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Jun LI/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Elected officials must appreciate their community, not disrespect it

Editors October 23, 2020
Boston is a city rich with diverse backgrounds and culture. It deserves to be served by those who appreciate these attributes instead of diminishing them down to a joke.
Jun Li/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: It’s time to retire American reverence for Columbus

Editors October 9, 2020
As society and its morals evolve, there comes a time when Columbus’ time as an American icon of navigation and expansion should be no more.
As the Oct. 17 expiration date for the statewide moratorium on evictions grows closer, city leaders take measures to protect Boston’s tenants. SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE

With state eviction moratorium set to expire, City leadership addresses impact

James Paleologopoulos October 9, 2020
To address the potential impact of the moratorium ending Oct. 17, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the City will take action to curtail evictions while connecting those who are evicted with the resources available to them.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Cambridge’s decision to delay reopening is smart, but may hurt livelihoods

Editors October 7, 2020
Cambridge is aware of the risks of reopening, but its reluctance to reopen might unnecessarily harm businesses if they are not given the chance to recover financially.
Young adults in Boston make up the majority of the city’s COVID-19 cases, according to Mayor Marty Walsh in a press conference Friday. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Young people drive Boston COVID-19 uptick

Allison Pirog October 5, 2020
After Boston entered the COVID-19 red zone Wednesday, Mayor Marty Walsh said in a press conference Friday that younger adults have contributed the most coronavirus cases to the city.
Hospital employees looked out the window of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Longwood while fighter jets passed by in solidarity with health care workers on May 6. Brigham and Women’s Hospital identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases among both staff and patients last week. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

COVID-19 cluster at Brigham and Women’s Hospital raises safety concerns

James Paleologopoulos October 1, 2020
Twelve patient and 33 employee cases have been linked to the cluster.
Restrictions on plastic bags in Boston will resume Thursday, ending Mayor Marty Walsh’s temporary order lifting the ban due to the coronavirus pandemic. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Plastic bag restrictions to resume Thursday

Rin Velasco September 29, 2020
Plastic bag restrictions will return to Boston Thursday after Mayor Marty Walsh temporarily lifted the restrictions because of the pandemic.
Boston’s first income-tiered electric vehicle car share program will launch in Roxbury soon led by an E4TheFuture initiative. COURTESY OF MIKESPHOTOS VIA PIXABAY

Electric car-share program to launch in Roxbury

Allison Pirog September 29, 2020
The program is expected to launch before the end of the year, said Susan Buchan, director of energy projects at E4TheFuture. The grant covers four cars, and E4TheFuture hopes to add three or four more.
The Massachusetts Department of Corrections will allow the continuation of in-person visits at all 16 of its prisons starting Monday after suspending visitation for family and friends in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

Prisons to allow in-person visits starting Monday

Allison Pirog September 27, 2020
“The time stands still,’” said Cynthia Goldberg, the director of the F8 Foundation. “The moment you see your family, you feel as if you're taken off of life support and you can breathe.”
Protesters march through Boston to demand justice for Breonna Taylor

Protesters march through Boston to demand justice for Breonna Taylor

Daniel Kool September 26, 2020
Activists gathered at a park across from Boston Police District B-2 in Roxbury Friday evening to protest a grand jury decision not to press criminal charges for the killing of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed by Louisville, Ky. police in March.
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