By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Flatley Company held its first of three meetings scheduled over the next few months on Wednesday, Oct. 26, to discuss open spaces and resiliency at its proposed 25.5-acre development at 425 Medford Street, the site…
Residents Suggest Ideas for BHCC Parking Lots
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), in conjunction with members of PLAN: Charlestown, an initiative to reshape the future of the neighborhood, held a workshop Thursday, Oct. 27, to discuss potential redevelopment plans for the…
Municipal Court Hosts Bicentennial Celebration
The Charlestown Division of Boston Municipal Court was pleased and honored to host a Bicentennial Celebration on October 28. They were joined by approximately fifty 6th grade students from the Harvard Kent Elementary School, who toured the Courthouse and participated…
Suffolk County Sheriff Tompkins Named ‘Employer of the Year’
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was named “Employer of the Year” by the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE). Reacting to the unexpected honor of becoming the first-ever recipient of the award, Sheriff Tompkins expressed his appreciation for both…
North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra Performs Music of Strauss, Lalo, and Sibelius Nov. 13
The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra will begin its 74th season when Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts a program featuring the music of Johann Strauss, Edouard Lalo, and Jean Sibelius on Sunday, November 13, 3 p.m. at Swampscott High School. Grammy…
News Briefs
The 182nd Harvest Fair The 182nd Harvest Fair will be held at St. John’s Church, Charlestown, 27 Devens Street on Saturday, November 12 from 10am to 2pm and includes a Turkey Dinner. Join friends and family for a delicious meal then…
Customers Encouraged To Enroll in Payment Assistance Programs With National Grid
Special to the Times-Free Press National Grid is urging customers facing rising winter energy bills to consider company-offered programs that can spread bills across several months and explore payment assistance programs offered by state and federal agencies and regional non-profits.…
ScrubaDub, Community Servings Partner on 30th ‘Pie in the Sky’
Community Servings, a nonprofit provider of medically tailored meals and nutrition services, and a leader in “food is medicine” research, advocacy and policy, is teaming up with ScrubaDub Auto Wash Centers once again for the 30th annual Pie in the…
An Important Election With Big Ballot Questions
This Tuesday, November 8, is state election day in Massachusetts. With two-term incumbent Governor Charlie Baker having chosen not to seek re-election, voters will be choosing a new governor for the first time in eight years. The contest between Democrat…
Letters to the Editor
Destined to Fail To the Editor, The St. Francis/POUA withdrew its Article 80 Large Project Waiver Request for the Helm Project on the eve of the October 24 public hearing. Hopefully, St. Francis/POUA has acknowledged that its Helm project, the…
Guest Op-Ed: Preserving More Deeply Affordable Units Across the Commonwealth
By Joseph J. Corcoran This past week, the Joseph J Corcoran Company broke ground on a 330 unit mixed income transformation of the Innes Apartments. It will replace a 1950’s built, 96-unit, public housing development owned by the Chelsea Housing…