As the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) continues to recommend residents receive a second COVID booster vaccine, Charlestown’s weekly COVID positive test rate decreased last week after reaching 9 percent two weeks ago. Last week, 414 Charlestown residents were tested…
Author: John Lynds
COVID Positive Test Rate Increases to Almost 9%
Last week the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) released its recommendations for residents to receive a second COVID booster vaccine as the Charlestown’s weekly COVID positive test rate increases dramatically. Last week, 350 Charlestown residents were tested for the virus…
District 1 City Council Candidates Take Part in Forum
With the special election preliminary for the District 1 City Council seat less than a month away, the two candidates vying for the seat squared off in a candidates forum Monday night. Sponsored by the Environmental Justice League of Massachusetts,…
Navy Yard’s Building 108 to Be Demolished in April
The Boston Planning and Development Agency announced this week it will begin demolition on Building 108, the former power plant in the Charlestown Navy Yard located at the corner of 3rd Ave. and 9th St., in early April. Building 108…
BPDA to Host Virtual Public Meeting for 425 Medford St. Project on April, 13
Following a meeting with the project’s Impact Advisory Group (IAG) last week, The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) has scheduled a virtual public meeting to further discuss the Planned Development Area (PDA) Master Plan associated with the 425 Medford…
Charlestown Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Increases
With the city’s COVID-19 state of emergency set to be lifted Friday, Charlestown’s weekly COVID positive test rate increased last week. With indoor mask mandates and proof of vaccination measures already lifted weeks ago it seems Boston as a whole…
Women’s History Month: Celebrating With Profiles on Local Women: A Profile of State Senator Lydia Edwards
She became the first woman of color to be elected to the District 1 City Council seat when she won in 2017 and recently became the first woman elected to the First Suffolk & Middlesex State Senate seat, a seat…
BPDA to Host Medford Street Meeting on Monday
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will be hosting a virtual Impact Advisory Group (IAG) meeting in connection with the Planned Development Area (PDA) Master Plan associated with the 425 Medford Street project on Monday, March 28 at 6…
The City’s Resiliency Efforts in Charlestown Gets Noticed
Last week the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize announced that Boston has been honored as a Special Mention for the 2020 World City Prize. One of the reasons the city received this honor is Boston’s holistic work on climate…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Increases
With the city’s overall weekly COVID positive test rate steadily declining it’s safe to say removing Boston’s mask mandate and canceling proof of vaccination for indoor venues has not caused a huge spike in cases over the past month. However,…