Last Friday night District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards kicked off her re-election campaign for a third term with a virtual celebration on Facebook. The event included a speech by Edwards, who represents Charlestown, the North End and East Boston,…
Author: John Lynds
Charlestown Organization to Help Boston Resiliency Fund Grantees in Eastie
A Charlestown food distribution organization will help three East Boston organizations that received grant money during the latest round of funding from the Boston Resiliency Fund grant. Last Thursday, Mayor Martin Walsh announced that East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing…
Charlestown’s COVID Rates Hold Steady
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown remained the same and the weekly positive test rate decreased according to the latest data released on Friday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). According to the BPHC report,…
Charlestown sees increase in positive COVID-19 cases
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown as well as the weekly positive test rate increased according to the latest data released on Friday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). According to the BPHC report, of…
NEW Health kicks off Charlestown vaccination program
Last Tuesday NEW Health (North End Waterfront Health) kicked off its community COVID-19 vaccination program for eligible Massachusetts residents at the historic Old North Church and NEW Health’s Charlestown site. The program is currently open to Charlestown and North End…
Charlestown’s cumulative positive COVID test rate remains the same
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown remained at 7.9 percent week and the weekly positive test rate decreased according to the latest data released on Friday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). According to the…
Former State Senator Ben Downing Announces Candidacy for Governor
On Monday afternoon East Boston resident Ben Downing is inside Mi Pueblito Restaurant in Orient Heights Square picking up some tacos for lunch. “The chicken jalapeno here is also really good,” Downing tells me as he pays for his lunch.…
Charlestown’s Cumulative Positive Test Rate and Weekly Test Rate Increase
Last week both the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown and the weekly positive test rate increased according to the latest data released on Friday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). According to the BPHC report, of the…
Walsh Announces New ZBA Tracker
For the past decade Boston has experienced a development boom that can be hard to keep track of for the average resident. Unless you attend community group meetings regularly held each month in the neighborhood it can be difficult to…
Charlestown’s Cumulative Positive Test Rate Increases But Weekly Test Rate Drops
Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown increased slightly but the weekly positive test rate dropped again according to the latest data released on Friday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). According to the BPHC report,…