Featured Health & Environment

Boston Further Expands Testing; Antibody Testing Initiative Underway [COVID-19 Weekly Report]

There has been a 12% increase in cases this week among Boston residents, according to the most recent data. The number of positive COVID-19 cases for the week ending May 8th stand at 10,761 with 496 total deaths. There were 86 new deaths, representing about a 20% increase from last week. The most recent report Read More…

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Masks Mandatory in Public Starting May 6th As Cases Continue to Surge [COVID-19 Weekly Report]

There has been a 37% increase in COVID-19 cases among Boston residents from the previous week, according to the most recent data published by the city health officials. (Approximately 300 new cases reflect data from an earlier period due to lab reporting delays.) The number of positive coronavirus test results for the week ending in Read More…

Featured Health & Environment

Massachusetts Ramps Up Testing as Cases Rise [COVID-19 Weekly Report]

According to their recent report, the Boston Public Health Commission showed a 46% increase in COVID-19 cases among Boston’s residents from the previous week. The number of positive coronavirus test results in the city for the week ending with April 24th stand at 6,958 with 232 deaths. There were 110 new deaths this week, representing Read More…

Featured Government Health & Environment

Convenience Store Owners Rally at City Hall Over Proposed Flavored Tobacco Ban

The Boston Convenience Store Owners Association (BCSOA) and the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association (NECSEMA) hosted a rally on Boston City Hall Plaza Wednesday morning to address the proposed ban of flavored tobacco products in Massachusetts. On September 24, 2019, Governor Charlie Baker declared a public health emergency and enacted a four Read More…

Daily Briefs

New Year’s Eve Brief: Harbor Fireworks, Waterfront Ice Sculpture Stroll, Wharf District Walking Tour

Things to know for Monday Today is Monday, December 31 – New Years Eve! In partnership with the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, the Wharf District Council, Boston Harbor Now and the City of Boston, fireworks will be shot off from a barge between Long Wharf and Fan Pier to celebrate the start of 2019, see Read More…

Featured Government

Governor Charlie Baker Visits Fisherman’s Feast

Governor Baker visited North End restaurants and businesses at this year’s Fisherman’s Feast to greet local North Enders. The Governor stopped inside Cafe Vittoria for a quick espresso to escape a downpour, but was quickly back on track to check out the Fisherman’s Feast. After talking with feast goers, Governor Baker made his way to the Read More…

Featured Government Meetings Real Estate

Rep. Michlewitz Updates North End Residents on Holdup of Short Term Rental (Airbnb) Bill

Rep. Aaron Michlewitz appeared before the North End/Waterfront Residents Association (NEWRA) Thursday evening to give an update on the short term rentals/AirBnB legislation. Gov. Charle Baker sent back the Mass. legislature’s bill to regulate and tax short-term rentals (AirBnb, Homeaway, VRBO, etc.) in the beginning of August after formal legislature sessions have concluded for the year. Read More…

Featured Government Real Estate

Governor Baker Sends Back Proposed State Regulation of Short Term Rentals (AirBnb, etc.)

Governor Charlie Baker has sent back the Mass. legislature’s bill to regulate and tax short-term rentals (AirBnb, Homeaway, VRBO, etc.). Formal legislature sessions have concluded for the year which puts the entire regulatory effort in question. The action comes on the heels of the City of Boston passing its own short-term rental ordinance last month with Read More…

Arts & Culture Featured Photos & Videos

Governor Charlie Baker Joins Opening of St. Anthony’s Feast [Photos]

Opening ceremonies at the 2017 St. Anthony’s Feast are a spectacle for thousands of devotees of the patron saint. Joining the ceremony this year was Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker who welcomed the crowd on Endicott Street. Always on the last weekend in August, the gold-adorned statue of San Antonio emerged to the faithful under the glory of confetti Read More…

Government

Governor Baker and Rep. Michlewitz Visit Coast Guard Base

Governor Charlie Baker and State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz toured the Coast Guard base this week.The Representative and Governor were briefed on security planning by Capt. Claudia Gelzer, Captain of the Port of Boston and commander of Sector Boston. Coast Guard officers gave the group a look inside the Command Center where all of their security, search and rescue Read More…

Arts & Culture Government

Video: Gov. Baker Gives Keynote at 241st Lantern Ceremony

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker was the keynote speaker on Sunday night at the 241st Lantern Ceremony. Introducing Gov. Baker was Old North Foundation Vice Chair Catherine Matthews. Since 1875, on the eve of Patriot’s Day, Old North has commemorated the hanging of the lanterns. View the Governor’s keynote speech at Old North in the above video. Read More…