Just about one hour after Police Commissioner Willie Gross and his Command Staff handed out backpacks to kids heading back to school, three blocks away a Lynn man and Roxbury man were shot in their vehicle on Decatur Street –…
Time is Running Out to Participate in the U.S. 2020 Census
With the help of local organizations and volunteers the City of Boston is making a final push to get an accurate census count ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline. “This once-in-a-decade opportunity will determine the amount of elected representatives Boston…
Developer Seeks to Demolish Historic Home, Abutters Ready to Fight It
A developer looking to tear down an historic home at 8 Lawrence St. and build a new single-family building on the property is headed for what looks to be a long-term clash with neighbors and abutters after a public information…
Bus Driver Run Over While Reporting to Work
The MBTA is calling it a horrible tragedy this week, as an 18-year veteran bus driver was run over early on Monday morning by another vehicle while walking to his assigned bus in the Charlestown Bus Yard. According to MBTA…
Walsh Forms Health Inequities Task Force to Provide Guidance to the City of Boston
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor’s Offices of Food Access and Immigrant Advancement announced the latest efforts to expand food access for immigrant communities in the City of Boston. Using grant funding provided by the Boston Resiliency Fund, Fair…
For the Record
BPS Hybrid Model/Phased-In Reopening BPS is moving forward with a responsible, phased-in plan to start the school year. This approach will give time to assess health data before each step, with the Boston Public Health Commission. It will allow to…
Winter Survival: Masks and Flu Shots
The testimony of Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control, before a U.S. Senate subcommittee last week regarding the need for every American to wear a face mask in public to thwart the spread of Covid-19…
COVID Is the Leading Killer of First Responders
Recently-revealed statistics have brought into sharp focus the deadly and tragic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic upon our nation’s police and firefighters. At least 101 police officers have died from Covid-19, and it is estimated that this figure represents only…
Letter to the Editor
Why are we failing our students? To the Editor, We need to re-open our schools! Teachers are essential workers who need to be in the classroom teaching our students in person with approved CDC guidelines. If we are able to go to stores,…
Neighbors, Preservation Society unhappy with plan to demo old home
Neighbors and community preservationists are unhappy with a plan that has re-emerged to demolish the historic home on 8 Lawrence St. in Thompson Square and potentially replace it with an apartment building.Realtor George Sarkis has proposed to demolish the home,…
Major assemblage of property on Sullivan Square could be large development
A massive assemblage of property this summer on Sullivan Square, including the old Flynn Junkyard and one related property, seems to be setting the state for what some in the community say could be another in a line of developments…
Here’s the kicker: Fall soccer starts this weekend with fully in-house program
The Charlestown Soccer League is preparing to stage a full, in-house league this fall with plenty of precautions and protections, but certainly also a lot of fun playing ‘The Beautiful Game.’League President Allen Reitz said soccer will be different this…