The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) last week announced that Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been detected in an additional mosquito sample collected on September 13 in Brimfield. This finding raises the EEE risk level to high in Brimfield,…
Public Health Warning Issued on Recent Sewage Discharge
The following is a public health warning related to a recent sewage discharge, also known as a combined sewer overflow CSO). State regulations require local public health departments to provide notice to the public when these discharges may create a…
News Briefs
Daytime Bridge Machinery Installation at Chelsea Street Bridge The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that it will be conducting work to install span guide roller machineries on the Chelsea Street Bridge in East Boston and Chelsea. This work is scheduled…
Area Groups Form Plastic Free Mass
Over a dozen community and environmental groups have joined forces to form Plastic Free Mass, a new coalition dedicated to ending the use of polluting plastic. The group will push for new policies to protect our Commonwealth’s residents and natural…
Healey Announces a Plan To Ban State Agencies From Purchasing Single-Use Plastic Bottles
In a New York Climate Week speech, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced a plan to ban state agencies from buying single-use plastic bottles. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. “Single-use plastics are a scourge on our…
EMS Celebrate New EMTS, Promotions and Cadet Program
Special to the Regional Review Mayor Michelle Wu, along with Boston Public Health Commission Executive Director Dr. Bisola Ojikutu and Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief James Hooley, celebrated the graduation of 15 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Recruits and three…