Update: BCYF Mildred Avenue in Mattapan lost its heat, but we still have 12 BCYF community centers open as warming centers on Saturday, January 30, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. You can find those sites listed below.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today shared a set of tips and guidelines for residents to manage this weekend s bitterly cold weather. Boston is experiencing sub-zero wind chill temperatures through Sunday, January 31. This weekend s temperatures meet the thresholds for activating the use of warming centers in the city in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines. We want to ensure that every Boston resident stays warm and safe with the bitter cold weather this weekend, said Mayor Walsh. It is essential that we support and look out for each other, while also making sure we are observing COVID-19 public health guidelines. Please continue to wear a face covering, practice social distancing, wash your hands often, and avoid crowds as we brave these cold temperatures. I urge Bostonian
City Councilors Michelle Wu and Andrea Campbell both announced their campaigns last fall. Essaibi-George is the first candidate to enter the race since Walsh’s nomination by the Biden administration earlier this month.
All three will seek to make history in a city that has only elected white men as its mayor. However, their candidacies alone are now historical: Never before has Boston had three women all running for mayor at a single time.
A Dorchester native, Essaibi-George, 47, is the daughter of immigrants. Her mother was born to Polish parents in a displaced persons camp in Germany. Her father immigrated to the United States from Tunisia in 1972.
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Compression and resizing don’t do the shot justice, so make sure to check out the full-resolution photo if you want to explore further. The image is oriented toward the west, so if you don’t quite recognize what you’re looking at, turn your head to the right. Suddenly, the familiar shape of the Commonwealth’s eastern coastline comes into view.
Then, by carefully overlaying NASA’s image onto existing satellite imagery in Google Earth, we can get a more solid geographic foundation of what those astronauts saw. Here are some of the highlights worth examining in that aerial shot.
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Note: In response to concerns about the coronavirus, area events may be subject to cancellation, postponement or attendance limits. Please contact organizers to confirm event details.
Monday Job Seekers Connection: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mondays. For information: https://bit.ly/3jh8Giw; https://bit.ly/2EzKXuV. Job Seekers Connection energizes and motivates participants by teaching valuable career search strategies and techniques. Participants are invited to exchange job leads, business cards, resumes, networking techniques and interviewing tips. The topics addressed each week are based on input from the group.The Monday Job Seekers Connection will have a limited number of spaces. Sessions will be held online via Zoom. Instructions will be included in registration confirmation.