The Massachusetts State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment has launched a new digital tool for residents in Massachusetts experiencing financial changes due to the COVID-19 outbreak. With the goal of providing relevant financial education for families, the Office of Economic…
Month: April 2020
Baker Administration Launches Online Portal for PPE, Volunteers Need to Join the Response
The Baker administration on Sunday announced an online portal where individuals and companies can easily donate or sell personal protective equipment (PPE) and volunteer to support the COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts. This effort will ensure that front line responders get the protective…
Amidst Pandemic, Lost Dogs Still Find Their Way Home
With all that’s going on (or not going on) in the world and the Town these days, simple acts of kindness can easily get overlooked. That includes finding a lost dog, and making sure the beloved pet finds its way…
Harvest on Vine Continues Its Distributions, Morale Is High
Harvest On Vine food pantry is continuing its distributions as usual, director Tom MacDonald said, and they had their first distribution since the COVID-19 outbreak on Tuesday. “We’re still in business,” said MacDonald. “We’re still doing the distributions, but we…
Navy Yard Residents Execute a Big Thank You to Essential Workers
With ringing bells and songs of appreciation, members of the Navy Yard community threw open their windows and sliding doors last Saturday evening to make a resounding noise in support of all essential workers – including those in health care,…
Neighborhood Round Up
Virtual Tours of USS Constitution USS Constitution has begun offering virtual tours of the ship via Facebook LIVE. The ship is closed to the public until further notice to reduce exposure to the coronavirus. Take a virtual tour here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AFU7ETWRdPDxiipr5zyNMMS2eAT22XEc/view?usp=sharing.…
Police Briefs 04-02-2020
Charlestown Beat Larceny 03/26/20 – A victim on Cross Street reported she left her Yoyo stroller on her front stairs at about 4 p.m., but when she returned at around 5 p.m., it was gone. Assault and Battery 03/27/20 –…
There Are Many Heroes in the Battle Against COVID-19
The current crisis in which we find ourselves has been compared to a war. But instead of an opposing army, our enemy is a novel virus that is 1/900th the width of a human hair and that can be transmitted…
This Will Be a Long Haul
It has become evident to everyone that the effort to hold back COVID-19 is not conducive of either an easy or a quick fix. This is going to be a long and difficult ordeal that will test the fabric of…
Letters to the Editor
We’ll Match Donations Dear Editor, In recognition of the amazing work that the Kennedy Center does on a day by day basis and especially during the current COVID-19 crisis, until April 15, Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard will match…