Charlestown weekly positive test rate continues to rise as the highly infectious BA.5 omicron sub variant grips the nation. Last week, the Biden administration renewed the COVID public-health emergency through mid-October as the city, state, and nation are in the…
Author: John Lynds
House passes $4.2 Billion Economic Development Bill
This week, Rep. Dan Ryan and his colleagues in the House passed a $4.2 billion Economic Development Bill that will make significant investments in Charlestown and across the state. The bill utilizes American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Fiscal Year 2022…
Councilor Coletta Announces “Summer of Service”
Last week, District 1 Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta announced her “Summer of Service,” initiative that prioritizes beautifying Charlestown and the rest of District 1. Coletta said the new initiative encourages residents to get involved in their own neighborhood through…
NEMPAC’s Free Jazz Series Set To Return on July 21
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC), the popular music and performing arts nonprofit that serves youth in Charlestown and the North End, is bringing its “Jazz in the Park’’ Summer Concert Series back to The Rose Kennedy…
Wu Announces $20 Million Investment To Expand City’s Universal Pre-K Program
Last week Mayor Michelle Wu announced an expansion of Boston’s Universal Pre-K program to 992 total seats, which will greatly benefit working families in Charlestown and beyond. The $20 million investment in early education through Boston’s Universal Pre-K (UPK) program…
Free Summer Eats in Full Swing
With school out and summer in full swing, children that receive free or reduced breakfast and lunches during the school year might have been out of a meal if it wasn’t for the free summer food programs sponsored by the…
John Nucci Elected To Serve Another Term on Massport Board
The Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee (Massport CAC) voted unanimously to reappoint John Nucci to another seven-year term as the committee’s appointee to the Massport Board of Directors. Nucci was sworn in to his second term on the board…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Increases to Over 10 Percent
Charlestown’s weekly positive test rate is back on the rise and jumped over 10 percent last week as another summer surge of the COVID omicron sub variants takes hold across the country. According to the latest data by the Boston…
Mary Skipper Selected To Lead BPS As New Superintendent
In a 4-3 vote at last week’s Boston School Committee meeting, Mary Skipper edged out Boston Public School (BPS) Region 1 Superintendent Tommy Welch to become the next BPS Superintendent. With BPS recently avoiding receivership, School Committee members voting in…
Suffolk County DA’s Community Reinvestment Grant Will Help Two Nonprofits Doing Work in Charlestown
Last week District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced the distribution of $60,000 in grants to Suffolk County nonprofit organizations dedicated to promoting the health and safety of the county’s residents. Two nonprofits doing work in Charlestown were among the 13 nonprofits…