At a State House ceremony last Thursday Senator Lydia Edwards was administered the oath of office by Gov. Charlie Baker in front of a room of new colleagues, friends and family. After taking the oath Edwards addressed the Massachusetts Senate…
Author: John Lynds
Attorney General Maura Healey Announces Bid for Governor
Standing in Maverick Square in East Boston last Thursday Attorney General Maura Healey officially announced her candidacy for Governor of Massachusetts. Healey has long been touted as the successor to Gov. Charlie Baker’s governorship and emerged as a frontrunner for…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Slows a Bit
Ten days after Mayor Michelle Wu and the city implemented the ‘B Together” mandate that requires all employees and patrons at indoor venues to show proof of vaccination, Beacon Hill and the surrounding area’s weekly COVID 19 positive test rate…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Slows a Bit
The COVID 19 winter surge may be slowing down a bit in Beacon Hill and the surrounding area. With over 2 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week still turning out to be positive, the weekly…
Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards to Be Sworn in as Senator Thursday
First Suffolk & Middlesex Senator-elect Lydia Edwards will be sworn into the state senate Thursday during a ceremony at the State House. To mark the occasion Edwards and her team are hosting a watch party at Democracy Brewing, located at…
City Councilor Lydia Edwards Becomes Senator-Elect Edwards After Tuesday’s General Election
On Tuesday, voters in Beacon Hill and the rest of the First Suffolk & Middlesex district went to the polls and elected City Councilor Lydia Edwards to serve as their next state senator. Once sworn in Edwards will become the…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Over 20 Percent
The COVID 19 virus continues to spread across Beacon Hill and the surrounding area with 2 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week turning out to be positive. Deaths from the virus are also rising at…
Eliot School Parents Circulating Petition to Mayor Wu Over Exam School Entrance Plan
Parents at the North End’s Eliot School are fuming over the introduction of the so-called ‘10-point’ penalty placed on some high performing Boston Public Schools in order to level the playing field for entrance to Boston’s exam school like Boston…
Mayor Wu Swears in City Council: Delivers Speech Noting the Diversity of the Governing Body
On Monday, in one of the shortest and perhaps the coldest Boston City Council inaugurations in recent history, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu swore in returning and new members of the Council outside City Hall. Due to the rising number of…
First Suffolk & Middlesex General Election Set for Tuesday, January 11
On Tuesday, January 11 Beacon Hill voters are reminded to head to the polls during the First Suffolk & Middlesex Special Election General Election and cast their ballots for state senator. District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards, who won the…