Last week House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Rep. Joseph McGonagle, along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives, passed legislation to waive the one-week waiting period for workers seeking unemployment insurance benefits related to, or resulting from, the…
Month: March 2020
Jamaica Plain Funeral Homes adapt to COVID-19 pandemic
While Gov. Charlie Baker listed businesses performing funeral and memorial services as ‘essential’ businesses that can remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic and statewide shutdown of other non-essential businesses, local Funeral Homes have had to adapt accordingly. With churches closed…
MBTA tweaks reduced service schedule; three bus drivers test positive for COVID-19
In an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 the MBTA announced it would be reducing frequency in service to help facilitate social distancing. However, following last week’s implementation of service reductions that led to crowded trains on some lines,…
City Council holds first virtual meeting regarding coronavirus
The Boston City Council held its first ever virtual hearing regarding COVID-19 on Monday, March 23 using the video conferencing program Zoom. The hearing, which was held by the City Council Committee on Public Health and chaired by new District…
Eliot School cancelled spring semester; will hold virtual fundraiser
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to take its toll on businesses and other organizations across the city, the Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts has also taken a devastating hit. “We are really badly affected by the financial fallout…
Ninth Annual ‘Night at the Symphony’
Trending in Boston: ‘Cancelled’ Major Hospitals Preparing For Potential Surge of Patients
Numerous public gatherings, meetings and conferences were abruptly cancelled on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, and major hospitals in the area are preparing for a potential surge of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases – all this while financial markets in…
Vulnerable Populations Need to Be Considered as Outbreak Spreads
While many are thinking about schools, public gathers and civic meetings when it comes to the spread of the Coronavirus, some medical professionals are beginning to be concerned about precautions in the homeless community, the jails and homeless shelters. Emergency…
E-13 Police Share February Crime Stats
On Thursday, March 5, Curtis Hall in Jamaica Plain hosted the monthly police and community relations meeting organized by District E-13 of the Boston Police Department (BPD). Every month, Officer William Jones from the Community Service Office and Captain John…
JP Community Excited about Local Butcher Coming to JP Gas Site
Fresh meat, sandwiches, produce, and prepared foods are coming soon to an old gas station near you. Max Gitlen of Meadowlark Butcher and Grocer has proposed to open a butcher shop at 561-569 Centre St., the site of the old…