With temperatures in Charlestown expected to dip into the 20s at night this week and not exceed 50 degrees for the next few days many residents and seniors will find it hard to pay their heating bill this winter. The…
Author: John Lynds
Nonprofit Fresh Truck in Charlestown on Thursdays
Fresh Truck Program Coordinator Stephen James was motivated to help families take on personal challenges with the philosophy of starting each day with proper food access to live a healthy lifestyle. In Charlestown and across Boston, James helps the Fresh…
Crime Up 24 Percent in Charlestown; Residential Burglaries and Car Breaks an Issue
In what will be the Boston Police Department’s last crime stat report before the end of the year, the report shows overall crime is up in Charlestown’s A-15 and residential burglaries and larceny from motor vehicles, or car breaks, continue…
COVID Positive Test Rate Comes Down a Bit in Charlestown; Rapidly Spreading Throughout Boston
The COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown decreased 5 percent last week according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Of the 8,492 Charlestown residents tested for the virus 7.4 percent were found to be…
Covid Positive Test Rate Spikes Again in Charlestown
After leveling off two weeks ago, the COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown has once again spiked according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Of the 7,757 Charlestown residents tested for the virus 7.8…
Covid Positive Test Rate Remains at 4.6 Percent in Charlestown
As Boston tries to get a handle on the city’s COVID-19 spike the positive test rate remains above 4 percent according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). After Charlestown posted a 176 percent increase…
COVID-19 Continue to Spike in Boston; Charlestown’s Positive Test Rate Drops 2 Percent
After Charlestown posted a 176 percent increase in the neighborhood’s COVID-19 positive test rate the numbers have dropped slightly but still remains above 4 percent. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) of the…
MWRA’s COVID Resurgence Study Sees Alarming Trend
Not everyone gets tested for COVID-19 but everyone goes to the bathroom and scientists studying the recent data at the MWRA’s Deer Island’s waste treatment facility in neighboring Winthrop are seeing an alarming trend. In June, the MWRA Board of…
COVID-19 Positive Test-Rate in Charlestown Increase 176 Percent
The recent spike of COVID-19 infections throughout Boston is troubling to the Mayor and health care professionals and Charlestown may soon emerge as a new ‘hot spot’ according to data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Those testing…
COVID-19 Update for Charlestown
Charlestown’s COVID-19 infection increased 2 percent last week but still remains well below the citywide average. According to the latest BPHC’s Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) data released last Friday the neighborhood’s COVID infection rate went from 126.7 cases per…