Vote by mail for the March 16th special election for City Council
From the City website Special City Election Tuesday, March 16, 2021 City-wide Election to fill two vacancies on the City Council: Councilor-at-Large, Ward 1 Councilor-at-Large, Ward 2 Vote By Mail has been authorized for this election. You must download and...Helping our neighbors
Newton residents aren’t immune to the economic effects of the current pandemic. Lines at the local food pantries have greatly increased. This is true for the whole Greater Boston area as well, especially in areas where people were already struggling. While many...Feeding Newton’s Hungry
Food insecurity is skyrocketing everywhere during this pandemic, and Newton is no exception. Our three food banks — the Arabic Baptist Food Pantry, Centre Street Food Pantry, and the Newton Food Pantry — are seeing greatly increased demand this year. Though we often...Respectful posting
Things have been getting somewhat heated here lately, so we’d like to remind everyone of some of our guidelines for keeping conversation civilized enough that people will want to read and contribute to Village 14. In particular: Avoid personal attacks on...Stop the “What about”-ism
Lately I’ve seen an increasing number of discussions here and other places devolve into criticisms of people for worrying about A when they “should” be worrying about B. For just a couple of examples, a discussion here of concerns about BC gets...
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Wishing a happy, healthy, fulfilling new year to all who celebrate it. May 5781 be a better year for us all.Email from Mayor Fuller about COVID-19 at BC
Mayor’s Update I am gravely concerned about the transmission of COVID-19 at Boston College. Commissioner of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deborah Youngblood, our HHS team and I have been meeting with Boston College for many weeks, including prior to...BC COVID-19 outbreak
CORRECTION: That’s 46 BC students testing positive this week, not total. On their dashboard it also says they have 68 students in isolation and 15 who have recovered. Unlike BU, Northeastern, and other local schools, BC is not testing all those on campus...Check your mail-in primary ballot
If you’ve requested a mail-in ballot, be sure to check whether you’ve received the correct one. Some people have received ballots for the wrong party and time is running out to get ballots replaced. If you want to vote by mail and haven’t requested...COVID-19 testing
As we discuss reopening schools this fall and face having many college students descend on the area, the availability of testing is a big concern. Right now, people are facing many hours of waiting for the “rapid” test or having the standard test (also...Good news – protests did not increase COVID-19 cases in MA
This afternoon I attended “Data Science Zoominar: Massachusetts Data from the COVID-19 Response” which was a conversation with Gillian Haney, Director of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Informatics, Massachusetts Department of Public Health and...
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