
COVID-19 Baby Bust Coming?
Key factors include economics — having a baby and then raising a child is an expensive proposition. That and perhaps working remotely at home takes the thrill out of messing around at the office.
Key factors include economics — having a baby and then raising a child is an expensive proposition. That and perhaps working remotely at home takes the thrill out of messing around at the office.
In recent years public policy has encouraged developers to build multi-unit housing projects within walking distance of public transit stations. Now, however, the residents of such projects are facing greatly reduced to outright elimination of public transit service.
And surely but a coincidence days after Quincy was moved up to Yellow Zone COVID-19 risk status by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the MBTA’s Quincy Center station will be one of the stations where the Transit Police will be handing out free masks.
Veterans Day is this week. This year, however, the usual assortments of Veterans Day events have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and has often been the case with all manner of other things.
Further problematic, signs offering directions to the now former Emergency Department are still in place around Quincy and thus giving rise to the potential to needlessly waste time for those with little time to spare.