NEMPAC’s Free Jazz Series Set To Return on July 21
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC), the popular music and performing arts nonprofit that serves youth in Charlestown and the North End, is bringing its “Jazz in the Park’’ Summer Concert Series back to The Rose Kennedy…
Wu Announces $20 Million Investment To Expand City’s Universal Pre-K Program
Last week Mayor Michelle Wu announced an expansion of Boston’s Universal Pre-K program to 992 total seats, which will greatly benefit working families in Charlestown and beyond. The $20 million investment in early education through Boston’s Universal Pre-K (UPK) program…
Free Summer Eats in Full Swing
With school out and summer in full swing, children that receive free or reduced breakfast and lunches during the school year might have been out of a meal if it wasn’t for the free summer food programs sponsored by the…
John Nucci Elected To Serve Another Term on Massport Board
The Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee (Massport CAC) voted unanimously to reappoint John Nucci to another seven-year term as the committee’s appointee to the Massport Board of Directors. Nucci was sworn in to his second term on the board…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Increases to Over 10 Percent
Charlestown’s weekly positive test rate is back on the rise and jumped over 10 percent last week as another summer surge of the COVID omicron sub variants takes hold across the country. According to the latest data by the Boston…
Wu Announces That Michael Cox Will Serve As Next Police Commissioner
Mayor Michelle Wu announced on July 13 that Boston native Michael Cox, who currently serves as the Chief of Police in Ann Arbor Michigan, will be the next and 44th commissioner of the Boston Police Department. Wu was joined by…
Police Briefs 07-14-2022
Ballistics 06/26/2022 – At about 9:35 a.m., the officer working the front desk of District A-15 headquarters was approached by a witness carrying a spent 9 mm shell-casing. The witness said he had completed a jog, bringing him to the…
Summer Is Half Over – Make the Most of What’s Left
We realize that most of the kids have been out of school for only a few weeks, but in terms of what we think of as the full summer season from Memorial Day to Labor Day, this coming weekend will…
Charlestown’s Community Engagement OfficeCaps Off Successful Senior Walking Program
Community Engagement officers from Charlestown’s A-15 police station recently teamed up with Charlestown’s Golden Age program to get more seniors in the neighborhood out of their homes and lead an active lifestyle. The police station and Golden Age created a…
Mary Skipper Selected To Lead BPS As New Superintendent
In a 4-3 vote at last week’s Boston School Committee meeting, Mary Skipper edged out Boston Public School (BPS) Region 1 Superintendent Tommy Welch to become the next BPS Superintendent. With BPS recently avoiding receivership, School Committee members voting in…
Charlestown Sees 8-Percent Increase in Part One Crime
With the first six months of 2022 on the books, Charlestown had seen an 8-percent increase in Part One crime from last year. According to Boston Police, 148 incidents of Part One crime were reported in Area 15 (Charlestown) between…