Last week District 1 City Councilor (Senator-elect) Lydia Edwards announced that the North End’s Michael Bonetti will serve as interim Chief of Staff for the office after the departure of Ricardo Patron to the Wu Admionistration. Bonetti has worked for…
Month: January 2022
News Briefs
Shoveling Today? Remember the Mailbox It takes more than a few flakes to deter letter carriers from making their appointed rounds throughout New England. “But, if they cannot reach your mailbox, they cannot deliver your mail,” said David Guiney, Postmaster…
Residents Can Now Access Clean Energy and Save on Electric
Residents within Eversource’s service territory now have the option of locally produced, clean renewable energy through the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program. Located 1 hour south of the city on Cape Cod, two new community solar farms, totaling 7…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Student Inducted into National Honor Society at BC High The following students have been inducted into the Robert J. Fulton, SJ Chapter of the National Honor Society at Boston College High School: Charlestown • Blake Reidy (Class of 2023) …
“Captains of USS Constitution: Hail & Farewell” Historic Event
On Wednesday, January 19, at 1 p.m. ET, the USS Constitution Museum celebrates outgoing USS Constitution 76th Commanding Officer (CO), CDR John A. Benda and the incoming 77th CO, CDR Billie June (BJ) Farrell in a free virtual event, “Captains…
The Cooperative Bank Announces Two New Board Members
TCB, The Cooperative Bank today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Clayton D. Samuels and Heather B. Jenkins, to the Board of Directors. “Both Clayton and Heather’s wealth of knowledge and leadership will afford TCB the opportunity for…
Charlestown’s City Councilor Lydia Edwards Becomes Senator-Elect Edwards
On Tuesday, voters in the First Suffolk & Middlesex district went to the polls and elected District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards to serve as their next state senator. Once sworn in Edwards will become the first woman and the…
Eliot School Parents Circulating Petition to Mayor Wu Over Exam School Entrance Plan
Parents at the North End’s Eliot School are fuming over the introduction of the so-called ‘10-point’ penalty placed on some high performing Boston Public Schools in order to level the playing field for entrance to Boston’s exam school like Boston…
Kevin Hayden Sworn in as Suffolk County DA
District Attorney Kevin Hayden hit the ground running on his first day after being sworn into office by Gov. Charlie Baker by naming Boston defense attorney Kevin R. Mullen as his first assistant district attorney and announcing the formation of…
Former Suffolk County DA Rollins Sworn in as the United States Attorney
Former Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV administered the oath of office in federal court in Boston during…