Coronavirus Pandemic – Schools to Reopen as COVID-19 Disease Continues to Spread in Boston. 13,924 CASES; 10,007 RECOVERED; 723 DEATHS. MLB Delayed Season Opener Plays Ball at Empty Stadium
Boston Strong news - Boston, MA: Office of the Mayor reports Watch City of Boston MA Media Briefing. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh holds a press conference on Covid 19 July 23, 2020 at Boston City Hall. (Mayor's Office Photo by Isabel Leon)
Universities and School Systems Conducting Propaganda or Acts Against Public Policy Jeopardize Tax Exempt Status
US Strong news – Washington, DC: President Donald Trump reports via Twitter Too many Universities and School Systems are about Radical Left Indoctrination, not Education. Therefore, I am telling the Treasury Department to re-examine their Tax-Exempt Status… … and/or Funding, which will be taken away if this Propaganda or Act Against Public Policy continues. Our children must be Educated, not Indoctrinated!
Coronavirus Pandemic – Boston Marathon has been Canceled
Boston Strong news - Boston, MA: Boston Athletic Association reports 124th Boston Marathon to be Held Virtually. The Boston Athletic Association () has announced that the 124th Boston Marathon will be held as a virtual event, following Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s cancellation of the marathon as a mass participation road running event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual Boston Marathon will be complemented by a…
Honoring Those Who Sacrificed For Our Country
Boston Strong news - Boston, MA: Office of the Governor reports Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito places Memorial Day wreath as Governor Charlie Baker watches during the Massachusetts Military Fund's Memorial Day ceremony at the Boston Common Flag Garden in Boston on May 25, 2020.
Coronavirus Pandemic – Governor’s Strong Warning of Covid-19 Spread for Memorial Day Weekend. Stay Home, Stay Safe.
Boston Strong news - Boston, MA: Office of the Governor reports
Coronavirus Pandemic – Federal Investigation into Conditions at Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke
Boston Strong news - Boston, MA: US DOJ Boston reports The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division have opened an investigation into the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke to examine whether the Soldiers’ Home violated the rights of residents by failing to provide them adequate medical care generally, and during the coronavirus ; The…
California Couple in College Admissions Case Agrees to Plead Guilty
Boston Strong news - Boston, MA: US DOJ reports Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in connection with securing the fraudulent admission of their two children to the University of Southern California as purported athletic recruits. Loughlin, 55, and Giannulli, 56, both of Los Angeles, Calif., will plead guilty before District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton on a…
Parent Sentenced in College Admissions Case
Boston Strong news - Boston, MA: US DOJ Boston reports A Chinese woman who resides in Canada was sentenced today for using bribery to facilitate her son’s admission to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) as a purported soccer recruit. Xiaoning Sui, 48, of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, was sentenced during a videoconference hearing before District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to time…
Coronavirus Pandemic – MIT, Harvard Researchers Developing Coronavirus Detecting Light-Up Face Masks
Boston Strong news - Boston, MA: Interesting Engineering Brad Bergan reports Coronavirus detection via face mask tool. The small team's initial study reported the Ebola- and Zika-detecting face mask tool in 2016 — published in the journal Cell. Now the team is adapting the tool to emit a fluorescent signal when a person with coronavirus breathes, sneezes, or coughs. If proven successful, it might close the gap…
Mass State Trooper Rescues Bald Eagle
Mass State Trooper Rescues Bald Eagle. This morning on the Massachusetts Turnpike in West Springfield, Trooper Peter Mullin rescued an eagle with two broken legs from the travel Mullin turned the majestic bird over to Tom Ricardi from the Massachusetts Birds of Prey Rehab.
COVID INNOVATION – Could a New Ultraviolet Technology Fight the Spread of Coronavirus?
Columbia researcher David Brenner believes far-UVC light—safe for humans, but lethal for viruses—could be a ‘game changer.’ New York City Strong news – New York, NY: Columbia University reports The technology, developed by Columbia University’s Center for Radiological Research, uses lamps that emit continuous, low doses of a particular wavelength of ultraviolet light, known as far-UVC, which can kill viruses and bacteria without harming human skin,…
Patriots Day City of Boston
Boston Strong news - Boston, MA: City of Boston Patriots' Day Video
COVID-19 TESTING SITES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON
Boston Strong news Boston, MA: Office of the Mayor reports (Boston, MA 4/20/20) Health and Human Service Chief Marty Martinez, along with Mayor Martin Walsh, updates the city regarding the coronavirus during a press conference at Boston City Hall.(Mayor’s Office Photo by John Wilcox) Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today launched a new mapping tool to help Boston residents find locations…
NATION – COVID-19 PANDEMIC DISASTER – MEDICAL CENTER INNOVATION UMMC Builds $ 100 Ventilators From Hardware Store Parts
News Strong – Jackson, MS: University of Mississippi Medical CenterKaren Bascom reports The COVID-19 pandemic has left hospitals in short supply of personal protective equipment and medical supplies. As patients develop severe respiratory symptoms, there is another concern: if hospitals will have enough ventilators to support them all. Dr. Charles Robertson, an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has built…
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC DISASTER – Boston Resiliency Fund provides emergency grants to food access and healthcare system support for Boston residents
Boston Strong news - Boston, MA: Office of the Mayor reports Less than 10 days after it was first launched in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the Boston Resiliency Fund has surpassed its goal of raising $20 million. The Fund was established last Monday as a means to provide essential services to first responders, critical care providers and Boston…
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC – New Coronavirus Stable for Hours on Surfaces. Shipping Boxes May Arrive with Living Deadly Virus
US STRONG news – Washington, DC: NIAID reports The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health, CDC, UCLA and Princeton University scientists in The New England Journal of Medicine. The scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detectable in aerosols…
ICE FIELDS – COVID-19 Disruption Adjusts Enforcements Posture
US Strong news - Washington, DC: ICE reports Statement attributable Immigration and Customs Enforcement To ensure the welfare and safety of the general public as well as officers and agents in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will temporarily adjust its enforcement posture beginning today, March 18, 2020. ICE's highest priorities are to promote life-saving and public safety activities.…
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC – MAYOR MARTIN J. WALSH ADDRESSES THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
BOSTON STRONG news - Boston, MA: Office of the Mayor reports Good evening. I know that many people are feeling fear and anxiety about the spread of the coronavirus. That’s entirely understandable. This is an unprecedented situation, both in the nature of the public health challenge and in the steps we are taking to protect our residents. So tonight I want to talk to you:…