Just as expected and like health officials warned, Charlestown’s weekly COVID positive test rate exploded last week with the majority of new cases most likely traced back to the Thanksgiving Holiday where many gathered indoors maskless with friends and family.…
DiDomenico and Colleagues Pass Mental Health Act
On November 17, Sen. Sal DiDomenico and his colleagues in Massachusetts Senate passed the Mental Health ABC Act 2.0: Addressing Barriers to Care (ABC), comprehensive legislation to continue the process of reforming the way mental health care is delivered in Massachusetts. This legislation comes…
J. Albert Mann of Charlestown Awarded Honors in Massachusetts Book Awards
The Massachusetts Center for the Book (MCB) has announced the award and honors titles in the 21st Annual Massachusetts Book Awards. The Awards recognize achievement in five categories of literature written by current residents of the Commonwealth. J. Albert Mann…
Wu Announces COVID-19 Advisory Committee
Mayor Michelle Wu announced her COVID-19 Advisory Committee, a group of doctors, public health professionals and multidisciplinary leaders who will assist in decision-making around tackling new variants and working to end the pandemic in Boston. The Committee will be chaired…
U.S. Postal Service Introduces Pen Pal Project
The U.S. Postal Service is working with WeAreTeachers to introduce The USPS Pen Pal Project, a free educational program for students in grades three to five, this 2021-2022 school year. The USPS Pen Pal Project will provide 25,000 classrooms across…
USS Constitution Continues Tradition; Names Gun “Beat Army”
USS Constitution named one of their 24-pound long guns “Beat Army” in support of the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen as they take on the U.S. Military Academy Black Knights in the 2021 Army-Navy Football Game on December 11. “Beat Army”…
Charlie Baker Will Be Missed
There has been a lot of speculation by the pundits as to the reasons behind Governor Charlie Baker’s decision not to run for re-election in 2022, but we think it comes down simply to this: Gov. Baker is burned-out, similar…
Throw the Book at Them
Another news cycle — and yet another mass shooting incident in America. The horrific murder last week of at least four students at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit and the wounding of several others by 15-year-old fellow student Ethan…
Guest Op-Ed: What About the Other Ethan Crumbleys?
Dr. Glenn Mollette We are unfortunately informed once again of another horrific, senseless school shooting. They don’t stop. When will the next one be? Who will be the next shooter and who will be the next unsuspecting victims? Once again,…
Obituaries 12-09-2021
Michael Morceau Lifelong Learner and Adoring Husband, Father and Stepfather Michael Morceau, 79, died on November 30 in Sandwich, MA after a battle with kidney disease. Mike was born in Cambridge, attended St. Mary’s Elementary School in Charlestown and graduated…
Holiday Traditions Old and New on Tap This Weekend
By Adam Swift If you’re not in the holiday spirit yet, just wait until this weekend in Charlestown. All Roads Lead to Charlestown is rekindling an old-time holiday tradition in the neighborhood with the Charlestown Christmas Stroll from 11 a.m.…
BPDA Pulls RFP Off the Table for Pier 5, Rejects Three Residential Proposals
Several Charlestown groups are celebrating a huge win after the Boston Planning and Development Agency decided to pull a Request for Proposals (RFP) off the table for the development of housing on Pier 5 in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The…