial linkage fees
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors has voted to increase Linkage fees collected by large scale commercial developments over 100,000 square feet in Boston to support the creation of affordable housing and workforce development. The approval…
Councilor Andrea Campbell releases statement calling on State to rescind new accompanying policy for vaccinations
Councilor and mayoral candidate Andrea Campbell released the following statement last week in response to the new State policy allowing vaccinations for people who accompany older residents to vaccine appointments, and reports that younger people are offering to pay seniors…