One of the top tree advocates in Boston said the battle to save more trees within the Bunker Hill Redevelopment plan is not an effort that actually pits those wanting to save trees against those wanting to move on with…
Month: February 2021
Consultants selected to to develop Boston’s Urban Forest Plan
Martin J. Walsh and Boston Parks and Recreation Commissioner Ryan Woods on Friday announced two consultants have been selected to develop Boston’s Urban Forest Plan. Boston landscape architecture firm Stoss Landscape Urbanism and forestry consultant Urban Canopy Works have been…
Walsh announces scholarships seeking to diversify Boston EMS
Building on a commitment to promote diversity and inclusion among the ranks of Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston EMS Chief James Hooley last Friday announced new paramedic certification scholarships for current EMS members. Coordinated…
MGH Charlestown not able to schedule vaccine appointments, along with rest of hospital network
With a dearth of access to the COVID-19 vaccine in Charlestown for those 75 and older, one of the major providers in the neighborhood announced – along with some other hospital networks – that it has suspended scheduling first dose…
AgeStrong Commission looking to get older residents vaccinated in Charlestown
The Age Strong Commission is working to get older residents vaccinated by helping them navigate their options and get access to vaccines. The Commission is looking for help identifying people age 75 and over who want the vaccine. Right now we are able to…
Police Briefs 02-18-2021
Charlestown Beat Break and Entering – Motor Vehicle 02/08/2021 – Officers spoke to the victim, who stated he parked his motor vehicle on the third level of the parking garage at 30 Caldwell St. at around 9:52 a.m. on Feb.…
Use Common Sense When Driving
Perusing through the police reports these days makes it apparent that the winter season is here — and with it, the usual array of traffic incidents and accidents. Although we have not had any of the big blizzard-type of winter…
A North Pole Hurricane
Residents in Texas and along the Gulf Coast have become accustomed in recent years to a seemingly-endless onslaught of devastating hurricanes barreling up from the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Harvey a few years ago dumped more rain and caused more flooding…
Obituaries 02-18-2021
George “Bob” Dumas Jr. Married to Anne Connolly George R. “Bob” Dumas Jr. passed away suddenly, Friday, February 5 at the Moffett Cancer Center in Florida due to complications from surgery. The beloved husband of Anne Marie (Connolly) Dumas, Bob…