By Adam Swift If you’re not in the holiday spirit yet, just wait until this weekend in Charlestown. All Roads Lead to Charlestown is rekindling an old-time holiday tradition in the neighborhood with the Charlestown Christmas Stroll from 11 a.m.…
BPDA Pulls RFP Off the Table for Pier 5, Rejects Three Residential Proposals
Several Charlestown groups are celebrating a huge win after the Boston Planning and Development Agency decided to pull a Request for Proposals (RFP) off the table for the development of housing on Pier 5 in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The…
ABCD Kickoff Annual Fuel Assistance Program
With temperatures in Charlestown expected to dip into the 20s at night this week and not exceed 54 degrees for the next few days many low-income residents will be left out in the cold. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause…
NEW Health Adds Kids’ Vaccination to Booster Shot Clinic in Town
The North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) has added kids’ vaccinations to its ongoing booster shot and vaccination clinic in Charlestown at 15 Tufts St. “The health center is currently offering the recently approved Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5…
North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project Look-Ahead
Special to the Patriot-Bridge This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described…
DiDomenico Secures $1 Million for Nonprofits in his District
On November 10, Senator Sal DiDomenico announced he successfully secured a total of $1 million in funding for local community non-profit organizations in the cities of Everett, Chelsea, Cambridge and Charlestown. These funds will give essential aid to non-profits working in these communities. DiDomenico’s amendment was included…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Declines
After hundreds of Charlestown residents gathered with friends and family over Thanksgiving weekend, public health officials are keeping a close eye for increases in COVID-19 infections in the neighborhood. While Charlestown weekly COVID positive test rate did decrease last week,…
Start the New Year With a New Career at the MBTA
The MBTA is aggressively hiring new employees to join its dynamic workforce. It takes many people to move over a million trips a day, and the 6,500-person MBTA is redoubling efforts to hire hundreds of open positions – from train…
Gil Elected to the Board of Directors of the New England Employee Benefits Council
The New England Employee Benefits Council (NEEBC), a leading source of unbiased employee benefits and total rewards education and professional development opportunities, announces that Charlestown resident Marianna Gil, a long-time NEEBC supporter and among our speakers and panelists, has been…
Stories from the Shipyard: USS Macdonough (DD-351) and USS Monaghan (DD-354) in Action on December 7, 1941
By Michael P. Manning, Chair, Friends of the Boston Harborwalk Eighty years ago next week, the Japanese Imperial Navy Air Service launched a surprise and devastating attack on United States Pacific Fleet bases in Hawaii at Hickam Field and Pearl…
News Brief
Concert at St. John’s Set for Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. St. John’s Church will sponsor a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the church located at 27 Devens St., and everyone is invited to attend. The…
NSMHA CEO Jackie K. Moore Announces Retirement
North Suffolk Mental Health Association Chief Executive Officer Jackie K. Moore, Ph.D., has announced her intent to retire after more than 16 years at the helm of the Chelsea-based behavioral health nonprofit. The NSMHA Board of Directors has engaged national…