The MBTA’s Fiscal Control Management Board (FCMB) voted on Monday to enact a number of temporary cuts due to low ridership across the system, with one of those cuts being the Charlestown ferry service in the Navy Yard. That move…
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USS Constitution Names a Cannon ‘Go Navy’ Ahead of Army-Navy Game
USS Constitution officially named one of her 24-poung long guns the “Go Navy” in honor of Navy Midshipmen Football last week. The 121st Army-Navy Game was played on Saturday, December 12, at West Point, N.Y., and CBS Sports televised the…
North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead Through Dec. 26
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. Vibratory Hammer Noise Impacts •A vibratory hammer is…
BPDA to Review Several Items for Charlestown
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will review several items related to Charlestown at its Board meeting on Dec. 17, with the major one being approval of a contract to demolish the Power Plant (Building 108) in the Navy…
MGH Institute Researchers Continue Intervention Work
The coronavirus pandemic has not prevented researchers at MGH Institute of Health Professions from continuing their language and literacy intervention at the Harvard-Kent Elementary School. Raising Educational Achievement in Charlestown, or REACH, is a three-year grant funded by the local…
Malden Catholic on Track for Unprecidented Growth in 2021
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Malden Catholic High School has successfully provided live and remote interactive curriculum taught in a Hybrid model throughout the fall and the school has hosted over 400 potential Class of 2025 families in-person for…
Neighborhood Round Up
Christ Church Charlestown Services Christ Church Charlestown will hold three Sunday services during Advent. Services are at the Charlestown Working Theater on Sundays at 442 Bunker Hill Street and begin at 9:00, 10:15, and 11:30AM. Attendees are asked to register…
New School Committee Chair Leans on Experience With Youth in New Role
Alexandra Oliver-Davila often tells the youth at the non-profit she leads in Mission Hill to be careful about what they say, because quite often it could come true. That is the case for Oliver-Davila, who – as a consultant 21…
Remember the Needy
We saw a statistic the other day that was absolutely mind-numbing: 18% of all Americans, and 24% of American children, do not have enough to eat on a daily basis. We mention this because during this Christmas season, when many…