Last week the North End’s weekly COVID-19 positive test rate decreased after posting a 5.8 percent increase three weeks ago. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday, 2,145 residents were tested and…
Author: John Lynds
North End COVID Update Posted
Last week the North End’s weekly COVID-19 positive test rate decreased after posting a 17.2 percent increase two weeks ago. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday, 2,987 residents were tested and…
Gubernatorial Candidate Downing Outlines His Climate Plan
Gubernatorial Candidate, former State Senator and Boston resident Ben Downing outlined his climate plan that he’d make a priority if elected to the state’s corner office in 2022. In his plan, the Pittsfield native said he wants to achieve 100…
FEMA to Reimburse Families up $9,000 Who Lost a Loved One Due to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. With many families struggling through the pandemic with loss of jobs and income the added expense of providing a funeral for a loved one that succumbed to the virus has…
North End Restaurants Featured in New Digital Cookbook
Two popular North End restaurants that have made a name for themselves outside the confines of the neighborhood are now featured in The Food Lens’s first digital cookbook “Dining in Bostonâ€. The Food Lens, an online dining resource that helps…
Michlewitz Hosts COVID Recovery Virtual Forum
Last week Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, hosted the third in a series of COVID Recovery Forums. The forum last week focused on equity within the state’s economic recovery efforts. “When you’d see those maps…
Edwards Named One of the Most Impactful Black Women in Boston
Last week Get Konnected!, a local business networking organization, released its first ever list of Boston’s Most Impactful Black Women and District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards was on the list. Get Konnected! CEO Colette Phillips said the honors included…
Mayoral Candidate Annissa Essaibi George Meets with Local Business Owners
At-Large City Councilor and Boston Mayoral Candidate AnnissaEssaibi George recently made a campaign stop in the North End and Downtown to meet with businesses owners struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic. Restaurants have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic and…
Mayoral Candidate Michelle Wu Responds to Atlanta Shooting, Violence Against Asian Americans
Here in the North End nearly 3 percent of our neighbors are Asian Americans and while they make up a small minority of our overall population they contribute greatly to the fabric of the community as business owners, parents, students,…
Boston Students and Parents Call for Substantial State Funding as Schools Reopen
With the promised funding from the landmark education bill that was signed into law before the COVID pandemic hit is still up in the air, Boston students and parents called for the state to fully fund the Student Opportunity Act…