While public meetings for the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) planning initiatives, including PLAN: Charlestown, are currently on hold per guidance issued by Mayor Martin Walsh, planning staff are continuing to prepare and review planning materials, the BPDA said…
Month: March 2020
Mayflower Sails 2020 in Navy Yard to be Postponed
In light of the current public health crisis related to COVID-19, recent guidance issued by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s office regarding public gatherings and recommendations by the CDC, Mayflower Sails 2020 is being postponed. The original event had been scheduled…
SJC Issues Order Restricting Court Appearances to Emergency Matters
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on Tuesday ordered that, because of the public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning March 18 and until at least April 6, the only matters that will be heard in-person in Massachusetts state…
Neighborhood Round-Up
All Public Facilities at National Parks in Boston to Close Until April 6 Following guidance from the CDC and recommendations from state and local public health officials, all public federal facilities at the National Parks of Boston are temporarily closed.…
Marathon Runners Approach Postponement With ‘Boston Strong’ Attitude
Charlestown’s Emily Runey has been training very hard since December to run the Boston Marathon in April for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute – the medical center where her retired firefighter father gets his cancer treatment. It has been a…
Archdiocese Suspends Daily and Sunday Masses
Charlestown’s Catholic Churches have long been the center of faith, social gathering and interaction as parishioners join in prayer, especially during Lent. Each Sunday at churches like St. Mary’s Church and Saint Francis de Sales Parish, hundreds come to gather,…
MBTA Tweaks Reduced Service Schedule
In an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, the MBTA announced last week it would be reducing frequency in service to help facilitate social distancing. However, following Tuesday’s implementation of service reductions that led to crowded trains on some…
SBA to Provide Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus up to $2 Million in Assistance Loans
SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement last Friday in response to the President’s address to the nation: “The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions. Small businesses are vital…
Encore Boston Harbor Shuts Down for at Least Two-Weeks
The Encore Boston Harbor resort and casino closed its doors for at least two weeks on Sunday at 6 a.m., following several days of intense debate on whether to stay open or to close – all intermingled with the emergence…
State Announces $10 Million in Small Business Assistance for Covid-19 Damages
State Rep. Dan Ryan is joining the Baker Administration in championing an immediate effort to provide $10 million in assistance to small businesses across the state – an effort announced earlier this week in cooperation with the U.S. Small Business…