There will be no Trick or Treating or Parade around the Bunker Hill Monument this year, due to COVID-19, but Charlestown residents will still celebrate a safe, fun, inclusive and memorable Halloween. The following is an update on the previously…
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City announces Mayor’s Pumpkin Carving Contest
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced that it will be celebrating Halloween with Mayor Walsh’s Pumpkin Carving Contest featuring a grand prize provided by Xfinity. Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Parks Department recognize the effort that Boston…
Eversource Recognizes Demont as a Winner of Annual Student Challenge
Eversource recently honored Warren Prescott School student Walter Demont as a finalist in the 7th annual Eversource Student Challenge. The contest encourages Massachusetts K-12 students to develop projects, based on their grade-level, to highlight the importance of various energy-saving measures. Submissions…
City Seeks Assistance Placing Historic Gravestones
In the archives of the City of Boston’s Historic Burying Grounds Initiative, eleven fully intact gravestones lie ready to be placed in the correct burying ground. The City is now looking for historians, researchers, and genealogists who may have records that…
Walsh Announces Fall Drive-In Movie Series Starts Oct. 22
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the City of Boston Fall Drive-In Movie Series, organized by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment. This Halloween-themed Drive-in Movie Series is made possible by support from…
Election Drop Boxes Available Around the City
The Boston Election Department announced dropboxes are now available around the city for Boston residents to vote by mail in the November 3 State Election. Registered voters can submit their vote-by-mail applications by October 28 and completed ballots by November…
Boston Parks Department Notes Training Field as Top Urban Leaf Peeping Park
Just as the fall foliage prepares to hit its peak season in Boston, the Boston Parks Department chose several of the best places to observe colorful fall colors without leaving the City limits – and on such place was in…
North Washington Street Bridge (Charlestown Bridge) Construction Look-Ahead:
Construction Look-Ahead: October 18 – 31 This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below. Description of Scheduled Work •Demolition of…
Neighborhood Round-Up
Free Virtual Art Studio Trial Essem Art Studio launches a virtual art studio with monthly subscriptions to continue sparking joy and cultivating creative power in little artists (age 2-10) and families with young children. The virtual art studio provides engaging virtual…
AMRPA Honors Medical Rehabilitation Leaders
During its first virtual Fall Educational Conference & Expo, held October 4-8, the American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA) celebrated excellence in the field of medical rehabilitation with the attendance of hundreds of industry colleagues and peers. The association recognized…