Month: September 2019
Candlelight Vigil
Mitigation Time: City Receives First Mitigation Payment from Encore
The City confirmed this week that the first $2 million mitigation payment from Encore Boston Harbor has been received at City Hall. Upon opening on June 23, Encore was to pay the $2 million within 90 days, and this week…
Where’s the Traffic? Astoundingly, Casino Has Not Created Gridlock
Most everyone believed that the latter half of 2019 would be marred with gridlock 24 hours a day from City Square to The Neck following the opening of Encore Boston Harbor resort casino. For years, meeting after meeting addressed the…
Wu Takes Citywide Vote, With Flaherty Scoring Win in Charlestown
Councilor Michelle Wu scored an impressive victory citywide in the Preliminary Election on Tuesday, Sept. 25, over her opponents, but Councilor Michael Flaherty prevailed over her in Charlestown – capturing 768 votes to win the neighborhood. The Preliminary Election featured…
Urban Renewal Looks to be Heading for Extension in Charlestown
A new report and Council update from the Boston Planning and Development Area (BPDA) suggests that the Urban Renewal Area in Charlestown – and several other areas of Boston – will continue beyond the 2022 expiration imposed by the Council…
Supt. Cassellius Visits Charlestown High, Warren-Prescott
Embarking on the beginnings of her 100-day tour of every building, and many partners, in the district, Supt. Brenda Cassellius stopped at Charlestown High School on Sept. 17 for an elongated tour of the facility – while also making quick…
Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III Announces Senate Candidacy
In front of a standing-room-only crowd at the East Boston Social Centers, U.S. Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate taking on incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey. After touching on the Kennedy Family’s roots in…
Neighborhood Round-Up
Friends of Training Field Concert The Friends of the Training Field wanted to give a big shout-out to The Cooperative Bank for sponsoring their concert last weekend in the Training Field with the Pub Rockers band. In other news, the…
Let’s Keep in Mind the Facts About Health Care Costs in This Country
The issue of national health care is now front and center in the debate among the presidential candidates of both parties, with each offering their vision of what should be done about this important issue. Some favor a repeal of…