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…
Author: John Lynds
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…
Mayor, BPS Hit Pause School Reopening Plan
With the city’s positive test rate exceeding the 4 percent threshold last week, Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said the city would hit the pause button on the phased-in hybrid reopening plan that was to…
COVID-19 Update for Beacon Hill; Boston Enters ‘Red’ Category on State Map
The COVID-19 infection rate in Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods increased 3.2 percent in one week according to the latest city statistics. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Friday Beacon Hill, as…