The impact to the workforce at the Encore Boston Harbor casino is still being analyzed after the major rollback of hours by Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday due to escalating case numbers statewide – a rollback that will take effect…
Author: Seth Daniel
Here We Go Again! Redevelopment Hits Similar Bump in Process
Something about the general community project review meeting on the Bunker Hill Redevelopment seemed all too familiar to many at the Oct. 21 online gathering. In fact, the familiarity was that the same large, expansive barrier the project hit years…
State Officials Shut down Youth Hockey for Two Weeks
State government moved to shut down youth hockey play statewide for two weeks last Friday, Oct. 23, citing that a cluster of outbreaks have cropped up at rinks in various parts of the state – though none of those clusters…
Trusting Who You Know: Resilient Remedies Touts Home Grown Ownership for Marijuana Shop
If a marijuana stores is going to have to come to Charlestown, then it would be best to entrust that delicately responsibility to someone everyone knows – that was the message iterated several times by Charlestown’s Jack Kelly and his…
Bunker Hill Redevelopment Will Use Urban Renewal Zoning Tool
The Bunker Hill Redevelopment team and Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) officials told the community at a meeting on Oct. 28 that the massive mixed-income public housing redevelopment would use a rare, but interesting zoning tool from the Urban…
Friends of Charlestown Navy Yard Win BPD Community Group of the Year
The National Night Out festivities last August were called off due to COVID-19, and a reconvening of that fun night in October isn’t happening either, but Boston Police Department (BPD) officials didn’t want to neglect giving out a kudos to…
Harvard Kent Parents Association Looking to Raise $20k in Virtual Fundraiser
The fall fundraiser for the Harvard Kent Parents Association is always one of the highlights of the year for the school community, and it raises much needed funds to support the diverse and high-achieving students in the school. However, the…
Early Voting Last Weekend Proved Popular Once Again
Duplicating the excitement of early voting in the September Primary Elections, Charlestown came out in large numbers last Saturday and Sunday for the neighborhood’s only early voting opportunity – logging about 10 percent of the total early votes on either…
School Committee Approves New, One-Year Exam School Admissions Process
In a meeting stretching well past midnight, the Boston School Committee voted 7-0 on Thursday morning, Oct. 22, in the wee hours for a plan that would – for one year at least – scrap the exam school test and…
School Committee Chair Resigns Over Comments During Hearing
School Committee Chair Michael Loconto resigned last week following comments he made during the marathon Exam School hearing that seemed to mock the names of Asian parents testifying against the change to the process. Loconto resigned on Thursday afternoon, Oct.…