By Councilor Lydia Edwards Charlestown is a special place and it has been my honor to represent the neighborhood for the last two years. This special place faces unique challenges. Charlestown is one square mile and is going through growing…
Month: May 2020
Guest Op-ed: Filling out the U.S. Census Is an Effective and Safe Way to Support Your Community Right Now
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Every 10 years, the Federal government conducts a Census, counting every person living in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and five U.S. territories. This is more than just a headcount; the Census determines everything from…
Guest Op-ed: What the Covid-19 Crisis Tells Us about Climate Change … and Ourselves
By Michael Parker The devastation and destruction caused by the COVID-19 crisis was seemingly unimaginable – millions sickened, at least 100,000 U.S. deaths, and a shattered economy. However, the potential for devastation on this scale from a pandemic has been…
Guest Op-ed: Front Lines Not Headlines
By State Rep. Dan Ryan In the very near future, I will be announcing the kick-off of my 2020 campaign for re-election. This is a campaign for which I was readying. I had collected twice the number of signatures needed to get on the ballot by…
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New Health Charlestown Begins Testing Site Outside Clinic
Charlestown has been plagued by low testing numbers – the lowest in the City by far – throughout the COVID-19 response, but now NEW Health Charlestown has stepped up to try to bridge that gap by establishing the first testing…
Charlestown Sailor’s WWII Submarine is Discovered
By Bill Durette The USS Grayback was a highly-decorated submarine having earned two Presidential Naval Citations. One of its crewmembers was Charlestown’s George Ferry, who was lost at sea with the Grayback until recently when researchers were able to locate…
Battle of Bunker Hill Day Parade Will Continue On…in the Car
Like the Revolutionary-era conflict that is celebrated throughout mid-June, the Battle of Bunker Hill Day Parade is not going down this year without a fight – or at least a festive drive around the Town. Long-time Parade coordinator Arthur Hurley…
Three New Test Companies Bid for Exam School Test
Three high-level testing companies have submitted bids to Boston Public Schools to be the next Exam School Test provider – potentially administering their first test for entrance into the City’s three elite 7-12 schools this fall. Supt. Brenda Cassellius said…
First Lt. James Connors Following in the Military Path of Gillen Family
First Lt. James P. Connors is following closely in the footsteps of his uncle, the late Commander Robert L. Gillen, as he just finished Ranger training on May 15, and is being deployed from Ft. Drumm (New York) to Afghanistan.…