coronavirus in Boston

As Boston Public School districts pivot to remote learning, we’re following one family on their back-to-school journey during an unprecedented year.

Boston restaurants are facing a crackdown amid a spike in coronavirus numbers in the Bay State. The city of Boston says there have been numerous complaints regarding restaurants failing to adhere to coronavirus requirements. According to the city’s licensing department, there have been issues with social distancing, patrons waiting in lines and noncompliance with the six-person maximum at tables....

There will be an emergency meeting for Boston restaurants on Wednesday.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced Friday that its hiatus from live performances with audiences due to the coronavirus pandemic will continue into the new year, and possibly beyond, with the cancellation of the BSO 2020-21 Winter/Spring season and Holiday Pops 2020 Series at Symphony Hall. The BSO and Boston Pops plan to make an announcement with details on a newly…

Boston is delaying plans to reopen the city’s schools after the city’s coronavirus positivity rate climbed higher than 4%, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Wednesday. “We all know these are trying times for everyone,” the mayor said. “There are no easy choices. But we have to follow the public health guidance.” Remote learning began on Sept. 21 and families were allowed…

Mayor Marty Walsh has paused the reopening plan for Boston schools after the positive test rate for COVID-19 spiked.

As Boston’s COVID-19 positivity rate increases to 4.1 percent, Mayor Walsh pauses school reopening plan.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Friday said his administration would move to protect renters ahead of the end of Massachusetts’ moratorium on evictions later this month, saying a surge of evictions could dramatically worsen the pandemic in the city. The moratorium, put in place earlier this year to assist renters hit hard by the pandemic, is set to expire on…

Boston moved into the highest-risk, or red, category on the state’s coronavirus risk map for the first time Wednesday, a move that Mayor Marty Walsh said earlier in the day was expected. The city had 8.5 cases per 100,000 residents on Massachusetts’ COVID-19 risk map. Because of the change in categorization, the city will not enter the second step of…

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced that the city will not move to Step 2 of Phase 3 with coronavirus cases on the rise.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health found that Boston’s incidence rate was 7.9 cases per 100,000 people last week, just short of the level to be considered high risk.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said he’s holding out hope that students can return to class on schedule this fall, even though the city is nearing Massachusetts’ highest risk zone for coronavirus.

In a COVID-19 update, Mayor Marty Walsh says Boston’s coronavirus positivity rate remains at 2.7%. If the rate continues to stay below 4%, in-person learning will begin in the city.

The city of Boston is launching an “aggressive campaign” to address the rise in rat activity amid an influx of complaints about the rodents in multiple neighborhoods, The Boston Herald reports. The Inspectional Services Department says the agency “will begin an aggressive campaign to diminish the rodent population in Boston,” according to the paper. Some, including City Councilor Ed Flynn,…

Allston is one of several neighborhoods around Boston where rats have been on the rise.

In Boston’s North End, restaurant owners are getting heated over the best way to keep customers warm with colder temperatures fast approaching “The outdoor heaters are beautiful, I got this close to one, and I put my arms around it, it did nothing,” restaurant owner Damien DiaPaola said Monday. DiaPola says he thinks the propane heaters the city is...

The race is on for restaurants to figure out another dining solution.

The first day of school in Boston started with students at home.

Many restaurants have been reliant on outdoor dining amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Thursday announced the five items the city’s police reform task force has recommended to change the Boston Police Department, including a new, independent oversight office and expanded use of bodycams. The public will be able to comment on the Boston Police Reform Task Force’s draft report, including at a Sept. 22 hearing, before it’s...