More residents are being tested than previously, but Charlestown still lags far behind the rest of the city’s neighborhoods in the numbers being tested – yet at the same time there are still relatively few cases and a rather low…
Month: June 2020
COVID-19 Testing Now Available to All Charlestown and North End Residents
NEW Health, a federally qualified health center and an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Medical Center, has opened its Charlestown COVID-19 testing site to all Charlestown and North End residents. The site first opened May 18 at 15 Tufts…
Wakefield Company Vying to Replace Mystic Generation Station With Wind Power “Highway”
For decades, environmental activists and hopeful residents have opined for the day that clean wind power could replace the gas-powered Mystic Station powerplant on Everett’s waterfront, just a few hundred yards away from Charlestown’s heavily residential areas. Now, that day…
Neighborhood Roundup
FCNY Photo Contest Open to All To remind us how important community and art are during these challenging and difficult times, FCNY is sponsoring a Photo Contest, inspired, and judged, by Charlestown photographer Ryan Pettaway. The theme is, “Showcase What…
Most of the Protesters Are Not Looters
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government…
Guest Op-Ed: Tough Conversations
By Damali Vidot In recent months, our lives have changed significantly. Canceled events, learning/teaching and working from home, lay-offs, masks covering the warm smiles that once greeted us and the fear of illness or loss have lingered on our minds…
Guest Op-Ed: The Boston Reopen Fund Is Helping Small Businesses Open Their Doors While Keeping Our Community Safe
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and safety of the people of Boston has been my top priority. As our city and our state begin a gradual reopening process, based on clear…
Letters to the Editor
A Legend To the Editor, It’s so hard to write a tribute to a man I’ve known and loved since I was 5 years old when, at times, he became an extended member of the Whelan family. With his curly…