Earlier this month acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey Mayor Kim Janey proposed her administration’s recommended $3.75 billion Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) operating budget and $3.2 billion Fiscal Year 2022-2026 (FY22-FY26) Capital Plan. Janey said the budget focuses on providing the…
Author: John Lynds
Edwards Appointed Vice-Chair of the Council’s New Committee on COVID-19 Recovery
Last week City Council President Pro Tempore Matt O’Malley appointed At Large City Councilor Michael Flaherty and District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards as chair and vice chair of the Council’s new Committee on COVID-19 Recovery. Last Wednesday, the Council…
Rockland Trust Will Acquire East Boston Savings Bank
East Boston Savings Bank and Rockland Trust announced last week that the two banks have inked a merger agreement for Rockland to acquire EBSB’s parent company, Meridian Bancorp., thus acquiring EBSB in a $1.15 billion deal. Under the agreement each…
Future of Chiofaro’s Harbor Garage Skyscraper Uncertain After Court Ruling
For years now the Chiofaro Company run by developer Don Chiafaro has been trying to replace the Harbor Garage on Boston’s waterfront with a 600-foot skyscraper. The Proposed Project would include approximately 865,000 square feet of residential space with up…
North End COVID Update, Acting Mayor Janey Announces Updates Reopening Guidance
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…
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 Boston”. 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…