Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown dropped once again but 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,…
Author: John Lynds
COVID Positive Test Rate in Charlestown Increases Over 14 Percent
The COVID-19 surge across Boston is continuing and Mayor Martin Walsh said the city is focusing efforts on neighborhoods that have a high volume of community spread ahead of the Christmas holiday. Of the 10,018 Charlestown residents tested for the…
NEW Health Expands Thursday COVID-19 Testing Hours
With the COVID-19 positive test rate increasing dramatically across the city following the Thanksgiving holiday, North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) announced it is expanding testing hours at its Hannover Street site for Charlestown and North End residents and NEW…
Charlestown’s Positive Test Rate Increases Dramatically Post-Thanksgiving Holiday
As feared the post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge is here and numbers are once again spiking in Charlestown. Charlestown experienced a 39 percent drop in the positive test rate during Thanksgiving week but that number has increased a whopping 257.5 percent the…
COVID Positive Test Rate Drops Once Again Here
The COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown decreased for a second week in a row according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Of the 9,554 Charlestown residents tested for the virus 4 percent were…
NEW Health Continues to Offer COVID-19 Testing in Charlestown
With the COVID-19 positive test rate coming down a bit here and across the city, Mayor Martin Walsh said this week he’s expecting another surge in cases following the Thanksgiving holiday. Walsh and public health experts are still urging residents…
ABCD Kick-Off Annual Fuel Assistance Program in Charlestown With Plea for Additional Funding
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…
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…