Senator and Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards submitted her resignation to the Boston City Council, effective April 30. Edwards is honoring the commitment she made during her successful Senate campaign to gracefully exit her council seat if she were to…
The Kennedy Center and Bunker Hill Associates Launch COVID Testing Site
The Kennedy Center and the Bunker Hill Associates in collaboration with the Boston Housing Authority and the Charlestown Resident Alliance, are providing FREE community-wide COVID-19 testing for Charlestown residents. This walk-in site will be held at 55 Bunker Hill Street,…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Decreases
Ten days after Mayor Michelle Wu and the city implemented the ‘B Together” mandate that requires all employees and patrons at indoor venues to show proof of vaccination, Charlestown’s weekly COVID 19 positive test rate has dipped for the second…
AG and Charlestown Resident Maura Healey Announces Bid for Governor
Standing in Maverick Square in East Boston last Thursday Attorney General Maura Healey officially announced her candidacy for Governor of Massachusetts. Healey has long been touted as the successor to Gov. Charlie Baker’s governorship and emerged as a frontrunner for…
New Regulations Requiring Public Notification of Sewage Discharges Into Waterbodies
The Baker-Polito Administration announced final regulations establishing rules and procedures requiring permittees to notify the public of untreated or partially treated wastewater, including discharges caused by weather events, into the Commonwealth’s surface waters. Discharges of this nature can have negative…
Baker Celebrates Educational Opportunity, Proclaims “Massachusetts School Choice Week”
“It is important for parents in Massachusetts to explore and identify the best education options available to their children,” reads a proclamation just issued by Gov. Charlie Baker, recognizing this Jan. 23-29 as “Massachusetts School Choice Week.” Gov. Baker’s proclamation…
Landry’s Bicycles Opens New Store in Charlestown
Landry’s Bicycles has expanded its employee-owned business with a new store that is now open in Charlestown. Landry’s has signed a long-term lease to occupy nearly 12,000 square feet of retail and service space within the new Hood Park urban…
MBTA Proposes Several Fare Change Proposals for Riders
MBTA staff presented several fare change proposals that aim to improve equity by closing gaps in existing fare structures for Reduced Fare Riders, minimize pandemic-related revenue implications and budget uncertainties while increasing ridership where possible, and simplify fare tariff rules…
Tips on Keeping Your Pet Safe This Winter
With major winter storms hitting the East Coast and other parts of the US, it’s important for everyone to take the necessary precautions to stay safe – including your pets. Trupanion, a leader in medical insurance for cats and dogs,…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Bertrand Awarded Degree from UA Joseph Bertrand of Charlestown has received the following degree from The University of Alabama: Doctor of Nursing Practice. UA awarded 2,362 degrees during its fall commencement ceremonies on Dec. 10-11, 2021. With a beautiful campus, dozens…
Safe Injection Sites Are Needed Now
Among the side-effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been the increase in drug-overdose deaths in this country. The death rate from opioids finally had begun to decline in 2019, but then came COVID-19 and the number of deaths from…
Omicron Can Lead to Long COVID
Public health officials have defined so-called long COVID as the physical, neurological, and cognitive symptoms that can persist indefinitely after infection. Over the past two years, we’ve all seen the countless news stories about the devastating effects of long COVID…