The process to evaluate and designate a developer among the three housing proposals put forth for the condemned Pier 5 site in the Navy Yard has taken a small step back, and there could be a slight delay in the…
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Essaibi George Looks to Tackle Equity, Lack of Consistency in Education Plan
Last Tuesday At-Large City Councilor, former high school teacher and current Boston Mayoral Candidate Annissa Essaibi George released her education plan. Before entering the political arena, Essaibi George taught Economics, Business Management and Health and Human Services to juniors and…
Neighbors Applaud as MBTA Restores Charlestown Ferry May 22
The Charlestown Ferry didn’t take long to be restored, with the MBTA announcing this week they would restore the popular service on May 22 after discontinuing through the winter due to a budget crunch. The new schedules for MBTA ferry…
RISE Construction, One Mystic Partner With Veterans Partnership
RISE Construction – operated in part by Charlestown native Eric Gould – and the rest of the One Mystic development team have formalized an agreement with the Charlestown Veterans Partnership and the building trades to construct an elevator at Memorial…
The Anchor Opens for the Season With New Additions, More Programming
The Anchor venue in the Navy Yard has opened for the season, and with the warmer weather coming, anticipates having another great year of food, drinks and programming on the waterfront. It will be the third season for The Anchor,…
May Day Charlestown Looks to Bring Business Back to Town
To jump-start businesses of all kind on May 1, the Charlestown business community has come together like never before to highlight all kinds of businesses and invite residents to shop safely and patronize the local proprietors in the Town. The…
Warren-Prescott, Other Schools Return the Five-Day, In-Person Option
Happy students who had chosen returning to school in-person, full-time at the highest rate in the city returned to the Warren Prescott School in grades K-8 on Monday with all the smiles and excitement of what would be the first…
Rockland Trust Will Acquire East Boston Savings Bank
East Boston Savings Bank and Rockland Trust announced last week that the two banks have inked a merger agreement for Rockland to acquire EBSB’s parent company, Meridian Bancorp., thus acquiring EBSB in a $1.15 billion deal. Under the agreement each…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Update, Acting Mayor Janey Announces Updates Reopening Guidance
Charlestown’s weekly COVID-19 positive test rate decreased for a second week in a row according to the latest data released on Friday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). According to the BPHC report, last week 568 residents were tested…
On Earth Day, Wu Calls for End of Diesel School Bus-Fleet, Full Electrification by 2030
On Earth Day, City Councilor At-Large and Candidate for Mayor Michelle Wu joined advocates, including David Meshoulam, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Speak for the Trees, to call for the City of Boston to electrify its school bus fleet by…