The COVID 19 virus is spreading like wildfire across Beacon Hill with 1.5 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week turning out to be positive and a certain degree of panic has set in as children…
Author: John Lynds
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s COVID Positive Test Rate Nearing 10 Percent
A week after Mayor Michelle Wu imposed new restrictions on certain indoor activities due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, nearly 1 out of every 10 residents from Beacon Hill and the surrounding area…
Latest BWSC Sampling Shows Lead in Tap Water Exceeds MassDEP Standards
Looking at the Boston Water and Sewer Commission’s (BWSC) Lead Service Map, Beacon Hill residents would be shocked to see how many old lead pipes still enter homes across the neighborhood and bring in drinking water. The map, which can…
Edwards Wins State Senate Primary Election
District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards came out on top Tuesday night and made history once again as the first female woman of color to be nominated to the First Suffolk & Middlesex Senate seat. If there is no Republican…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s COVID Cases Increase
Beacon Hill and the city’s weekly COVID positive test rate continues to rise dramatically post Thanksgiving and ahead of the Christmas Holiday. A week after Mayor Michelle Wu announced several measures to help combat the explosive rise in cases in…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s COVID Cases Decrease
Just as expected and like health officials warned, the city’s weekly COVID positive test rate exploded last week with the majority of new cases most likely traced back to the Thanksgiving Holiday where many gathered indoors maskless with friends and…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s COVID Cases Increases
With hundreds of Beacon Hill residents and residents from surrounding communities gathering with friends and family over Thanksgiving weekend, public health officials are keeping a close eye for increases in COVID-19 infections in the neighborhood. While Beacon Hill and the…
Wu Signs Edwards, O’Malley’s Fossil Fuel Ordinance
On Monday Mayor Michelle Wu signed a city ordinance proposed by City Councilors Lydia Edwards and Matt O’Malley to divest city funds from fossil fuels. The ordinance requires the city’s collector-treasurer to divest city funds out of “stocks, securities or…
Wu Endorses Edwards for 1st Suffolk and Middlesex Senate Seat
In her first political endorsement since taking the oath of office as Mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu endorsed District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edward’s candidacy for the 1st Suffolk and Middlesex senate seat last Thursday at Belle Isle Marsh Reservation…
Michelle Wu Sworn in, Becoming the First Female and First Woman of Color to Serve as Mayor of Boston
On Tuesday inside the Boston City Council Chambers, Michelle Wu made history and was sworn in, as the first female and first woman of color to ever serve as Mayor of Boston in the city’s history. After Reverend Dr. Arlene…