The Healey-Driscoll administration is celebrating Northeastern University for winning three federal grants totaling $6 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund to support their Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT). The federal investments supported by the…
House Unanimously Passes Bill To Prevent Abuse and Exploitation
The Massachusetts House of Representatives last week passed legislation that combines several separate legislative initiatives into one bill that will help to prevent abuse and exploitation, while also enhancing protections for survivors. The legislation addresses teen sexting and image-based sexual…
Rockland Trust Launches its 20th Annual Scholarship Program
Rockland Trust is pleased to announce the launch of its 20th Annual Scholarship Program, which is open to students who are enrolling in a part-time or full-time post-secondary studies for the first time at an accredited two or four-year college,…
Opportunities for Veteran-Owned Businesses Announced To Aid With Bid on Contracts
The Healey-Driscoll Administration last week announced that the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO), which is responsible for bringing fairness to the state’s bidding and procurement process, has entered into a new partnership that will help veteran-owned businesses bid on contracts across the state. The SDO is is partnering with the…
Hayden Credits Police, Community for Record-Low Homicides
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden credited cooperation and participation by residents of Boston’s neighborhoods and the “professional and tireless” work by Boston police for the historically low number of homicides in the city in 2023 and the high arrest and…
MCSW Announces a New Scholarship for Women Students
The State Women’s Commission is proud to announce the launch of a new scholarship program which aims to support emerging leaders of the Commonwealth to continue their education journey to leadership and economic empowerment. The mission of the Massachusetts Commission…
“To the Shores of Tripoli…”
The ongoing attacks against international shipping in the Red Sea by the former terrorist organization known as the Houthis, who presently are the ruling group in Yemen, are “illegal, unacceptable, and profoundly destabilizing,” in the words of the dozen nations…
With No. Korea Now Involved, Aid to Ukraine Is Needed ASAP
The delay in providing much-needed military aid to Ukraine by a minority of Republican members of Congress these past few months has been nothing less than unconscionable. But now that No. Korea has intervened by giving Vladimir Putin an estimated…
Letter to the Editor
Pier 5 Association Encourages Community Engagement for a Charlestown Navy Yard Public, Waterfront Park To the Editor, Pier 5 Association, Courageous Sailing Center, and an active community of Charlestown residents attended the BPDA ZOOM presenting FOTH Engineering Report on the…
Obituaries 01-19-2024
Irene “Renie” Murphy Former Mayor of Charlestown, Longtime Owner of Renie’s Subs on Bunker Hill Street Irene “Renie” Murphy, 79, of Vero Beach, Florida, formerly of Charlestown, passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 13 at home after a…
Wu Highlights Initiatives in State of the City Address
By Adam Swift The future of Franklin Park, one of Boston’s open space and recreational jewels, took center stage at Mayor Michelle Wu’s State of the City address at MGM Music Hall on Tuesday night. Wu also highlighted new initiatives…
Residents Fighting Against Constitution Inn Project
By Michael Coughlin Jr. With the help of Charlestown residents, the Neighborhood Voice Alliance (NVA), a local civic group, is leading the charge in opposition to the Independence, a permanent supportive and affordable housing project from the Planning Office for…