The Baker-Polito Administration announced that data collected from its statewide, first-in-the-nation pooled testing initiative in schools across the Commonwealth found low positivity rates – far less than one percent – among students and staff. The statewide testing program, funded entirely…
Month: March 2021
The Markey-Warren-AOC Build Green Act Is Needed
The recent catastrophic winter-weather event in Texas has highlighted the degree to which our national infrastructure (among other things) has fallen victim to the penny-wise and pound-foolish thinking that has dominated our national politics for the past 40 years. The…
Op-Ed: Goodbye and Thank You, Boston
By Former Mayor Martin J. Walsh I left Boston City Hall for the final time as mayor. I p acked up the last of the photos on my desk, say goodnight to the security guards as I’ve done a thousand…
Obituaries 03-31-2021
James “Bro” Leary, Jr. Lifelong East Boston Resident James G. “Bro” Leary Jr., 83, a lifelong East Boston resident, passed away on Friday, March 26 at home surrounded by his loving family. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he was the…
A New Day: Kim Janey Becomes First Female and the First Black Mayor of Boston
On Monday District 7 City Councilor Kim Janey became the first woman and the first Black mayor in the city’s history after former Boston Mayor Martin Walsh was confirmed by the Senate to become U.S. Secretary of Labor. Janey will…
Guard Helps EBNHC Overcome Vaccine Staffing Challenges
Vaccinating hundreds of residents at multiple sites each day has been a huge undertaking for East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), but luckily the Health Center has had the continued support from the Massachusetts National Guard. As part of the…
Patrolman Edward Lynch Finally Gets National Recognition
On Friday March 6, 1964, Boston Police Patrolman Edward Lynch, of East Boston, was killed in the line of duty after chasing a stolen vehicle from Dorchester to Quincy early that fateful morning but his name was never added to…
Sump Pumps Replaced by City to Address MEW Greenway Flooding
Earlier this week the Boston Parks and Recreation Department replaced the sump pumps on the Mary Ellen Welch (MEW) Greenway near Maverick Street that had failed earlier this year during heavy rain. These new pumps will activate after heavy rains…
Boston Students and Parents Call for Substantial State Funding as Schools Reopen
The promised funding from the landmark education bill that was signed into law before the COVID pandemic hit is still up in the air, Boston students and parents last Tuesday called for state officials to fully fund the Student Opportunity…
News in Brief: State Income Tax Filing Deadline Extended to May 17
The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced the extension of the 2020 state individual income tax filing and payment due date from April 15 to match the recently-updated May 17 deadline for filing federal individual income taxes. Massachusetts taxpayers do not need…