City Councilor Lydia Edwards spoke out strongly last week against the guilty verdict of two City Hall employees in the Boston Calling extortion case, saying the verdict sets a damaging precedent for public servants looking to promote good jobs. The…
Month: August 2019
North Washington Street Bridge (Charlestown Bridge) Construction Look-Ahead
August 11 – August 24 Travel Impacts •Inbound: One lane and all turn movements available from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on most weekdays. •Outbound: One lane and all turn movements available from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. on most weekdays. Paul…
Neighborhood Round Up
Navy Jazz Band Saturday The Friends of the Training Field will be having a concert with the Navy Jazz Band on Saturday, Aug. 17, in the Training Field. It will be the second concert of the season in the Training…
BPDA Asks for Two-Month Extension for Massport on Little Mystic
While it looks like Massport, and the AutoPort, will get a renewed lease to use the Little Mystic parcels for parking damaged cars, documents from the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) indicated they needed more time to negotiate that…
Big Agenda for Charlestown at August BPDA Board Meeting
Thursday’s BPDA Board meeting features a big agenda for Charlestown, with at least five items of interest on the slate to be considered. In addition to the Little Mystic lease extension, four other items will also be taken up, including:…
Police Briefs 08-15-2019
Charlestown Beat Death Investigation 08/05/19 – Officers responded to Dry Dock Two in the Charlestown Navy Yard, where they observed a body submerged in the water by a set of stairs. The victim was pronounced deceased at 8: 15 a.m.,…
Our Glorious Summer Days
When we think of the “dog days of summer,” what comes to mind are the languid and sultry days of early to mid-August, when the heat and humidity combine to make for a stew that can make even the most…
Guest Op-Ed : President Trump Is Providing Hope for Kidney Patients
By Alex M. Azar II President Trump has promised to fight for the forgotten men and women of America—those whose needs and suffering have been too often unheeded by their government. One forgotten group in healthcare is the millions of…
Letter to the Editor
Is Everything Okay at City Hall? To the Editor, Is everything okay at City Hall these days? Has the record- breaking July heat temperatures affected some statements made by the Mayor and the Boston Planning and Development Agency that are…
Townie Tidbits
By Sal Giarratani Who is an Alien? I was always been a science fiction fan growing up, and I remember those space shows on TV Saturday mornings. Back in those days it was nothing but cowboys, cops or outer space.…