After experiencing a 24 percent drop two weeks ago, the positive test rate in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods increased by 44 percent according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Last week the BPHC…
Author: John Lynds
Crime Down 19 Percent in A-1, Larceny Continues to Be a Problem
In what will be the last Boston Police Department’s last crime stat report before the end of the year, the report shows while overall crime is down in A-1 larceny from motor vehicles, or car breaks, in the area continues…
Positive Test Rates Drop in Beacon Hill
After spiking dramatically two weeks ago, the positive test rate in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods dropped by 24 percent according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Last week the Beacon Hill Times reported…
A Second Air-Carrier Wants to Join Cape Air in Running a Seaplane Operation Off Eastie’s Shores
A second carrier wants to join Cape Air in running seaplanes from Boston Harbor, just off Eastie’s shore, to New York Cit. Causing more noise for the residents of Beacon Hill. Cape Air, who got approval from the FAA to…
Positive Test Rates Dramatically Spike in Beacon Hill and Surrounding Area
As Boston tries to get a handle on the city’s COVID-19 spike the positive test rate in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods spiked dramatically according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). While Beacon Hill’s…
COVID-19 Cases Continue to Spike in Boston
As COVID-19 cases spike once again in Boston the positive test-rate in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods are up once again according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). While Beacon Hill’s COVID-19 positive test…
MWRA’s COVID Resurgence Study Sees Alarming Trend; Predicting Second Wave
Not everyone gets tested for COVID-19 but everyone goes to the bathroom and scientists studying the recent data at the MWRA’s Deer Island’s waste treatment facility in neighboring Winthrop are seeing an alarming trend. In June, the MWRA Board of…
BPS Suspends All In-Person Learning; Every BPS Student Will Switch to ‘Remote’ Learning
A week after the Suffolk Superior Court rejected the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) request for an emergency injunction so teachers won’t be forced to teach in-person until the positive test rate in Boston goes below 4 percent, Boston Public School…
COVID-19 Update for Beacon Hill; Positive Test Rate Level off in the Area for Now
After a 40 percent increase in the COVID-19 positive test rate increased in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods two weeks ago the numbers here have seemed to level off according to data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC)…
COVID-19 Update for Beacon Hill Positive Test Rate Increases by 40 Percent in the Area
The COVID-19 positive test rate increased by 40 percent in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods but the infection rate remains steady according to Boston Public Health Commission data released last Friday. The infection rate in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods…