After a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruling against Exelon energy’s Mystic Generating Station, the company said late last week they will continue with the plan to shut down the remaining two generators on the Everett power plant just across…
Month: August 2020
Councilor Damali Vidot Cites Leadership and Values as Key Contrast in Final Week of the Campaign
Damali Vidot, Chelsea City Councilor At-Large and current candidate for State Representative of Charlestown and Chelsea is using the last six days to make a final pitch to voters in Charlestown, and turn out for voters in Chelsea. “The response…
Experience Matters: Rep. Ryan Turns it on in Home Stretch
In response to last week’s report regarding a momentum swing in the Second Suffolk District race for his opponent, Rep. Dan Ryan responded by saying he could paraphrase Mark Twain’s ‘The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated!’ However,…
Zimmerman Takes First Place in Mayor’s Garden Contest
Mayor Martin J. Walsh this week announced the winners of the 24th annual Mayor’s Garden Contest with a grand prize provided by JetBlue and prize packages donated by Mahoney’s Garden Centers, with one Charlestown resident taking first place. Kolea Zimmerman, of Charlestown, took…
COVID-19 Infection Rate Remains Steady in Charlestown
City and towns bordering Charlestown are experiencing some dramatic spikes in COVID-19 infections and the numbers here jumped slightly when compared to last week. Last week, the COVID-19 infection rate in Charlestown rose 3.3 percent compared to the previous week.…
North Washington Street Bridge (Charlestown Bridge) Construction Look-Ahead:
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below. Description of Scheduled Work •Demolition of east sidewalk and…
Neighborhood Round Up
Harvest on Vine Food Pantry Appeal The Food Pantry has had a great need at this time and has been very busy serving many residents in town. Donations of all non-perishable foods are greatly appreciated. Donations drops are: Food Pantry,…
Police Briefs 08-27-20
Charlestown Beat Larceny 08/19/20 – A victim on Bunker Hill Street reported his bike was stolen. Police were subsequently able to locate the suspect who took the bike, and it was returned. The victim didn’t want to pursue charges at…
Be Sure to Vote in the Primary
This Tuesday, September 1, is primary election day in Massachusetts for both national and state legislative offices. Primary elections in Massachusetts typically are of little or no consequence because of the overwhelming Democratic voting enrollment and because most Democrats run…
Politicizing the Pandemic
This past Sunday evening, President Donald Trump held a news conference to announce that the use of blood plasma in treating patients who have contracted Covid-19 has been shown to reduce the death rate from Covid-19 by 35% — a…