A new program for MBTA services looks to temporarily cut the Navy Yard Ferry service as the T moves to put scarce resources into the areas where ridership is heaviest and pull back from areas that have declined in ridership…
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Warren Prescott School Keeps Tradition Going With Veterans Day ceremony
The era of remote learning has made it hard to keep traditions alive in the public schools, but the Warren Prescott School successfully pulled off their annual Veterans Day celebration online Tuesday – with kids honoring veterans from the school…
Cold Weather Threatens Gains, Stability for Recovery Community
The occurrence of COVID-19 for the recovery community in Charlestown has presented monumental challenges to staying sober, but it has also pulled the community closer together like never before and led to great victories for sobriety. But a lot of…
After a Two-Week Break, CYHA Returns to the Ice
Youth Hockey leagues across the state, including the Charlestown Youth Hockey Association (CYHA), returned to the ice on Saturday after a pause put on youth ice hockey by Gov. Charlie Baker in late October due to clusters of COVID-19 cases…
Kennedy Center Calls for Quicker Decision on New Community Center Operator
Leaders of the Kennedy Center and its Board are calling on the development team for the Bunker Hill Redevelopment to make a decision quickly, rather than in a later phase of the development, on who will be the lead operator…
State Rep. Dan Ryan Inducted Into Boys & Girls Club Hall of Fame
For State Rep. Dan Ryan and his family, the Charlestown Boys & Girls Club is a multi-generational way of life, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB) recognized that commitment in a ceremony last month that saw him…
Flint Native Completes Successful Assignment on USS Constitution
By MC2 Joshua Samoluk, USS Constitution Public Affairs Flint, Mich. native, Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jason Wyatt, bid farewell to the officers and crew after completing a successful 3-year tour aboard USS Constitution, Nov. 5. Duty aboard USS Constitution is…
Covid Positive Test Rate Spikes Again in Charlestown
After leveling off two weeks ago, the COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown has once again spiked according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). Of the 7,757 Charlestown residents tested for the virus 7.8…
MBTA Face Covering Enforcement Now in Effect
The MBTA announced face-covering enforcement efforts effective, Nov. 6, pursuant to the revised Executive Order issued on Nov. 2. The revised Executive Order applies to any person over the age of five who is in a place open to the…
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St. John’s 2020 Harvest Fair Has Gone Virtual For the past 189 years St. John’s has sponsored a harvest fair. We will continue but now it is virtual and everyone can order on line and then pick the purchases up…