The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will hold its monthly Board meeting on July 16 in an online format, and will consider two license agreements based in Charlestown. Aside from that, the agenda is rather light for the entire…
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The Anchor Venue in Navy Yard is Now Open
Last year it was torrential rains, and this year it was a pandemic, but The Anchor venue has persevered through both to find success in the Charlestown Navy Yard – finally getting approval to open its outdoor venue and beer…
GLX to Coordinate Series of Major Crane Lifts This Weekend at Lechmere Viaduct in East Cambridge
Massive precast concrete pier caps will be lifted into place atop new Lechmere Viaduct support columns. Detours for motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles will be in effect Friday through Sunday evenings. GLX announced Thursday, July 9, it will begin a…
Latest COVID-19 Statistics for Charlestown
Citywide Cases as of July 7: 13,578Citywide Case Recoveries as of July 7: 9,568Citywide Deaths as of July 7: 710 Numbers of Charlestown Cases:•As of July 1: 195 confirmed positive cases with an infection rate of 100.4 per 10,000.•As of…
Councilor Edwards files Charter Reform for budgeting, taking message to the voters
In a follow-up to the City Budget debate from two weeks ago, Councilor Lydia Edwards this week filed an amendment that will allow councilors and the public to have more of a say in the budgeting process – something that…
BPS Partners With NWEA to Administer Exam School Admissions Test
The Boston Public Schools (BPS) last week named NWEA as the vendor to administer the assessment for its three high schools that require an exam as one part of admissions criteria. The “examination schools,” Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School,…
Charlestown’s John Tobin elected vice president of USA Hockey
Charlestown attorney, John Tobin, has always been known for his long-time commitment to the local Charlestown Youth Hockey Association (CYHA), but late last month, he went national with his support of the game.“I’m honored to be elected,” he said. “I’m…
What a Blast: The Anchor venue in Navy Yard opened July 4
Last year it was torrential rains, and this year it was a pandemic, but The Anchor venue has persevered through both to find success in the Charlestown Navy Yard – finally getting approval to open its outdoor venue and beer…
As Wedding Plans Fell Apart, City Square Became One Couple’s Chapel
Slowly through March and April, wedding plans for Eric Tabb and Allie Ryan started to fall apart piece by piece. Detailed plans the Charlestown couple had made for their wedding at the Museum of Science became questionable, and finally were…
Real Estate Strong as New Property on Sullivan Square Hits the Market
Any worries that COVID-19 might stifle the real estate market and sales in Charlestown have been put aside when it comes to the newest property on the market in Sullivan Square – a 22-unit condo building at 610 Rutherford Ave.…