Just two weeks ago, Julie Hall and Amanda Zettel heard from Doug MacDonald that there was a bit of shortage of masks at the Zelma Lacey House – the senior citizen assisted living building located behind the Bunker Hill Mall.…
Author: Seth Daniel
Tobin Bridge Traffic Plummets, Toll Revenues Down in March
Trips across the Mystic/Tobin Bridge have plummeted over the last month, reducing toll revenues and creating much less congestion over the Bridge that drivers have become used to over the years. For the most recent data available, which is the…
Gov. Baker Provides Update On Hospital Surge Capacity
Today, the Baker-Polito Administration provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital capacity and efforts to add more beds to the system to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 cases. The Administration also announced that the Department of Public Health will…
The extra $600: State offers first guidance on new unemployment claim process under CARES Act
Self-employed, gig-workers to apply on separate platform starting April 30 The state government today, April 9, announced details for the initial implementation of federal unemployment benefits in the CARES Act, the federal based COVID-19 relief package. This federal program, enacted…
Associates Deliver 250 Grocery Packages to the Neediest Senior Citizens
The Bunker Hill Associates mobilized and delivered on a major effort Tuesday that placed grocery orders in 250 senior citizen homes, hitting the neediest seniors in several buildings around the Town. President Maureen Collier, Vice President Jimmy Lister and Past…
Boston EMS Seeing Dip in Calls, But Exposure Risks Very High
When Boston EMS crews respond to the various neighborhoods for an emergency, the response is just as fast as normal, but the procedures are more deliberate and more carefully conducted. EMS Chief James Hooley told the newspaper this week that…
Charlestown Pride Week Postponed: Bunker Hill Parade Committee Looking at All Options
The most fun month in Charlestown has been postponed, and the greatest holiday parade in the Town is looking at all options on whether to move ahead this coming June – both groups making those moves in response to the…
Charlestown ‘Average’ in Reported COVID-19 Infections Rate Slightly Below Rest of Boston
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) reported last weekend a citywide review by neighborhood and age range of those infected by COVID-19, with Charlestown registering 29 cases and a 14.9 rate per 10,000 people as of April 2. Since that…
Churches Move to Online Services for Easter, Holy Week
In the midst of Holy Week and approaching Easter services this coming Sunday, most of the faithful are turning exclusively to online formats or cable television to worship in one of the most revered seasons of the Christian calendar. Churches…
Meeting Online: Attendance Is Good, Some Quirks Though
As public meetings in Boston continue to move online more and more, one of the first boards to meet online in the City was the Conservation Commission (Con Com) under Chair Michael Parker, of Charlestown. Last week, the Con Com…