With COVID-19 causing less traffic on roads across the Commonwealth, speeding and traffic fatalities have increased over the past month, MassDOT said on Monday in an online press conference. Both Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh have addressed…
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Historic Houses of the Month: Lynde’s Point and the Charlestown Wharf Company
The Lynde family immigrated from Dunstable, Bedfordshire England, to Charlestown during the Great Migration. Thomas Lynde (1615-1693), a maltster by trade, was known to be in Charlestown by 1634. Following his death the inventory of Deacon Thomas Lynde’s estate listed two…
Chelsea Councilor Damali Vidot Announces Run for State Representative
Special tot he Patriot-Bridge Damali Vidot, former President of the Chelsea City Council, is running for the 2nd Suffolk State House District seat currently held by State Rep. Dan Ryan. The district covers a majority of the City of Chelsea…
Charlestown Infection Rates Remain Low, Though Testing Levels Are Lowest in the City
Charlestown still has the fewest cases of COVID-19 of any neighborhood in Boston, but at the same time, it has had the fewest numbers of people tested (by far) of any neighborhood in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC)…
Bunker Hill Associates get Grant from Boston Resiliency Fund
The Bunker Hill Associates reported this week they were the recipient of a $45,000 grant from the Boston Resiliency Fund that will help them continue to deliver groceries to senior citizens in the community for another six to eight weeks.…
NEW Health Charlestown Starts Contact Tracing of COVID-19
Under the leadership of Gov. Charlie Baker, a collaboration between the Department of Public Health and the global organization, Partners in Health, was created to stop silent and community spread of COVID-19. NEW Health will lead efforts in Charlestown to…
North Washington Street Bridge (Charlestown Bridge) Construction Look-Ahead: May 3-16
North Washington Street Bridge (Charlestown Bridge) Construction Look-Ahead: May 3 – 16 Travel Impacts • Overnight Lane Reductions : Overnight lane reductions in both directions will continue during weeknights from 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. At least one lane across the…
Re-Inventing Education: BPS Remote Learning Plan Starts This Week, Many Elements Will Remain in the Future
With more than 40,000 ChromeBooks now delivered and in the hands of students all over Boston, Supt. Brenda Cassellius told the media Boston Public Schools (BPS) are ready to roll out Phase 2 of remote learning that will play out…
Charlestown Nonprofits Set to Receive $420,000 from Grants
The city’s Community Preservation Committee made its recommendation for the distribution of its fiscal ’20 funding, which includes grants totaling $420,000 to two Charlestown nonprofits, during a virtual meeting Tuesday. The Kennedy Family Services Center is set to receive a…
Residents Warned of Scammers Looking to Hijack COVID-19 Stimulus Checks
With millions of people out of work and hoping to receive COVID-19 stimulus checks, the BPD and FBI are warning community members to be leery and wary of scammers seeking personal information either through email or phone calls as a…