The City of Boston held a budget listening session for Districts 1, 3 and 4 on Feb. 19 as part of its Budget Listening Tour. Approximately 65 people tuned into the Zoom session to learn about the city’s budget process…
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Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Decreases
With Boston’s weekly COVID positive test rate falling below 5 percent for the first time in months, Mayor Michelle Wu and Dr. Bisola Ojikutu announced last week that the City’s “B Together” policy, which requires patrons and staff of certain…
Care Dimensions Welcomes Gowri Nagaraj of Charlestown to Its Board of Directors
Care Dimensions, the largest hospice and palliative care provider in Massachusetts serving more than 100 communities, is pleased to welcome Gowri Nagaraj of Charlestown to our Board of Directors. She is the director of Business Expansion at Point32Health, the company…
Tania Del Rio Releases Plan to Engage Boston’s Unique Resources into Equitable, Exemplary Education
Candidate for Boston City Council District 1 and BPS mother Tania Del Rio released her vision for the future of BPS, crafted collaboratively with a coalition of community members, parents, and education experts, including former Chief of Education for the…
News Briefs
Charlestown Resident Competes at U.S. Skating Championships for Boston College Eagles Gemma Parker, a member of BC’s Synchronized Skating team, will be competing with the team at the 2022 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships on March 5th in Colorado Springs, CO. Gemma is…
Boston Symphony Violinist Lucia Lin Headlines North Shore Philharmonic Winter Concert
Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Lucia Lin will play the Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto No. 1 as the featured soloist highlighting the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra Winter Concert on Sunday, February 27. Music Director Robert Lehmann will raise his baton to…
House of Representatives Passes Driver’s License Bill
In an unprecedented effort to increase safety on the roads, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed legislation that will allow applicants who are unable to prove lawful presence in the United States to apply for a Massachusetts driver’s license. Under…
PRIM Board to Vote Against Directors at High-Polluting Portfolio Companies
The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) Board, which oversees the state’s $104.1 billion pension fund, voted unanimously in favor to approve new proxy voting guidelines proposed by State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg. These guidelines are designed to allow the state pension…
Neighborhood Round Up
Michael P Quinn Dinner Dance Set for April 9 Three days shy of three years we will be having our annual dinner dance April 9, at the Bunker Hill Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford St, Charlestown, Ma. Our journey has…
Construction Update: North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead to March 5
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. Scheduled Work •…