The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council Housing & Development Committee met virtually via Zoom on April 21, where a presentation was made by Aidan Foley about building electrification as an alternative to gas. The Committee has discussed this issue before but…
Month: April 2020
City publishes mapping tool, chart for testing sites in Boston
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Monday launched a new mapping tool to help Boston residents find locations offering COVID-19 testing. The City of Boston is partnering with community health centers to increase access to testing,…
Moratorium on evictions and foreclosures signed into law
On Monday, April 20th, Beacon Hill established a full moratorium on evictions and foreclosures, providing some of the strongest protections in the nation for renters, homeowners, and small business owners who have been harmed by the COVID-19 crisis. The legislation,…
Teen shot and injured on Walden Street in JP
Hours after a 10-year-old girl was shot in Roxbury a teen was shot and injured in Jamaica Plain. The teen sustained non-life-threatening injuries as a result of shooting that occured Saturday night just before 10 p.m. on Walden Street. According…
City Council holds second hearing to discuss rent relief
The Boston City Council Committee on Housing and Community Development held a hearing on April 17 to discuss rent relief for both residential and commercial tenants in properties owned by the City and the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA).…
City Council holds hearing to discuss ways to help residents facing displacement; in need of rental assistance
The City Council Committee on Housing and Community Development held a virtual Zoom meeting on April 9 on two different hearing orders that have been filed regarding assistance for those facing eviction, displacement, and who are in need of rental…
Research sample company looking for COVID-19 blood samples
A biological specimen company is calling out to all those who have COVID-19 or have recovered from the virus to donate blood immediately to help wage a scientific war on beating the virus. Biological Specialty Company (BSC) typically collects samples…
Suffolk County Sheriff details containment measures
With the inevitable arrival of the first cases of COVID-19 to its facilities, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department has engaged in a rigorous containment and spread-prevention strategy aimed at limiting the effect of the global pandemic within its facilities. Presently,…
Op-Ed: We need to work together
By John Swan They say great challenges bring out the best, and worst, in people. We are certainly experiencing one of the greatest challenges in recent history. With the coronavirus spreading across the country and the world we are tested…
Editorial 4-24-2020
Once again, Mass. is showing the way With the launch this past week of of the COVID-19 Community Tracing Collaborative (CTC) to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in Massachusetts, our state once again is taking a leading role at…