North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) is now accepting walk-ins for the COVID-19 vaccine and, according to NEW Health’s Megan Ohlson, the clinic is currently administering Moderna and Johnson & Johnson to residents 18 and older at its locations in…
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Zero Positive COVID Tests in Charlestown Last Week
After a 55 percent drop in the neighborhood’s COVID-19 positive test rate, not a single Charlestown resident tested positive for the virus last week according to the latest data released on Friday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Charlestown…
Sumner Tunnel Swing Lane Reactivated; Truck Crashes Into Gates on Opening Day
MassDOT reactivated the Sumner Tunnel ‘swing lane’ Monday morning and State Police have already confirmed that one vehicle has crashed into the swing lane gates. The swing lane is a traffic calming measure that closes the center lane into the…
Through Our Eyes Local Photo Project Brings a New Take to This Year’s Snapshot
One of the most amazing photo projects in the Town of recent years has been Through Our Eyes, sponsored by Christ Church Charlestown, and embraced by the community before the pandemic, but especially last year as the project captured a…
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USS Constitution to Reopen, Go Underway on May 21 USS Constitution is scheduled to go underway from Charlestown Navy Yard on Friday, May 21, at 10 a.m. to celebrate the ship’s reopening to the public. USS Constitution will reopen to…
Gov. Baker Tours Encore Vaccination Site
Looking up at the massive chandelier above him in the main ballroom of Encore Boston Harbor, Gov. Charlie Baker last Wednesday, May 5, proclaimed the state’s newest mass vaccination site as the most opulent place to get a COVID shot…
Tenth Youth-Led Discussion on Race and Policing Scheduled at Peace Park
Join Councilor Lydia Edwards and the Charlestown Coalition for a continued youth-led, healing conversation on race and policing with young adults from the Turn-It-Around program. The event will take place this Thursday, May 13, at 5:30 p.m. at the Peace…
Care Dimensions Celebrates Nurses Week, May 6-12
Care Dimensions, the largest provider of hospice and palliative care services for adults and children in Massachusetts, celebrates National Nurses Week, May 6 -12 by honoring its 301 nurses, many of whom are board certified in hospice and palliative care.…
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Charlestown Photographer Conducts Healing Project for Mother’s Day
This Mother’s Day, Charlestown’s Janelle Bruno will likely have her two boys and husband swarming around her – treating her like a queen and taking care of her every need for that special day. That, of course, only comes after…