Charlestown students will be greeted with a comfortable seat when they return to school on Thursday, Sept. 6. That’s because both the Warren-Prescott School and the Harvard-Kent School were the benefactors of the first wave of BuildBPS money, funds that…
Author: Seth Daniel
Mass Gaming Still Ironing Out Investigation into Encore
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) investigation into the Encore Boston Harbor/Wynn Resorts company is still in the final stages, and a date for a public presentation of the findings has yet to be scheduled. A spokesperson for the MGC told…
Breen Moves on to BPDA Position
Charlestown’s Mayoral Liaison Chris Breen has left his position as the neighborhood coordinator for Mayor Martin Walsh, and will now be working in a position at the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA). Breen has served as the point person…
Harbor Advocates Call for Care When Planning for Waterfront
As residents of Charlestown and local advocates call for more accessibility to the Town’s forgotten Mystic River waterfront, other advocates are sounding a warning that the industrial port areas – known as Designated Port Areas (DPAs) – should not be…
Anyone Want a SuperDuck? Vehicles for Former Company Coming Up for Sale to Public
The owners of the former SuperDuck company, which was based out of Charlestown’s Little Mystic Channel and is now out of business, are looking for anyone who would like to purchase the former vehicles. The amphibious vehicles are ocean-certified, and…
Family Day Looks to Entertain, Serve Hundreds of Residents
The former Unity Day, now called Family Day, will take place and draw hundreds of people to Barry Field (a/k/a/ The Oilies) this coming Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tiara Murphy, president of the Charlestown Residents Alliance (CRA),…
First ‘Dealer School’ for Encore Casino Begins Classes Next Month in Charlestown
Now that the Encore casino tower has come into full view of almost everyone in Charlestown, it’s time to learn how to deal a good hand. Encore Boston Harbor, Charlestown’s Cambridge College and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) announced this…
That ‘nco’ Deserves an ‘Encore’: Lettering Begins to go up on Tower
The Encore Boston Harbor tower begins to look more and more like the drawings that Everett residents have seen for years, and this week, many were surprised to see the ‘Encore’ moniker begin to be placed on the top “swoosh”…
Murals from Old Downtown Restaurant With Charlestown Roots up for Grabs
Even priceless pieces of American art can hold very little value if they are too big to go into most homes. That’s the conundrum facing the Charlestown Historical Society right now as they have around six large panels of a…
Navy Yard’s Ropewalk Project Changes Up Affordable Housing Mix
In an effort to qualify for a new financing program, the Ropewalk developers in the Navy Yard have gained approval from the Boston Planning and Development Authority (BPDA) to raise the rent levels on their affordable housing component. The Ropewalk…