Charlestown’s COVID-19 infection rate increased 2 percent last week but still remains well below the citywide average. According to the latest BPHC’s Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) data released last Friday the neighborhood’s COVID infection rate went from 124.1 cases…
Janine Balistreri Announces Her Write-In Candidacy for U.S. Representative, District 7
Janine (Adiletto) Balistreri announces that she is a write-in candidate for Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020 for U.S. Representative of MA, District 7, unenrolled. Janine Balistreri, a lifetime Massachusetts resident. Born in Everett, MA, and raised in Everett and Medford. Mother…
Two Marijuana Proposals on Cambridge Street Go Head-To-Head
Two marijuana store proposals are likely going to collide in a head-to-head competition for the right to have the Town’s first marijuana dispensary – with both having public meetings this month and both being proposed on Cambridge Street in the…
Chief Equity and Compliance Officer Joins Bunker Hill Community College
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Nahomi Carlisle, Esq., to the position of Chief Equity and Compliance Officer (CECO) of the College. In this new role initiated by BHCC’s Equity Work Group (EWG), Carlisle will collaborate…
Police Briefs 10-08-2020
Charlestown Beat Aggravated Assault 10/02/20 – A victim on O’Reilly Way stated she was involved in a fight with two females, during which she was cut on the forehead and nose. As a result of the subsequent investigation, a knife…
Make the Most of the Long Weekend
The arrival of Columbus Day means that the fall season squarely is upon us, the time of year that has special meaning for all of us in New England, even amidst a pandemic. With the weatherman forecasting a beautiful weekend…
TWTWTW X 100
In the 1960s there was a TV show, That Was The Week That Was (also known as TW3), that took a satirical look at that week’s news events. However, this past week’s events have moved from the realm of farce…
Guest Op-Ed: A Less Politicized Supreme Court
By Michael Parker Our country is deeply divided. The loud, acrimonious debate over filling the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death is adding to our deep divisions. The reason is that the Supreme Court, which is…
Letter to the Editor
James McCormack Scholarship To the Editor, I wish to thank the Mark and Michelle Gorman Scholarship Fund Committee for the generous 2020 James McCormack Scholarship award. It is an honor for me to be the first recipient of the James…
Coalition Holds 12th Annual Candlelight Vigil in New Location
It was a new venue, but none of the meaning and weight of the annual Charlestown Vigil was lost last Saturday, Sept. 26, when the Charlestown Coalition held its 12th annual Vigil in the Peace Park. For the previous 11…
Shorter Days
Hunger Pain: For Many Parents, Feeding Kids During Remote Schooling Has Been an Unexpected Challenge
The hardest question for parents so far during the kick-off to the remote school year hasn’t dealt with difficult geometry problems, complex science concepts, or obscure English grammar. Rather, it’s this question that comes once or twice a day –…