Fences have gone up on Warren Street around the parking garage-slash-office building that has stood for several decades as a reminder of urban renewal efforts in City Square. Those fences come from New York developer DLJ Real Estate Capital, who…
Author: Seth Daniel
Gerard Doherty Pledges $2 Million Donation to Malden Catholic
Thank goodness for Mickey Mouse and space travel. Were it not for those two things, according to celebrated Charlestown citizen Gerard Doherty, he may have never learned to read, never attended Malden Catholic, never made his way to Harvard University…
BuildBPS Report Brings Uncertainty, Disappointment in Charlestown
The announcement of a $1 billion school building plan in most cases would be met with great fanfare citywide, but the rollout of the BuildBPS Facilities Plan Phase 2 has been wrought with uncertainty and disappointment in many parts of…
Charlestown Turf Field Gets Repairs, Replacement Years Away
The Charlestown turf field has gotten major repairs over the past few weeks, a Boston Parks Department spokesman told the Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC), on Tuesday night, but a full replacement of the 12-year-old field is likely years away. Marchelle Jacques-Yarde…
Christmas is Coming to Charlestown this Weekend:Tree Lighting, Breakfast with Santa and Toys for Tots
When throngs of Christmas revelers descend on the Warren Tavern this Sunday, Dec. 2, to kick off the Toys for Tots toy drive in Charlestown, there will be hundreds of toys given in the spirit of the holidays, but it…
Nursing a Passion for ‘Little Girl from Charlestown’ Who Made it to the Top at MGH
On any given day, when Debbie (Swales) Burke heads to her job as the chief of nursing at Mass General, she walks through Charlestown and runs into old friends, and sometimes even her uncle walking his dog. Living pretty much…
Towering Billboards Deferred at Zoning Board
Two 90-foot-tall digital billboards to be built on the Sullivan Square bus yard property were deferred on Tuesday morning at the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). Few details were available regarding the billboard project, which was quickly deferred due to…
Greater Boston Legal Services, BPS Agree to Stop Young Student Suspensions
When Elizabeth McCarthy, a staff attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), was helping to mediate a suspension hearing a few years ago with a second-grade student, the student busily colored a white piece of paper. Next to the young…
Car Driven Off Pier 6 While Parking
The family of a man and woman who drove their car accidentally off of Pier 6 while parking told the Patriot-Bridge this week that they are extremely grateful to one business owner in the Navy Yard for his incredible concern.…
What’s a Spatchcock? It’s a Good Way to Cook a Turkey
The annual “table picture” of the completely prepared Thanksgiving meal – taken just before everyone tears into the turkey and trimmings – often looks as if it happened effortlessly, as if nothing went wrong or no frantic trips to the…