The Charlestown Preservation Society (CPS) has sent a letter to the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) this week asking for a Master Plan process in Charlestown that will also include some type of Landmarks protective district in the core…
Author: Seth Daniel
BPDA Moving Forward With Activation Plans, Some Not Pleased
A packed meeting saw mixed reactions to the four proposals to activate the Navy Yard last Weds., March 6, in the Harvard Kent School – with the focus of some complaints being a Tall Ship restaurant in Dry Dock and…
Pena Competent to Stand Trial for Kidnapping, Aggravated Rape
In what was a roller coaster hearing in Charlestown Court on Friday morning, March 1, Judge Lawrence McCormack oversaw two shocking revelations in the January kidnapping case involving Victor Pena. First, doctors at Bridgewater State Hospital have determined that he…
Indigo Looks to Expand Further Onto Rutherford Avenue
The quickly expanding Indigo agriculture research company is growing faster than the seeds it seeks to improve, and this week they announced they will be looking to move new lab space into what is now a warehouse at 440 Rutherford…
McGonagle/McGoff A Highlight To The End of Local Hockey Season
A time-honored tradition for local young people in the Charlestown hockey program is to end the season with a big win in the annual McGonagle/McGoff Youth Hockey Tournament – a tradition that goes back more than 20 years and is…
Encore Boston Harbor Delighted With Job Fair Turnout
As Melissa Perez has watched the Encore Boston Harbor casino get taller and taller across the Everett line from Charlestown, she never dreamed she might work there one day. On Monday, Perez, 26, stood with a smile from ear to…
Principal Davis: Becoming An Educator Was a Childhood Choice
When it came to teaching, Warren-Prescott Principal Michele Davis seemed to be naturally attracted to the profession. In fact, most in her family figured she would be a teacher since she was a little girl, she said this week –…
MyRWA Looks At Big Vision for Mystic River Waterfront
From a beach to a bicycle path, Mystic River Watershed Council’s (MyRWA) ongoing effort to re-envision the Charlestown waterfront has grown in its momentum and is putting forth some unique ideas. That was on display recently at a public meeting…
Memorial Hall Project Pegged at $500k
The effort to save historic Memorial Hall has often been one piece at a time – many times in the beginning with Joe Zuffante and Stan Leonard hustling to do anything possible to make improvements and reform the board. Both…
Rep. Ryan Pleased with Assignments
State Rep. Dan Ryan said this week he is pleased in what is considered a step up in becoming the vice chair of the Post Audit Oversight Committee – a powerful committee that runs investigations of government operations and actually…