The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) shared the following updates on the city’s COVID-19 metrics: COVID-19 particles in Boston’s wastewater decreased by 47% over the past 14 days and are now at an average of 1,014 RNA copies/mL (data as…
Month: February 2023
Wu Announces New PowerCorpsBOS Career Pathway in Building Operations
PowerCorpsBOS joined A Better City and Roxbury Community College (RCC) for an orientation event to receive an overview of the newest PowerCorps building operations career pathway, skills to support the transition to energy efficiency and carbon reduction in Boston buildings.…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts Celebrate Youth Mentoring
On Feb. 4, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts (BBBSEM) celebrated youth mentoring at the agency’s 24th annual Big Night at the House of Blues in Boston. Guests danced the night away to music by Michael Franti, supergroup Ezra…
Sen. Edwards and Rep. Connolly Launch Housing for All Caucus
Sen. Lydia Edwards and Rep. Mike Connolly, joined by 60 of their colleagues, launched the Housing for All caucus in the Massachusetts Legislature. At the inaugural meeting, legislators presented their priority housing policy ideas for the current legislative session on…
Malden Catholic Welcomes Cardinal O’Malley for Catholic Schools Week
Malden Catholic High School welcomed Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston, in celebration of their Catholic Schools Week liturgy on February 1. “I am delighted I could be here to mark this important week,” Cardinal O’Malley said softly. “Catholic…
Aimee Chambers Named New Director of Planning
Chief of Planning Arthur Jemison today announced the hiring of Aimee Chambers, AICP as the new Director of Planning. Her professional experience includes a wide range of planning and urban design work from affordable housing development to bicycle and pedestrian…
The Sky Is Falling?
With U.S. jets shooting down numerous unidentified flying objects seemingly every day over North American air space in the past week, we’re all wondering, “What the heck is going on?” As this is being written, the only thing we know…
The Victims in Turkey and Syria Need Our Help
The ongoing tragedy because of the devastating earthquake that struck the nations of Turkey and Syria is the worst humanitarian disaster the world has seen in many years. More than 35,000 people have died and that number is sure to…
For Pats Fans, the Super Bowl Just Isn’t the Same
This past Sunday’s Super Bowl game between the Eagles and the Chiefs certainly lived up to its hype. But for those of us who were New England Patriots’ fans for the two decades from 2001-19, the Super Bowl season just…
Guest Op-Ed: School Bullying Must Stop, Everyone Must Work Together
Dr. Glenn Mollette Four New Jersey teenagers have been charged in connection with the attack of a 14-year-old girl who later took her own life after video of the incident was posted on social media. One juvenile is charged with…