Boston Public Health Commission

Massachusetts education officials have denied the Curley School’s request to count seven days of remote learning toward the 180 days of required learning time, granting a waiver for only four days instead while criticizing the decision to close the school due to a COVID-19 outbreak. “Maximizing safe in-person learning remains a top priority for the Department of Elementary and Secondary…

A COVID-19 outbreak at a Boston school prompted a temporary closure.

The Curley School in Jamaica Plain is going remote for 10 days due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases.

The Curley School in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood is going remote for 10 days due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Superintendent of Boston Public Schools Brenda Cassellius announced the cancelation of in-person classes at the K-8 school Tuesday, citing a “rapid increase of positive COVID-19 cases in a short period of time.” At least 46 positive COVID cases…

A middle school in Jamaica Plain is the first in Boston to go remote this school year due to a cluster of COVID-19 cases.

A Boston school is closing for 10 days because of an outbreak of COVID.

The Curley School in Boston is closing for 10 days due to a recent increase in COVID-19 cases. “Due to a recent increase in positive cases of Covid-19 at the Curley, across multiple grade levels and classrooms over the last week, the Boston Public Health Commission has advised to close the school for in-person learning,” Principal Katie Grassa said in…

After working in Hawaii for nearly a year, the medical director for the Boston Public Health Commission is back in Massachusetts. The NBC10 Boston Investigators first reported Dr. Jennifer Lo’s remote arrangement in February. At the time, Lo told NBC10 she moved to Hawaii to be closer to aging parents and was prepared to step down from her role....

Dr. Jennifer Lo, medical director of the Boston Public Health Commission, is back in Massachusetts after working in Hawaii for nearly a year.

The Boston Public Health Commission wants anyone who visited Provincetown in July to get tested and self-isolate until receiving a negative test result.

The NBC10 Boston Investigators are taking a closer look at a remote work arrangement for a public health leader.

With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to grip the city, a senior leader at the Boston Public Health Commission is carrying out her duties remotely from more than 5,000 miles away. The NBC10 Investigators have learned the commission’s medical director, Dr. Jennifer Lo, relocated with her family to Hawaii in November 2020. Lo remained in her position at BPHC, and has…

In the aftermath of nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd, helath experts are urging those who demonstrated to get tested for COVID-19.

With Phase 2 of Gov. Charlie Baker’s economic reopening plan underway and ongoing protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, there’s a focus on testing and protesting right now in Massachusetts. The city is urging people who’ve participated in protests to get tested for COVID-19. Starting Wednesday, demonstrators can get free COVID-19 testing at more than 20 different...

The Boston Public Health Commission posted Tuesday that protesters may have been exposed to COVID-19, and it’s recommending that people who attended the rallies get tested even if they don’t have coronavirus symptoms.

The man who tested positive for the disease, a UMass Boston student, says he was not screened for the virus.

A person in Boston has a confirmed case of measles, city health officials announced Wednesday, warning that others at five locations in the South End, Fenway and Back Bay may have been exposed in the last week, potentially making them susceptible to the virus. The measles case is the city’s first in a resident since 2013 and Massachusetts’ third this...

A person in Boston has a confirmed case of measles, city health officials announced Wednesday, warning that others at five locations in the South End, Fenway and Back Bay may have been exposed in the last week, potentially making them susceptible to the virus. The measles case is the city’s first in a resident since 2013 and Massachusetts’ third this...

Mint and menthol nicotine and tobacco products will soon be banned from convenience stores and only be allowed to be sold in adult-only, 21-plus specialty retailers in Boston. Convenience stores had protested the move ahead of Monday’s vote by the Boston Public Health Commission, as about 50% of their revenue is from tobacco, and about a third of that is...

The Boston Public Health Commission voted on new regulations for tobacco sales, and convenience store owners are not happy.