City Councilor Lydia Edwards and organizers of the 02129 Neighborhood Alliance are calling for initial support this week to the City’s announcement of a comprehensive, neighborhood-driven Master Plan – going along with the stated support of Rep. Dan Ryan last…
Author: Seth Daniel
Kitchen Kup Roller Hockey Hands The Reins to a Younger Generation
The annual Kitchen Kup roller hockey tournament features the best-of-the-best in summer hockey, and this year, founder Joe Brennan is handing over the reins on the summer battle to the younger generation. This week, he said the 22-team double elimination…
Night Shift : Gilmore Bridge Night Work Stretching Neighbors Thin
Living next to the Gilmore Bridge can mean a great view of traffic jams – and that’s no surprise – but to a lot of neighbors on the Charlestown/Cambridge line, they never expected to have to endure nightly jackhammering on…
More to It : Charlestown Case Used to Highlight Concerns About DA Rollins’ Policies
A number of criminal cases don’t always seem cut and dry, and one case that resulted in serious, life-altering injuries on Pier 4 in the Navy Yard in April 2017 is just one of those cases, at least according to…
Gaming Commission Moves Quickly to Clear Encore of Lawsuit Charges
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) moved quickly last week to investigate claims in a class-action lawsuit against Encore Boston Harbor, and then announce on Thursday they felt Encore’s practices were appropriate – that the lawsuit “conflates” state regulations on Blackjack.…
Community Celebrates Master Plan Victory, BPDA Still Focusing on Rutherford
The call for a Master Plan in Charlestown has been consistent and growing over the last several months, and this week, after a meeting with Mayor Martin Walsh and senior staff in the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), local…
Developers Tried to Bring in Workforce, Affordable Housing to Terminal Street
The owners of the Charlestown Commerce Center on Terminal Street said this week that they tried to bring a housing and rehearsal space product to the long-time commercial building, but were turned away before any public process could start. Now,…
TCB Contributes $5K to Boys & Girls Club’s ‘Life After the Club’ Program
The Cooperative Bank (TCB) and the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club cemented a partnership last Friday, July 19, with a check presentation to support the ‘Life after the Club’ program. Club Director Derek Gallagher said he was thankful for the…
Still Upbeat : Chain Forge Gets Another Extension, Developers Seeking Complex Funding
The developers of the Chain Forge (Building 105) hotel project received another extension from the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) to secure funding, but officials and the developers are upbeat about the progress recently made to get the project…
Big New York Developers Gobble up Two Properties in Industrial Park
Two New York residential developers have gobbled up large industrial properties in the Bunker Hill Industrial Park over the last 30 days – with one of the developers adding a parcel in the Park to another they purchased in 2015.…