The COVID-19 surge across Boston is continuing and Mayor Martin Walsh said the city is focusing efforts on neighborhoods that have a high volume of community spread ahead of the Christmas holiday. According to the latest data released by the…
Author: John Lynds
Some Students Return to In-Person Learning at the Eliot School
Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public School Superintendent Dr. Brenda Cassellius announced that approximately 1,700 students across 28 schools, including the Eliot School in the North End, returned to in-person learning on Monday. The students returning to school this week…
New Health Expands Thursday COVID-19 Testing Hours
With the COVID-19 positive test rate increasing dramatically across the city following the Thanksgiving holiday, North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) announced it is expanding testing hours at its Hannover Street site. “The North End site has extended its Thursday…
Crime Down 19 Percent in A-1, Larceny Continues to Be a Problem
In what will be the Boston Police Department’s last crime stat report before the end of the year, the report shows while overall crime is down in A-1 larceny from motor vehicles, or car breaks, in the area continues to…
COVID on the Rise Once Again in North End and Surrounding Area
After experiencing a 24 percent drop two weeks ago, the positive test rate in the North End and surrounding neighborhoods increased by 44 percent according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Last week the…
ABCD Kick-Off Fuel Assistance Program in North End With Plea for Additional Funding, Donations
With temperatures in the North End expected to dip into the 20s at night this week and not exceed 50 degrees for the next few days many residents and seniors will find it hard to pay their heating bill this…
City Realty Donates New Chromebooks to the Eliot School
Last week the City Realty Group continued its longstanding partnership with local schools by providing new Chromebooks to the Eliot School in the North End. City Realty, known for several development projects in the area, has a nonprofit offshoot called…
Positive Test Rates Dramatically Spike in North End and Surrounding Area
As Boston tries to get a handle on the city’s COVID-19 spike the positive test rate in the North End and surrounding neighborhoods spiked dramatically according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). While North…
A Second Air-Carrier Wants to Join Cape Air in Running a Seaplane Operation Off Eastie’s Shores
A second carrier wants to join Cape Air in running seaplanes from Boston Harbor, just off Eastie’s shore, to New York City. Adding more noise to North End residents. Cape Air, who got approval from the FAA to fly seaplanes on…
BPS Suspends All In-Person Learning; Every BPS Student Will Switch to ‘Remote’ Learning
A week after the Suffolk Superior Court rejected the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) request for an emergency injunction so teachers won’t be forced to teach in-person until the positive test rate in Boston goes below 4 percent, Boston Public School…