Boston City Councilor At-Large Michael F. Flaherty recently held a hearing of the Boston City Council’s Community Preservation Committee, in his role as Chair of the committee, to review and recommend the passage of the appropriation of $24,309,000 in FY20…
Month: May 2020
City’s Small Business Relief Fund Helps Local Businesses Forgotten by Federal Bailout
By now it’s common knowledge that the $650 billion federal relief package intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, like those that dot the North and are the backbone of the community, ran out of money in 14…
All BPS Families Go Receive Pandemic-EBT Benefits
The Boston Public Schools (BPS), in conjunction with Project Bread, announced last week that all BPS and charter school students will receive the Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) food benefit that can be used to buy food from grocery stores while schools are…
Memorial Day, 2020
This will be a Memorial Day unlike any that Americans have known. Ever since the official inception of the holiday on May 30, 1868, when the practice of decorating the graves of the fallen Union soldiers with flowers, wreaths, and…
Michlewitz Facing Unforeseen Challenges in State Budget
This year has brought a set of unique and unforeseen challenges for Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, who is charged with managing the state’s annual fiscal budget in his role as House Chair of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. “Because…
BPS, Mayor Share New Policies for the Rest of the School Year
Boston Public School (BPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius and Mayor Martin Walsh last week shared new policies with families and schools for remote learning that went into effect Monday. This updated learning plan gives more guidance for students and teachers around…
Baker Signs Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public
Governor Charlie Baker on May 1 signed an order requiring face masks or coverings for everyone when six feet of distance cannot be maintained. The order went into effect on May 6, and children under the age of two and…
Walsh Provides Testing, Boston Public Schools Updates
Mayor Walsh said on May 4 that while Boston “may be on the verge of a downward slope,†it’s “not time to ease up†on social distancing and other protective measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. He said that…
Eliot K-8 Preparing for Phase 2 of the Virtual Learning Program
Though it seems tame now, when the Eliot K-8 announced on March 11 it was closing for a week because of COVID-19 concerns, few could believe such a thing could happen – and even more, few could figure out what…
COVID-19 Updates for North End
With a dramatic increase in testing for COVID-19 among Boston residents, the number of those infected with the COVID-19 virus has increased in some neighborhoods while places like the North End seem relatively stable. According to Boston Public Health Commission…