Charlestown’s COVID-19 infection increased 2.5 percent last week but still remains well below the citywide average. According to the latest Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) data released last Friday the neighborhood’s COVID infection rate went from 121 cases per 10,000…
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NEW Health Honored by Health Resources & Services Administration
NEW Health, a federally qualified health center and an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Medical Center, has been recognized as a 2019 National Quality Leader and Health Center Quality Leader by the Quality Improvement Awards of the Health Resources &…
Bunker Hill IAG Members Assembled and Begin Meetings
The Bunker Hill Redevelopment Impact Advisory Group (IAG) began meeting this month to review the impacts of the project and begin formulating mitigation and other solutions to the issues that might come up as a result of the massive development.…
Guide to Schools In and Around Boston Boston: Area Offers Wide Range of School Offerings for Kids of All Ages
A new academic year is just getting underway, but it’s already time for parents and guardians to begin thinking about options for next year, and with the Boston area’s wide range of top-notch independent, private and parochial schools, kids of…
Backpacks for Kids
Hearing the Shofar: Charlestown Rabbi Helps Jewish Observers Mark High Holidays in Outdoor Setting
Observing religious holidays has required a great deal of creative thinking in the COVID-19 era, and Charlestown Rabbi Berel Grunblatt was part of that kind of creative thinking of a network of rabbis who volunteers to blow the shofar (ram’s…
First Day
Harvard-Kent School Welcomes a New Sixth Grade Class Remotely
Never has the addition of a new grade to an elementary school been more convenient that the new sixth grade that was added to the Harvard Kent School this year – a new grade-level that allowed 59 students to continue…
Ryan Ready to Help Communities Get Back on Their Feet
This year’s Primary Election was one to remember, and with State Rep. Dan Ryan prevailing in the vote – and no challenger on the ballot in November – he said he is thinking about his next term and noted it…
Major Assemblage of Property on Sullivan Square Could Be Large Development
A massive assemblage of property this summer on Sullivan Square, including the old Flynn Junkyard and one related property, seems to be setting the state for what some in the community say could be another in a line of developments…