This Tuesday, Nov. 5, is election day in cities and some towns across the state for local offices, including mayoral and council contests. Not too long ago, local elections in Massachusetts routinely drew voter turnouts of 80-90 percent, almost equivalent…
Letter to the Editor
Vote Erin Murphy for City Council At-Large! Dear Editor, We are writing to encourage everyone in Boston to vote for Erin Murphy for City Council At-Large on Nov. 5. Erin left her position as a BPS teacher after 22 years…
Townie Sports
Micro Hockey Is Back Charlestown Youth Hockey has opened registration for Micro Hockey, which is a Learn-to-Play Hockey program for boys and girls that are 5 to 8 years of age, who have not yet played organized team hockey. Only basic…
Mayor Attends Coffee With a Cop Event
Mayor Martin Walsh told a packed house at the Warren Tavern on Wednesday morning that the next step in policing Boston will be building relationships with teenagers, and addressing a rise in domestic violence. Mayor Walsh, who spoke to more…
Pets in Costumes
Petition Presented: Parents Hope BPS Heeds Their Suggestions on Kindergarten Lottery
At the end of the meeting last week between Supt. Brenda Cassellius and the large group of parents gathered at the Harvard-Kent, leaders in the Education Access for All movement said they wanted to present her with something. “Oh no,…
Safe Injection Discussion Faces Skepticism
On a small table in the auditorium of the Charlestown MGH Health Center was a syringe. Next to it were other materials, such as a tourniquet and cotton balls and other supplies necessary to shoot up intravenous drugs. It was…
Councilor Edwards Supports Parts Of BPDA Elimination Plan
Councilor Lydia Edwards said she would fully support parts of the plan presented by Councilor Michelle Wu to eliminate the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) – in particular those about transferring BPDA land to the City for revenue generation.…
Bunker Hill Mall Makes a Stretch With New Yoga Studio
Think of General Warren performing downward-facing dog. That’s the idea behind the newest addition to the Bunker Hill Mall, where steps from the historic battlefield, Core Power Yoga will locate its latest Yoga studio. It will open in November and…
The Anchor Ready to Finish Strong With Fall Events
The Anchor outdoor event space and beer garden in the Navy Yard is finishing the season strong with several events coming up this weekend, in preparation for the end of their season on Nov. 5. Shelby Elwell of The Anchor…
Historic Houses of the Month Charlestown’s Asylum for the Insane
By Nancy Hayford Kueny If you stood on Town Hill in 1800 and gazed westward across what was Charles River Bay at the confluence of Miller’s Creek, you would have seen the magnificent brick mansion of Joseph Barrell (1739-1804). Barrell…
Mayor, Supt. Cassellius Cut Ribbon on New Eliot School
The official opening of the Eliot School K-8 building on Commercial Street took place on Saturday, Oct. 19, with Mayor Martin Walsh and Supt. Brenda Cassellius joining Principal Traci Walker Griffith and students and families to celebrate the new building.…