East Boston’s weekly COVID 19 positive test rate decreased for a second week in a row after experiencing increases week over week throughout April. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), last week 1,398…
Month: May 2021
Face Coverings Continue to Be Required On MBTA Vehicles, Stations, Platforms
The MBTA is reminding customers that face coverings continue to be required while onboard vehicles, on station platforms, and within the MBTA system for all riders, including those who have been fully vaccinated. On April 27, both the Centers for Disease…
Successful Sale of Green and Sustainability Bonds Takes Place
The State Treasurer’s Office officials announced that the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the Trust) has successfully completed the sale of approximately $351.4 million in two series of new money Green and Sustainability Bonds. The Sustainability Bonds were the first such…
MassDOT Exit Renumbering Work Taking Place on I-93 in Boston
Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) are announcing that it will begin installing new milepost-based signs at various times and locations on Interstate 93 northbound and southbound between Boston and Methuen. The sign installation operations will take place nightly during…
Massachusetts House Passes Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
The Massachusetts House of Representatives last week passed its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. This budget responsibly responds to the needs of residents and makes investments that set the state on a path toward economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Officials Award $8.8 Million for COVID-19 Vaccine in Priority Areas
The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced $8.8 million in additional grants and contracts to community-based organizations as part of the Massachusetts Vaccine Equity Initiative to increase awareness and access to the COVID-19 vaccine in the 20 cities and towns hardest…
State Officials Launch Summer Learning Programs and Organizations
The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced the establishment of summer learning opportunities and the availability of more than $70 million in funding for school districts and community organizations to offer summer learning and recreational programs that will help students, who…
MBTA Control Board Commits to Funding the Transit
The FY22 budget, approved April 26 by the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board, includes a commitment to fully fund the T’s Transit Priority Group, a special unit dedicated to delivering bus lanes, transit signal priority (TSP), and collaborative planning…
The Biden Deal Is Long Overdue
The ambitious proposal set forth by President Joe Biden last week in his speech to a joint session of Congress has elicited the usual negative response from the usual suspects. However, those who oppose Biden’s $2 trillion plan to invest…
Letter to the Editor
Electric Silver Line Buses for Healthier Neighborhoods To the Editor, I thoroughly agree with a recent public opinion piece co-authored by Senator Joe Boncore and Maria Belen Power in which they rightly criticize the MBTA’s proposal to replace the Silver…