Month: April 2021
All In
With Delays, Rutherford Avenue Federal Funding Diverted to Other Projects
Delays in the Rutherford Avenue/Sullivan Square Re-Design project have pushed funding commitments from the Boston MPO to other projects – including a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project expansion now under construction in Jamaica Plain and Roxbury. With Rutherford and a…
Supt. Cassellius Announces Commission for Deployment of Federal Relief Funds
Advocates for public education approved of the Boston Public Schools (BPS) announcement this week to create a Commission that will advise Supt. Brenda Cassellius on the timeline and distribution of more than $400 million in federal dollars coming to the…
CNC Corner
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will hold a public meeting on Tuesday May 4 at 7pm. We will start to assemble what questions to ask the mayoral candidates. The meeting will be held both via Zoom and in-person at the Knights…
Ryan Endorses Santiago for Mayor
Mayoral candidate and South End State Rep. Jon Santiago has earned the endorsement of another Boston legislator, with Charlestown State Rep. Dan Ryan joining the Santiago campaign for mayor this week. “I’m proud to support Jon Santiago for Mayor and…
BPDA Takes Step Back in Deciding on Pier 5 Proposals
The process to evaluate and designate a developer among the three housing proposals put forth for the condemned Pier 5 site in the Navy Yard has taken a small step back, and there could be a slight delay in the…
Essaibi George Looks to Tackle Equity, Lack of Consistency in Education Plan
Last Tuesday At-Large City Councilor, former high school teacher and current Boston Mayoral Candidate Annissa Essaibi George released her education plan. Before entering the political arena, Essaibi George taught Economics, Business Management and Health and Human Services to juniors and…
Neighbors Applaud as MBTA Restores Charlestown Ferry May 22
The Charlestown Ferry didn’t take long to be restored, with the MBTA announcing this week they would restore the popular service on May 22 after discontinuing through the winter due to a budget crunch. The new schedules for MBTA ferry…
RISE Construction, One Mystic Partner With Veterans Partnership
RISE Construction – operated in part by Charlestown native Eric Gould – and the rest of the One Mystic development team have formalized an agreement with the Charlestown Veterans Partnership and the building trades to construct an elevator at Memorial…