The Green Line Extension (GLX) announced Friday that demolition of the Lechmere Viaduct between the Gilmore Bridge and existing Lechmere Station in East Cambridge was to begin on Saturday, June 6. The work will further advance the relocation and reconstruction…
Month: June 2020
COVID-19 Cases Down to About One Per Day in Charlestown
New cases of the COVID-19 virus have dwindled down in Charlestown to about one or two per day, and testing remains low but steady in screening about 150 people per week in the Town. There were 182 confirmed cases in…
Walsh Bolsters Funding for Youth Summer Jobs Program
Following months of planning to ensure the safety of all participants amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the Mayor’s Youth Summer Jobs Program will continue this year, and will be bolstered by an additional $4.1 million in funding…
MBTA Services to Increase Significantly This Month
Although ridership remains low, the MBTA is preparing to significantly ramp up service across all modes as part of Phase 2 of the Commonwealth’s reopening plan. Effective June 21, regular weekday service will operate on the Blue Line; increased weekday…
Encore Boston Harbor Could Re-Open on June 29; Las Vegas Property Opened Doors Last Thursday
The re-opening of Encore Boston Harbor could come as soon as the end of the month – with a potential date of June 29 now targeted by Gov. Charlie Baker for opening. At the same time, Wynn Resorts opened its…
New Unemployment Claims Fall by More than 10,000
Massachusetts had 27,034 individuals file an initial claim for standard Unemployment Insurance (UI) from May 24 to May 30, a decrease of 10,584 over the previous week. Since March 15, a total of 924,239 initial claims have been filed for…
“Defund” the Police? Not so Fast
Racism, from subtle to overt, has existed at every level of American society since our nation’s inception. It was embedded in our Constitution by our Founding Fathers, many of whom were slave owners, who declared that slaves should be counted…
Guest Op-Ed: The “Seventeenth”
By Charlie McGonagle To say that the Bunker Hill Day celebrations of my younger years were special to Charlestown and it’s people would be a gross understatement. It must have been the word June that sparked the neighborhood’s anticipation of…
Letters to the Editor
Thank You To the Editor: I would like to thank the Knights of Columbus Bunker Hill Council #62 for selecting me to be a 2020 scholarship recipient. I am honored to be receiving the Jim Gallagher Scholarship Award. This scholarship…
Charlestown Little League Sets Early July for Modified Season
There’s one familiar phrase that won’t be lost to COVID-19 restrictions this summer, and that is “Play Ball!” The Charlestown Little League announced a modified season will take place from July 6 to the end of August – a much…