During the month of February, Turn It Around (TIA) youth participated in the Aging Adult and Youth Mentor Pilot Program and made their initial phone calls with their senior mentors within the community. Under the guidance of Meaghan Murray, director of…
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Wu for Mayor Holds Virtual House Party Last Weekend
The mayoral campaigns may not be quite as visible as in a non-COVID environment, but they are every bit as busy and Councilor Michelle Wu’s mayoral campaign showed that last weekend with an issue-heavy virtual house party on March 6.…
Lost Charlestown: 2 Eden Street
This was the Richard Frothingham House at 2 Eden Street, an early 19th C. Federal mansion that was located at the corner of Eden Street and Main Street with the front facade facing Main. Richard’s ancestor William Frothingham was part…
Gretchen Manning Named CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of New England
Paula Wright, President of the Board of Directors of Ronald McDonald House Charities of New England (RMHCNE), announced the appointment of Gretchen E. Manning as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. Manning, who has held executive cabinet-level positions in government…
Neighborhood Round Up
Harvest on Vine Food Pantry Appeal The Food Pantry has had a great need at this time as it has been very busy serving many more residents in town and providing more frequent distributions. Donations of all non-perishable foods are…
North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead Through March 20
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. Vibratory Hammer Noise Impacts •A vibratory hammer is being used to install the five cofferdams which will be needed to build the…
John Barros Announces Campaign for Mayor
Community development leader, small business owner, and Boston’s first Chief of Economic Development John Barros today announced his campaign for Mayor of Boston. A former community organizer and executive director of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Barros made the announcement…
Concerns Bring Commitment to Hire Crossing Guards at Eliot
As students begin to trickle back to some form of in-person schooling, many Charlestown parents have growing concerns that when older kids return on March 15 to their North End school – crossing over the new temporary bridge and construction…
Pandemic Response Defined Locke’s Time as Charlestown Liaison
There always seems to be one major thing to define the mayoral liaisons that have served in Charlestown under Mayor Martin Walsh over the last several years, and for departing Liaison Quinn Locke – who ended his service in the…
One Year Later, Thompson Square Project Files for Review
Last year about this time, the owners of 1-2 Thompson Sq. filed for a major renovation to their property on Warren Street next to the Five Cent Bank building, only to be postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. However, now…