Unwittingly, several African-American political office-holders were dragged into an inappropriate video posted by a Boston community organizer against Republican Congressional Candidate Rayla Campbell, who has been gathering support in Charlestown following the video. Councilor Lydia Edwards, DA Rachael Rollins and…
Author: Seth Daniel
With Fewer Bus Seats, BPS Looks to Hybrid, In-Person Model for Fall
The Boston School Committee heard a plan from the administration of Boston Public Schools for its proposed plans to re-open all schools this fall in a hybrid, in-person model where students would attend two days a week in groups. Supt.…
MGC Gives High Marks to Encore Boston Harbor Re-Opening Procedures
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) gave high marks to the opening procedures put in place by Encore Boston Harbor after its first week of operations at the re-opened resort. There were many worries as the resort opened, but many precautions…
Stolen Flowers Re-Appear Through Good Deeds
Stealing flowers from the window boxes or the front steps is bad enough, but stealing them from the front of a church certainly requires some significant confession time. However, good deeds come from all angles and this week the stolen…
US News & World Report Ranks Spaulding Rehab as #2 Hospital
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital has again been recognized as one the top rehabilitation hospitals in the country, achieving a rank of #2 in the 2020 US News and World Report “America’s Best Hospitals” issue, matching its highest rank ever. Spaulding has…
Charlestown Girls’ Softball Never Gave up on the Season
It came down to unrelenting hope and a prayer for the Charlestown Girls Softball team to get on the diamond for summer ball. After holding out hope for the spring season to start in May, the league had to give…
Time for the New: Temporary Bridge Opens Smoothly; Demolition Starts for Old Structure
The temporary bridge replacing the old North Washington Street Bridge opened up last weekend without a hitch, paving the way for the demolition of the old bridge over the next several months. The former rickety bridge has now been replaced…
Mystic/Tobin Bridge Study to Look at Dedicated Bus Lane
Getting over the Mystic/Tobin Bridge by bus might become even faster if an upcoming study recommends to implement a dedicated bus lane on the bridge after construction work wraps up in 2021. On July 16, the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization…
Police Staffing Costs Top $5 Million for Responses to Summer Protests
The additional costs for Boston Police staffing for the many protests that have unfolded in Boston – mostly in the downtown areas – since late May are close to $6 million over and above normal police staffing costs for this…
Artisan Paradise: Fine Plastering Work Finds a Home in Charlestown
Convenience and low cost rarely work out over the long term when it comes to renovating a home, and no one know that better than Colby Blauvelt of Trowel Inc. Plasterers – who has taken on his father’s business after…