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City of Boston’s response to COVID-19: the latest updates
May 26, 2020
Catherine McGloin, Editor-in-chief
Read about how we're covering COVID-19 and our sustained commitment to telling stories of hope, justice and resilience. Tuesday, May 26, 2020 A $6 million fund has been...
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Students struggling to access technology, reveals digital inequities
May 22, 2020
Alex Ervin, Reporter
Ashaley Ashley received the same email thousands of Northeastern University students found in their inboxes on March 10, 2020 stating that all classes would move online due...
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Boston Neighborhoods Impacted by Urban Heat
May 14, 2020
Julia Hong, Reporter
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A summer heatwave could hurt Boston neighborhoods already suffering from COVID-19
May 14, 2020
Julia Hong and Ben Farber
As summer approaches and the social distancing measures necessitated by COVID-19 continue, Bostonians who lack consistent access to air conditioning in their homes face additional...
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What are the rules about wearing face masks in Massachusetts?
May 6, 2020
Catherine McGloin, Editor-in-chief
From today, runners, dog walkers, grocery shoppers — anyone in Massachusetts out in public spaces — must wear a face covering. The mandatory-mask order, made by Gov....
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College students lose jobs, struggle to find co-ops during pandemic
May 4, 2020
Judy Lam, Reporter
Anita Wong was working three shifts a week at Starbucks on Massachusetts Avenue, earning more than $600 a month, when the pandemic hit and she, along with all Northeastern...
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How are students maintaining religious faith during a pandemic?
May 1, 2020
Abigail Hembree , Reporter
Sabah Gillani expected to observe the holy month of Ramadan with friends at Northeastern University’s Islamic Society. But now that COVID-19 has suspended community gatherings,...
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Coronavirus could sideline important period poverty bill
April 28, 2020
Ali Dusinberre, Reporter
Menstrual equity is not an issue often debated up on Beacon Hill. But activists across Massachusetts are leading a movement against period poverty — lack of access to...
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Meal services rely on Resiliency Fund to keep kitchens open
April 26, 2020
Julia Carlin, Reporter
At Community Servings food is medicine. Catering for more than a dozen different medical diets — including diabetic, healthy heart and vegetarian — the Jamaica Plain-based...
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Massachusetts bans evictions during coronavirus
April 24, 2020
Eileen O’Grady, Editor
On Monday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill placing a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reps. Kevin...
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News

City of Boston’s response to COVID-19: the latest updates

Catherine McGloin, Editor-in-chief

May 26, 2020

Read about how we're covering COVID-19 and our sustained commitment to telling stories of hope, justice and resilience. Tuesday, May 26, 2020 A $6 million fund has been...

A summer heatwave could hurt Boston neighborhoods already suffering from COVID-19

May 14, 2020

As summer approaches and the social distancing measures necessitated by COVID-19 continue, Bostonians...

What are the rules about wearing face masks in Massachusetts?

May 6, 2020

From today, runners, dog walkers, grocery shoppers — anyone in Massachusetts out in public spaces...

College students lose jobs, struggle to find co-ops during pandemic

May 4, 2020

Anita Wong was working three shifts a week at Starbucks on Massachusetts Avenue, earning more than $600...

Coronavirus could sideline important period poverty bill

April 28, 2020

Menstrual equity is not an issue often debated up on Beacon Hill. But activists across Massachusetts...

Massachusetts bans evictions during coronavirus

April 24, 2020

On Monday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill placing a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures...

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Features

Students struggling to access technology, reveals digital inequities

Alex Ervin, Reporter

May 22, 2020

Ashaley Ashley received the same email thousands of Northeastern University students found in their inboxes on March 10, 2020 stating that all classes would move online due...

Boston Neighborhoods Impacted by Urban Heat

May 14, 2020

How are students maintaining religious faith during a pandemic?

May 1, 2020

Sabah Gillani expected to observe the holy month of Ramadan with friends at Northeastern University’s...

Meal services rely on Resiliency Fund to keep kitchens open

April 26, 2020

At Community Servings food is medicine. Catering for more than a dozen different medical diets — including...

Women share tales, swap recipes from their quarantine kitchens

April 22, 2020

Earlier this year, Boston-based visual artist Evelyn Rydz was struggling to decide which of her Colombian...

Musicians take performances online to survive coronavirus shutdown

March 24, 2020

Boston-based fiddle player Louise Bichan watched two months worth of income vanish in a day. In...

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Changemakers

Changemaker: Stephanie Cave, Boston Area Mask Initiative founder

Catherine McGloin, Editor-in-chief

April 20, 2020

Stephanie Cave has her self-isolation routine set. She wakes up in her Dorchester home at around 6 a.m. Before her two-year-old toddler, her wife, sister, three dogs and...