At-Large Chelsea City Councilor and Candidate for State Representative of the Second Suffolk District, Damali Vidot, recently recognized the Massachusetts Legislature and Gov. Charlie Baker for developing and implementing the Commonwealth’s first-ever vote by mail program. Today, she’s urging residents…
Month: July 2020
Whole Foods Hit with Lawsuit on BLM Masks, Company Denies Reports of Firing for Wearing Such Masks
Several former and current Whole Foods employees filed a federal lawsuit against the grocery store company in Boston Federal Court on Monday alleging the company fired employees for wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ facemasks to work, but Whole Foods contends it…
BPDA Extends Rent Deferment for Qualified Commercial Tenants
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board last week authorized the agency to extend its rent deferment program for qualified commercial tenants at BPDA-owned properties through September. The agency launched this program in April as a way to support the small…
Splash Down! Charlestown’s Clougherty Pool Opens with Appointments, Precautions
Visiting the dentist has always required an appointment, but a trip to the public pool in Charlestown – well, in the era of COVID-19, that too requires an appointment. Cheers went up from the huddled and hot masses in the…
Lechmere Viaduct Rehabilitation Update
As part of the Green Line Transformation (GLT) program, work is continuing on the Lechmere Viaduct Rehabilitation project, in which the MBTA is rehabilitating and replacing track on the historic, concrete arched structure. Marine mobilization has begun and starting Wednesday, July…
For the Record
From the July 16, 10 a.m., City Council Committee on Government Operations Working Session: The Committee will hold a working session on a petition for a special law re: An Act Relative to the Zoning Board of Appeal. The Chair of the…
Change Military Base Names Immediately
If you’re like us, then it truly has been a revelation in these past few weeks to learn that U.S. military installations throughout the South were named in “honor” of Confederate heroes in the Civil War. Whenever we would hear…
A Depressing Thought – Summer Is Half Over
The summer of our discontent — the summer that hasn’t been — is just about half over. June has come and gone and we are just past the midway point of July, which means that there are only seven weekends…
Letter to the Editor
Please Return the Flowers To the Editor, This letter request the neighborhood help in finding and returning the missing window box flowers removed from St. Mary Church steps. They were removed Sunday July, 19 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. …
GLX to Coordinate Series of Major Crane Lifts Again at Lechmere Viaduct
Massive precast concrete pier caps will be lifted into place atop new Lechmere Viaduct support columns. Detours for motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles will be in effect Friday through Sunday evenings. The MBTA announced Friday it will begin a series…