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USS Constitution Museum Closes for Public Health Emergency
The USS Constitution Museum has temporarily closed in response to the coronavirus public health emergency and to minimize spread of COVID-19. The Museum will reassess the public health situation at the end of March. “The safety of our visitors and…
Historic Houses of the Month The Temple Front Greek Revivals
During the reconstruction following the Battle of Bunker Hill, two house styles dominated Charlestown, the late Georgian and the Federal. Both of these styles were derivative of English architecture, but the newly independent United States, particularly following the War of…
Kennedy Center COVID-19 Response
For over 56 years, the Kennedy Center has provided critical safety nets for Charlestown’s most vulnerable children, families, and seniors. The COVID-19 pandemic is NO exception! Our staff are working around the clock to protect the health and safety of…
PLAN Charlestown on Hold, Online Resources Will Continue
While public meetings for the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) planning initiatives, including PLAN: Charlestown, are currently on hold per guidance issued by Mayor Martin Walsh, planning staff are continuing to prepare and review planning materials, the BPDA said…
Mayflower Sails 2020 in Navy Yard to be Postponed
In light of the current public health crisis related to COVID-19, recent guidance issued by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s office regarding public gatherings and recommendations by the CDC, Mayflower Sails 2020 is being postponed. The original event had been scheduled…
SJC Issues Order Restricting Court Appearances to Emergency Matters
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on Tuesday ordered that, because of the public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning March 18 and until at least April 6, the only matters that will be heard in-person in Massachusetts state…
Neighborhood Round-Up
All Public Facilities at National Parks in Boston to Close Until April 6 Following guidance from the CDC and recommendations from state and local public health officials, all public federal facilities at the National Parks of Boston are temporarily closed.…
Marathon Runners Approach Postponement With ‘Boston Strong’ Attitude
Charlestown’s Emily Runey has been training very hard since December to run the Boston Marathon in April for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute – the medical center where her retired firefighter father gets his cancer treatment. It has been a…
Archdiocese Suspends Daily and Sunday Masses
Charlestown’s Catholic Churches have long been the center of faith, social gathering and interaction as parishioners join in prayer, especially during Lent. Each Sunday at churches like St. Mary’s Church and Saint Francis de Sales Parish, hundreds come to gather,…