The Anchor venue in the Navy Yard has opened for the season, and with the warmer weather coming, anticipates having another great year of food, drinks and programming on the waterfront. It will be the third season for The Anchor,…
Month: April 2021
May Day Charlestown Looks to Bring Business Back to Town
To jump-start businesses of all kind on May 1, the Charlestown business community has come together like never before to highlight all kinds of businesses and invite residents to shop safely and patronize the local proprietors in the Town. The…
Warren-Prescott, Other Schools Return the Five-Day, In-Person Option
Happy students who had chosen returning to school in-person, full-time at the highest rate in the city returned to the Warren Prescott School in grades K-8 on Monday with all the smiles and excitement of what would be the first…
Rockland Trust Will Acquire East Boston Savings Bank
East Boston Savings Bank and Rockland Trust announced last week that the two banks have inked a merger agreement for Rockland to acquire EBSB’s parent company, Meridian Bancorp., thus acquiring EBSB in a $1.15 billion deal. Under the agreement each…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Update, Acting Mayor Janey Announces Updates Reopening Guidance
Charlestown’s weekly COVID-19 positive test rate decreased for a second week in a row according to the latest data released on Friday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). According to the BPHC report, last week 568 residents were tested…
On Earth Day, Wu Calls for End of Diesel School Bus-Fleet, Full Electrification by 2030
On Earth Day, City Councilor At-Large and Candidate for Mayor Michelle Wu joined advocates, including David Meshoulam, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Speak for the Trees, to call for the City of Boston to electrify its school bus fleet by…
Councilor Edwards Appointed Vice-Chair of the Council’s New Committee on COVID-19 Recovery
Last week City Council President Pro Tempore Matt O’Malley appointed At Large City Councilor Michael Flaherty and District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards as chair and vice chair of the Council’s new Committee on COVID-19 Recovery. Last Wednesday, the Council…
Charlestown Rising Musicians at NEMPAC Help Raise $18,040 to Fund Youth Music Scholarships
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) and the community celebrated their commitment to music together on Saturday, April 10, at their 7th annual Perform-a-thon with four and a half hours of back-to-back music performances to benefit their…
Biden’s Climate Change Bill: Too Little, Too Late?
President Joe Biden’s ambitious proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by 50 percent (from their 2005 levels) by 2030 marks a dramatic moment in the environmental movement. Those of us old enough to remember the first Earth…
State Rep. Dan Ryan Latest Boston Elected To Endorse Santiago For Mayor
Charlestown Representative Joins Growing List of Boston Electeds to Back Jon 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…