In a meeting that packed the South End’s Union United Church on Monday with residents from all over the city, Councilor Michelle Wu presented a bold, 75-page plan to abolish the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) – formerly the…
BPDA Looking to Hear From the Community on Navy Yard Properties
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will be coming to the community this month to have a discussion about disposing of three key properties in the Navy Yard – including the condemned Pier 5 structure. Devin Quirk of the…
Take a Hike This Holiday Weekend
With all of the turmoil that is occurring both in our country and across the world today, it is no wonder that Americans are feeling more stressed out than at any time in our recent history. Although the economy has…
Fall Sports
•Townies In high school action in the pool, Boston Latin senior Jolie Doherty (who also took first place in the 50 freestyle) and junior Victoria Taieb helped the 200 Free Relay team capture first place but it wasn’t enough as…
No Park, No Peace: Advocates Say They Will Rebuild Desecrated Peace Park
There weren’t many places little Oliviah Lundin-Monaco could go to remember her late father in a positive way – but for a time the Peace Park (officially the Lowney/McGrath Park) was the place. But suddenly last week, the 18 month-old…
Walsh at Chamber : Tells How Boston is Different in 2019
The Charlestown Chamber of Commerce welcomed Mayor Martin Walsh and his economic development team to an outdoor Q&A with the business community on Monday afternoon, and the mayor led off with talking about the evolution of the City as a…
A Night with Smokey: Community Rallies Around DJ Smokey Cain
Few people in Charlestown have not been helped by Michael ‘Smokey’ Cain, and this Friday the community is coming together for him as he battles an aggressive form of prostate cancer. The time is typically the annual Anthony’s Dream Motown…
Eliot School Student Stuck by Drug Needle in Park
A student from the Eliot School in the North End – where many Charlestown students attend – was apparently struck with a discarded drug needle in a North End park after school last week, bringing the opiate crisis to the…
Possible Groundbreaking on Rutherford Avenue Plan
The current plan for Rutherford Avenue and Sullivan Square is still in the design stage, but Mayor Martin Walsh said there could be a groundbreaking by next summer on the mammoth road reconstruction project. The Rutherford Avenue/Sullivan Square plan would…
CNC, Mayor in Discussions About Council Having Greater Voice in Development
By Adam Swift His honor, Mayor Martin Walsh, may be gracing the Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) with his presence at a future meeting. At Monday night’s CNC meeting, Chairman Tom Cunha updated the council on several meetings he’s had over…
National Parks, Constitution Museum Look Toward Future for Navy Yard
The National Park Service, USS Constitution Museum, and the United States Navy held a public meeting at the USS Constitution Museum on Sept. 26, to present their plans for the future of the Navy Yard. The Charlestown Navy Yard is…
All Aboard! Irish Naval Ship LÉ Samuel Beckett Makes Port Visit to Navy Yard
The National Parks of Boston will welcome LÉ Samuel Beckett, one of four offshore patrol vessels in the Irish Naval Service Fleet, at Pier 1 of the Navy Yard, from Oct. 3-7. During the port visit the ship will be berthed alongside…