By Merrill Matthews The Department of Health and Human Services has a new plan to cut drug spending. But it’s not a change for the better. To lower spending in Medicare Part B — the component of Medicare that covers…
Month: August 2019
Townie Sports
Charlestown is the Citywide Baseball League Champs Last Wednesday, on a cool and foggy Southie evening at Moakley Field, the Charlestown Little Leaguers battled the All-Dorchester Sports League (ADSL) for the Citywide baseball title. Charlestown had posted a 1-2 record…
Flip Flop Regatta
Mr. Tony Bennett
Informal Listening Sessions to Begin for Planning Process
Utilizing the same planning coordinator as East Boston has used for its Master Plan, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) announced this week it will begin informal meetings with the community on Aug. 19 to hear what the neighborhood…
DLJ Hopes to Have 40 Warren Occupied Next Summer
Principles at DLJ Partners are moving ahead at a quick pace on the 40 Warren St. office building, adding a fourth floor and creating high-end office space in a former Urban Renewal building that had worn out its useful life.…
Suspicious Device in Navy Yard Turns Out to Be Marketing Ploy
In what can be chalked up to the worst guerilla, crowd marketing idea since the last guerilla, crowd marketing idea in Charlestown (i.e., Sullivan Square 2007), the National Parks Service (NPS) and the Boston Police worked frantically for about an…
Route 1 North Roadway Configuration Shifts Aug. 19
The Massachusetts Depart-ment of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that the lane closures and roadway configuration on Route 1 northbound in Chelsea will shift on Monday, August 19, so that the center lane on this section of highway will be closed…
Coalition’s Shannon Lundin Promoted to Program Manager
Due to evolving needs of the Charlestown community and growth and expansion within the Charlestown Coalition, the previous Community Outreach Coordinator, Shannon Lundin, has been promoted to the Program Manager for Addiction and Recovery Services. In her new role, Lundin will be…
Chamber Hopes Inhabit App Will Weave Together Groups in Charlestown
A new mobile phone app will launch today, Aug. 15, in a partnership between the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce and the Inhabit app company – an app that the Chamber hopes will streamline events and fundraisers throughout the Town. The…