On Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate voted to pass Senator Sal DiDomenico’s bill, An Act relative to healthy youth, (S.2534). This bill will ensure that Massachusetts public schools electing to teach sex education curriculum use age-appropriate, medically accurate, and research-based information that covers…
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Michelle Wu Will Be First on the Mayoral Ballot in November
At the random drawing at City Hall Monday to determine the position of the Boston Mayoral Ballot, Michelle Wu’s name came out of the perforated bingo drum first and will appear on the top of the mayoral ballot in November…
North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead
North Washington Street Bridge Replacement You are subscribed to North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Updates from Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Navigational Channel Closure The planned closure of the entire marine channel below the North Washington Street Bridge, originally noted in…
Baker-Polito Administration Files Legislation to Further Support Military Families Transferring to Mass
The Baker-Polito Adminis-tration filed legislation to improve the occupational licensing process for certain professions for military families transferring to Massachusetts. The legislation would help facilitate license portability for military families transferring to military installations in Massachusetts by entering the Commonwealth…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Decreases
The Charlestown COVID positive test rate increased a whopping 91 percent between September 13 and September 20 but has since come down. According to the weekly report released Monday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), 685 Charlestown residents were…
Hundreds Turn Out to Welcome a Hero Home Korean War Veteran Remains Return Home
By Bill Durette In 2018, President Trump negotiated with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to repatriate the remains of 50 U.S. soldiers missing from the Korean War. One of the remains returned was that of Lt. Thomas J. Redgate who served…
Final Concert
Public Process for Proposed Ryan Playground started
The public process for the proposed redevelopment of Ryan Playground kicked off Tuesday, Sept. 21, with the first meeting on the project, which was held virtually and sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. Located on the Mystic River…
CNC Corner
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will hold an in-person public meeting on Tuesday October 5 at 7pm at the Knights of Columbus, 545 Medford Street. We have invited both mayoral candidates—Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi-George—to speak to us. Masks are required…
Public Meeting Held to Discuss Proposed Project at 100 Hood Park Drive
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held a virtual public meeting in connection with a development plan for 100 Hood Park Drive on Monday night. Mark Rosenshein of Trademark Partners gave a presentation of the new structure that will…