Mark lacrosse as another casualty of 2020, as the COVID-19 virus has bulldozed just about every youth sport and community activity on the docket this spring and early summer. Charlestown Lacrosse and Learning Center has been a stalwart of after-school…
Author: Seth Daniel
As revenues drop, City Budget leaders prepare for losses
One of the bread and butter cash flow generators for cities and towns throughout Massachusetts – including the City of Boston – is local excise taxes on things like hotel rooms and meals, but with the crash of those industries…
‘We Can’t Shelter in Place’ Commissioner Gross Says Police Will Not Run from the Fight
The Boston Police Department (BPD) has a tremendous legacy and history of working through just about every situation – from terrorist bombings in 2013 to urban rioting in the 1960s – but there are no officers still on the rolls…
Eliot K-8 Preparing for Phase 2 of the Virtual Learning Program
Though it seems tame now, when the Eliot K-8 announced on March 11 it was closing for a week because of COVID-19 concerns, few could believe such a thing could happen – and even more, few could figure out what…
Disinfect and Sanitize: Whole Foods Confirms Employees Have Tested Positive for COVID-19
Whole Foods officials confirmed this week that employees at the Charlestown store have tested positive for COVID-19 and the store is taking measures to help those workers recover and to disinfect the store. A spokesperson for the store confirmed on…
Youth Sports Navigate Through the Summer and Fall Situations
A variety of youth sports leagues in Charlestown are carefully trying to figure out what will become of the summer and the fall – whether they can play games or whether they should call off the seasons for the sake…
Ryan Says New Foreclosure/Eviction Bill Will Provide Relief Immediately
A bill championed by House members meant to protect renters, homeowners and commercial tenants – such as small businesses – has been signed into law in the last week by Gov. Charlie Baker and has taken effect immediately. State Rep.…
Cases Rise by 30 in Charlestown, Rates Still on the Low End of the Spectrum
Though confirmed cases did rise by 30 in a week’s time, the infection rate for the Charlestown neighborhood still remained low as compared to other neighborhoods in Boston – in some cases nearly three times lower that places like Hyde…
Grocery Deliveries, Online Raffle Deemed a Success by Bunker Hill Associates
The Bunker Hill Associates this week said they have been able to make six or seven grocery deliveries to elderly adults in the Town who cannot go out for food, and it has all been done on the back of…
Missing Out: Class of 2020 Feels Cheated
For Max Joseph and Emmanuella Udeh, both seniors in the Class of 2020, they shared a common vision of what it would be like to walk across the stage at graduation in early June, to go to the prom and…