One of the silver linings to living with COVID-19 this year has been the expansion of outdoor dining options in Charlestown, and the enthusiastic success that it has found with customers and purveyors. Establishments like the expanded patio at Brewer’s…
Author: Seth Daniel
Two Marijuana Proposals on Cambridge Street Go Head-To-Head
Two marijuana store proposals are likely going to collide in a head-to-head competition for the right to have the Town’s first marijuana dispensary – with both having public meetings this month and both being proposed on Cambridge Street in the…
Coalition Holds 12th Annual Candlelight Vigil in New Location
It was a new venue, but none of the meaning and weight of the annual Charlestown Vigil was lost last Saturday, Sept. 26, when the Charlestown Coalition held its 12th annual Vigil in the Peace Park. For the previous 11…
Hunger Pain: For Many Parents, Feeding Kids During Remote Schooling Has Been an Unexpected Challenge
The hardest question for parents so far during the kick-off to the remote school year hasn’t dealt with difficult geometry problems, complex science concepts, or obscure English grammar. Rather, it’s this question that comes once or twice a day –…
Councilor Campbell Announces She Will Run for Mayor in 2021
City Councilor Andrea Campbell became the second confirmed, and likely third, candidate that will run for mayor of Boston in the 2021 City Election – making her announcement in the South End Sept. 24 in front of the public housing…
Flynn Insurance Presents Donation to Harvest on Vine Pantry
The Flynn Insurance Agency was proud to help support the Harvest on Vine food pantry last week by making a $2,000 contribution on behalf of the agency and its staff. Amidst the difficulties of COVID-19, partnering with local charity and…
Boston Declared Sept. 29, Command Master Chief Jans Valdespou Day
The City of Boston declared Sept. 29, 2020 as Command Master Chief Jans Valdespou Day during a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at USS Constitution. City of Boston Commissioner of Veterans’ Services Robert Santiago delivered the surprise proclamation on behalf…
Bunker Hill IAG Members Assembled and Begin Meetings
The Bunker Hill Redevelopment Impact Advisory Group (IAG) began meeting this month to review the impacts of the project and begin formulating mitigation and other solutions to the issues that might come up as a result of the massive development.…
Hearing the Shofar: Charlestown Rabbi Helps Jewish Observers Mark High Holidays in Outdoor Setting
Observing religious holidays has required a great deal of creative thinking in the COVID-19 era, and Charlestown Rabbi Berel Grunblatt was part of that kind of creative thinking of a network of rabbis who volunteers to blow the shofar (ram’s…
Harvard-Kent School Welcomes a New Sixth Grade Class Remotely
Never has the addition of a new grade to an elementary school been more convenient that the new sixth grade that was added to the Harvard Kent School this year – a new grade-level that allowed 59 students to continue…