Special to the Patriot-Bridge USS Constitution Chief Petty Officers volunteered in the City of Boston on Martin Luther King Jr. Day supporting beautification of the Boston Commons. Six USS Constitution Chiefs spent the morning clearing leaves and trash from tennis…
Month: January 2021
Three Lively Proposals Look to Liven up Blighted Pier 5
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) told the development community they would need to be creative with any proposals from the blighted, condemned Pier 5 in the Navy Yard, and three entities did just that proposing innovative plans for…
BPDA Board Gives Approval to Bunker Hill Redevelopment Plan
It was a mixed bag of feelings in the Town as the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board approved the Bunker Hill Redevelopment plan at its meeting on Jan. 14, thus paving the way for construction to potentially begin…
Charlestown Would Lose 17 Seats Under the New Exam School Admissions Formula
The Exam School Admissions Criteria Working Group has released the most accurate simulation of available seats per neighborhood under the new, one-year admissions policy and that simulations shows that while some neighborhoods would gain many seats, Charlestown would lose approximately…
Baker Expands Vaccine Locations, Names Fenway Park as Mass Vaccination Site
The state announced on Tuesday the expansion of more vaccine locations in each region of the Commonwealth at pharmacies, health care providers and a second mass vaccination site at Fenway Park to boost the capacity to administer vaccines per week…
Zoning Commission Approves Fair Housing Zoning Amendment
The Boston Zoning Commission on Wednesday unanimously voted to add Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing requirements to Boston’s zoning code, marking the final step in the amendment’s approval process prior to the Mayor’s signature. The amendment was proposed and championed by Councilor…
School Committee Affirms Focus on Equity and Antiracism
The Boston School Committee re-elected both Alexandra Oliver-Dávila to Chairperson and Michael O’Neill to Vice Chairperson in unanimous votes during its Annual Organizational Meeting on January 4. “I am proud to formally welcome Alexandra Oliver-Dávila to her new role as…
Charlestown’s Cumulative Positive Test Rate Increases But Weekly Test Rate Drops
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown increased slightly but the weekly positive test rate dropped again according to the latest data released on Friday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). According to the BPHC report,…
Secretary of Navy Awards Medal to USS Constitution Sailor
By Seaman Katrina Mastrolia, USS Constitution Public Affairs Seaman Jaida Williams, of the USS Constitution, received a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal presented by the Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite during a ceremony aboard the ship Jan.…
Attorney General Healey Looking at Complaint Against DA Rollins
Attorney General Maura Healey’s office confirmed to the newspaper this week that they are looking into a complaint filed with them against DA Rachael Rollins concerning an alleged road rage incident that happened at Dorchester’s South Bay Mall on Christmas…