Last Monday was a busy day for Western Mass native Ben Downing, who served 10 years as a State Senator from Pittsfield before stepping down in 2017 to work full-time in renewable energy. Downing, who now lives in East Boston…
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North End COVID Update
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in the North End and the surrounding neighborhoods increased while the weekly positive test rate decreased for a second week in a row. According to the latest data released by the Boston…
Walsh Announces New ZBA Tracker
For the past decade Boston has experienced a development boom that can be hard to keep track of for the average resident. Unless you attend community group meetings regularly held each month in the neighborhood it can be difficult to…
Michlewitz Rules Out Run for Mayor
Since being elected to the Massachusetts House of Representative over a decade ago Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, who represents the North End, Beacon Hill, South End, Chinatown, Bay Village and Downtown, has been a rising star in state politics. So it…
North End Positive COVID Tests Increase
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in North End and the surrounding neighborhoods increased while the weekly positive test rate decreased slightly. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday, overall…
In-Person Learning Resumes at the Eliot for Some Students
Last month Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public School Superintendent Dr. Brenda Cassellius announced that approximately 1,700 students across 28 schools, including East Boston High School and the Mario Umana Academy, returned to in-person learning on Monday. The students returning…
North End COVID Update
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in the North Endl and the surrounding neighborhoods dropped but the weekly positive test rate rose slightly. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday,…
Irvienne Goldson, Longtime ABCD Health Advocate, Dies
Friends, family and colleagues of Irvienne Goldson said to know her was to love her. Sadily, Mrs. Goldson, who served as deputy director of Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Health Services, died suddenly last week. Mrs. Goldson joined ABCD…
COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive; State Launches Phased Vaccination Plan and Dashboard
The new COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Massachusetts just before Christmas for clinical and non-clinical health care workers doing direct and COVID-facing care. While staff at clinics across Massachusetts have been vaccinated, North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) Medical Director Dr.…
District A-1 Overall Crime Down 25-Percent
The Boston Police Department released its year end crime stats for District A-1, which includes the North End, and overall Part One Crime was down 25-percent for 2020. Part One Crimes are the more serious crimes the Boston Police track…