By Chris Lisinski, State House News Service
April 13, 2021
Chris Lisinski, State House News Service
Aiming to repair the fabric of trust between police and communities of color, Boston Mayor Kim Janey unveiled a series of reforms Tuesday including the launch of a new law enforcement oversight office tasked out of the gate with reviewing the case of a former top officer who kept his job after allegedly sexually assaulting a child.
Janey announced that her fiscal year 2022 budget recommendation set to be released Wednesday would slash Boston Police Department overtime spending by $21 million, a third lower than the current fiscal year, and would direct $1 million to stand up an Office of Police Accountability and Transparency.
With fans slated to be back in the stands in the coming weeks and Opening Day approaching, it begs the question: What will happen to the mass COVID-19.
With fans slated to be back in the stands in the coming weeks and Opening Day approaching, it begs the question: What will happen to the mass COVID-19.
Boston launching free COVID-19 testing site at historic Strand Theatre Share Updated: 11:33 AM EST Jan 27, 2021 Google Earth Pro SOURCE: Google Earth Pro Share Updated: 11:33 AM EST Jan 27, 2021 Free COVID-19 testing will be offered twice a week in a parking lot behind Boston s historic Strand Theatre, city officials announced. The Strand, which is located at 543 Columbia Road in Upham’s Corner in Dorchester, is open for testing on Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Public parking at the theater will be closed and a testing van will operate behind the building. City officials said there will be no registration and testing is walk-up only. Individuals can be tested for free, regardless of symptoms or insurance.“Our Dorchester zip codes continue to have some of the highest COVID-19 positivity rates in our City,” sBoston’s Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez said. “Expanding access to
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