New standards will apply to all workplaces when phased reopening begins On Monday, May 11, the Baker-Polito Administration announced a four-phase approach to reopening the Massachusetts economy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and published Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards that will apply…
Month: May 2020
Councilor Edwards calls for new approach on liquor licenses
Councilor Lydia Edwards filed an order for a hearing late last week to discuss a voluntary buyback of liquor licenses by the City of Boston. These newly acquired licenses could then be leased to businesses, which would help the City…
Navy Yard Artist Ready to Paint Away the COVID Blues
Watercolor painting seemed like a pretty good retirement pastime to Norman Strawbridge about seven years ago, until he learned how very difficult it is really is. Too bad he had already fallen in love with the challenge beforehand. Strawbridge has…
Looking Forward: Boston Public Schools Will Go Ahead With Choosing New Exam School Test
Supt. Brenda Cassellius said Boston Public Schools (BPS) will go forward with choosing a new exam school test provider for next fall, with several companies considering bids and a bid due date of May 15. During a call with the…
Suddenly There’s a Race: State Rep Race Features Both Charlestown and Chelsea Candidate
With the deadline for Nomination Papers for state offices coming this Tuesday, suddenly a race has emerged in the 2nd Suffolk House of Representatives district – which includes Charlestown and most of Chelsea. State Rep. Dan Ryan pulled Nomination Papers…
Despite Empty Roads, State’s Traffic Fatality Rate Doubled in April, Massdot Says
With COVID-19 causing less traffic on roads across the Commonwealth, speeding and traffic fatalities have increased over the past month, MassDOT said on Monday in an online press conference. Both Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh have addressed…
Historic Houses of the Month: Lynde’s Point and the Charlestown Wharf Company
The Lynde family immigrated from Dunstable, Bedfordshire England, to Charlestown during the Great Migration. Thomas Lynde (1615-1693), a maltster by trade, was known to be in Charlestown by 1634. Following his death the inventory of Deacon Thomas Lynde’s estate listed two…
Chelsea Councilor Damali Vidot Announces Run for State Representative
Special tot he Patriot-Bridge Damali Vidot, former President of the Chelsea City Council, is running for the 2nd Suffolk State House District seat currently held by State Rep. Dan Ryan. The district covers a majority of the City of Chelsea…
Charlestown Infection Rates Remain Low, Though Testing Levels Are Lowest in the City
Charlestown still has the fewest cases of COVID-19 of any neighborhood in Boston, but at the same time, it has had the fewest numbers of people tested (by far) of any neighborhood in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC)…
Bunker Hill Associates get Grant from Boston Resiliency Fund
The Bunker Hill Associates reported this week they were the recipient of a $45,000 grant from the Boston Resiliency Fund that will help them continue to deliver groceries to senior citizens in the community for another six to eight weeks.…