Amidst all of the sadness and tragedy in the world today, the arrival of St. Patrick’s Day this Thursday (March 17) will provide a brief and welcome respite from the terrible news that we see on our televisions every day.…
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BPDA to Partially Close Pier 4 at the Navy Yard for 2022
In a Boston Planning and Development Agency advisory letter to Charlestown residents, BPDA Communication Director Bonnie McGilpin said the BPDA will temporarily partially close Pier 4 of the Charlestown Navy Yard for 2022 due to identified structural deficiencies. The closure…
Wu Recommends CPA Funding for Three Charlestown Projects
Last week, Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee (CPC) announced their recommendation for the latest Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding round that includes funding for three Charlestown projects. With 52 projects totaling $27 million recommended…
District 1 City Council Race Heating Up
With the Special Election Preliminary for the District 1 City Council seat less than two months away the two candidates are pounding the pavement, knocking doors, raising money, releasing their plans for the district and squaring off at community forums.…
News Briefs
Mayor’s Cup Street Hockey Tournament Begins April 21 Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2022 Mayor’s Cup Street Hockey Tournament in partnership with the Boston Bruins Foundation during the April public school vacation…
Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick’s Day Kick-off Roast Is Set for March 12
Governor Charlie Baker (R-Massachusetts) and Attorney General Maura Healey (D-Massachusetts) will join host State Senator Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) at the head table for the Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on Saturday, March 12, beginning at 6:30 pm at…
Weekly Positive COVID Tests Decrease
Three weeks after the city ended Boston’s “B Together” policy, which requires patrons and staff of certain indoor spaces to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 would be lifted, new infections continue to decline in Charlestown and the rest of…
Charlestown Bath Towel Drive a Success
On Saturday, February 12, the amazing generosity of so many Charlestown neighbors and friends showed itself once again with the culmination of a town-wide Bath Towel Drive. In spite of an ongoing pandemic, a weekend blizzard, and unusual freezing rain…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
UMF Announces Dean’s List for Fall 2021 Semester The University of Maine at Farmington proudly announces Carleigh Schievink of Charlestown was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. University of Maine Farmington (UMF) maintains a Dean’s List each…
Wu Signs Transfer Fee Home Rule Petition
Mayor Michelle Wu joined State Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley, local elected officials, and residents to sign a home rule petition to implement a transfer fee of up to two percent on real estate sales of $2 million or more in…
Putin: Pure Evil
As regular readers of this column know, we do not view events in terms of “good vs. evil.” Over the years, we have referred to tobacco companies, polluters, et als as greedy and despicable, but describing them as “evil-doers,” as…