Mayor Martin Walsh has chosen to announce his new four-year Capital Budget on Bunker Hill Street next Tuesday, April 23, and among several high-ticket items for the Town will be a $3 million replacement of the Charlestown High Turf Field…
Author: Seth Daniel
Options Running Out For Post Office, Officials Ask for Help
The Charlestown Post Office is running out of options, officials said, after a plan to relocate in the Bunker Hill Mall has seemingly fell through. Kurtis Bullard, a real estate specialist with the USPS, said there had been a plan…
Superintendent Search Committee Recommends Three – One with Local Ties
Three candidates have been forwarded to the Boston School Committee for consideration as the next superintendent of schools – including one candidate who attended Boston Public Schools and is now the headmaster at Cathedral High in the South End. The…
Call for a Master Plan Gaining Momentum as Organizations Band Together
Momentum has gathered very quickly this week in the grass-roots call for a proper, third-party Master Planning process for Charlestown, with numerous organizations reporting a productive meeting last Saturday morning at Memorial Hall. Starting the ball rolling about a month…
BPDA Hosts YouthGroup in Preparation for First Youth IAG Member
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) and the Turn It Around program met at City Hall last week in anticipation of the first youth seat that will be included in the One Charlestown Impact Advisory Group (IAG) review process.…
Charlestown’s Hazel Collier Cuts a Bronze Path on the Ice
Hazel Collier is only 13, but the young Charlestown figure skater has already shown remarkable resolve at turning in great performances just when it seemed like the chips were down in her young and distinguished skating career. Fresh off of…
After Tough Week, Wynn Resorts Files Brief Contending Maddox Should Not Be Disqualified
Wynn Resorts filed a legal brief with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) Tuesday morning arguing at length that Wynn CEO Matt Maddox not be disqualified from the gaming license, and that the Commission overstepped its boundaries in tough questioning of…
Trash Contract Is up for Review, City Said to Be Mulling a Change
The City of Boston’s Public Works Department (PWD) is in the midst of re-evaluating a new five-year trash pickup contract – set to make a decision between two major contractors in the next week or so. The City said right…
Encore Senior Staff Was at the Center of 2016 Complaints
One of the key higher-ups helping to open the Encore Boston Harbor facility in Everett was once the director of operations in Wynn Las Vegas – overseeing the spa services – and was at the center of three complaints regarding…
BPDA Looks at Possible Kayaking Venture on Little Mystic Channel
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) is looking at offering a license for kayaking or canoeing vendors on the Little Mystic Channel boat ramp, as well as at the Navy Yard. The request for a new RFP appears on…