Charlestown Representative Joins Growing List of Boston Electeds to Back Jon Santiago for Mayor Mayoral candidate and South End State Rep. Jon Santiago has earned the endorsement of another Boston legislator, with Charlestown State Rep. Dan Ryan joining the Santiago…
Marathon Daffodils Lined the Walkway up to the Monument in Charlestown
Happy Birthday, Rose, a True ‘Lady’ Turns 100 at Zelma Lacey
There were balloons and flowers and no shortage of well-wishings from neighbors, family and staff at the Zelma Lacey house this week for Rose Walsh – a long-time Charlestown resident who turned 100 years old on Wednesday. “Sometimes I feel…
Growth Begins at Sprouts Garden Project on Terminal Street
It’s been a long and winding regulatory road, but this week the Sprouts Garden refurbishment has begun with the demolition of the old garden infrastructure and the beginning of the large, Phase 1 rebuild. The Sprouts Garden has been in…
Judge Sides With School Committee on Exam School Policy
Federal Judge William Young late last week issued his decision on the challenge to this year’s altered Exam School Admission process, saying that the temporary admissions system did not discriminate by race against white and Asian students, but it should…
What to Do? An Infusion of Cash Resources Into BPS Calls for Careful Planning
For what seems like an eternity, Boston Public Schools (BPS) had to make funding decisions based on limited resources, but with nearly half a billion dollars coming to the district over the next few years, many educators and education non-profits…
Councilor Lydia Edwards Submits Statement of Candidacy
Councilor Lydia Edwards has submitted her Statement of Candidacy to the City’s Elections Department. Edwards had previously announced she will be seeking re-election in the fall to the District One seat. Edwards must now collect signatures from 200 registered voters…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Decreases
After posting a 97 percent increase in the positive test rate two weeks ago, Charlestown’s weekly COVID-19 positive test rate decreased last week according to the latest data released on Friday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). According to…
With a Little Behind the Scenes Work, Monument Guest Books to Return to the Town
The missing Bunker Hill Monument guestbooks will once again be under the shadow of the Monument – after having nearly been lost again in an antiquities auction last week. The three guestbooks were from the 1860s during the Civil War…
Councilor Edwards Files Resolution in Support of Electronic Signature Gathering
The day after candidates for municipal elections were able to submit their Statement of Candidacy, Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards introduced a resolution calling for the number of signatures required to appear on the ballot to be reduced, allowing signatures…
Spillane Announces Candidacy for City Councilor At-Large
A Beacon Hill resident and lifelong Bostonian with firsthand experience at City Hall and a proven commitment to affordable housing, Jon Spillane has announced his candidacy for City Councilor at-Large. Spillane, a 29-year-old Irving Street resident, has taken a leave…
Researchers Concerned, Studying Nearsightedness in Children
Prior to the advent of remote schooling on electronic devices ushered in by COVID-19, doctors and researchers at the Children’s Vision Lab in the New England College of Optometry (NECO) were concerned about how those devices might be contributing to…