On January 30 — what seems like a lifetime ago — the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 was a world-wide pandemic. On that same fateful date, the United States’ Centers for Disease Control issued a press release that stated…
Month: August 2020
Car Repossessions are on the Rise
Although most of the attention of the financial crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic has focused on the evictions and foreclosures facing millions of out-of-work Americans, the number of repossessions of motor vehicles because of loan defaults is starting…
Guest Op-Ed: Make Your Voice Count in the 2020 Census
By Mayor Martin Walsh The Census Bureau has abruptly decided to cut their national counting operations a month short. The last day to participate in the U.S. 2020 Federal Census is now September 30, formerly October 31. This announcement further jeopardizes…
Guest Op-Ed: Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins Statement on Bail and the Bail Fund
By DA Rachael Rollins (The following statement is in regard to the release of a convicted sex offender and rapist in Dorchester through the efforts of the Massachusetts Bail Fund in July. Last week, the DA’s office brought charges against…
Letter to the Editor
Special Woman Running for Office: Damali Vidot To the Editor, Recently as I was reading a narrative about women, and, especially women of color, who choose to run for public office, it became apparent to me, that there are a…
BTU calls for full remote learning to start school year
Boston Teachers Union releases proposal for the safe restart of Boston Public Schools The Boston Teachers Union (BTU) has released a proposal for re-opening schools this fall, calling for a fully remote learning program and not the hybrid, in-person model…
Long Last: Pier 6 Marina Re-Build Finally Gets Floating
The sins of others in the past certainly haunted Chuck and Ann Lagasse as they worked the last four and a half years through the permitting process to re-build what was a derelict marina left to rot by a Long…
The Perfect Escape: Wind On Water Exhibit Offers WOW Summer Respite
A summer breeze and social distancing have worked out well in the Navy Yard for the exciting public art exhibit, ‘WOW: Wind on Water,’ put on by the Navy Yard Garden Association – working out as public art that has…
Major Interest Sparked for Mail-In Ballots Early in the Primary Election
City officials said they had received more than 26,500 applications from registered voters to receive a mail-in ballot for the Sept. 1 Primary Election – which faces a heated race for state representative in Charlestown and the U.S. Senate race…
Hood Park Plans Moving Ahead as Garage Opens, Green Space Takes Shape
Despite the COVID-19 shutdowns in construction and life in general, progress on the Hood Park campus has motored on after about a two-month shutdown – with many exciting developments now in store for the campus. Chris Kaneb of Hood Park…