The MGH Institute of Health Professions, following guidance from the state and Mass General Brigham, has adjusted its fall semester schedule. All of the Institute’s didactic courses will be delivered online, significantly reducing the number of students coming to campus…
Month: September 2020
The Anchor Partners With Community Organization for Voucher Program
The Anchor Venue in the Navy Yard is partnering with several local organizations to give free vouchers for food and beverages to kids in the neighborhood – including a potential socially-distanced afternoon for kids at the YMCA in Charlestown. Chris…
Bunker Hill Development Meetings Get Online Re-Start
The massive Bunker Hill Development mixed-income rehabilitation will begin City-sponsored review meetings with the community online this month, with the first meeting taking place on Sept. 9. Adelaide Grady, executive director of Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment for Leggatt McCall, said they are…
From Fitness to Feeding: Charlestown YMCA Was a Stopgap in Feeding the Town, Will Continue as Facility Re-Opens
Charlestown YMCA Director Dru Belli had one of the most adventurous first years that one might be able to have after taking the helm of a critical non-profit organization. Starting last October, changes came fast and furious – and then…
Harvest on Vine Food Pantry and COVID-19
By Tom MacDonald The demand for food at St. Mary-St. Catherine’s Harvest on Vine emergency food pantry has skyrocketed since COVID-19 hit. The number of families we serve has increased, and the amount of food we distribute has increased. Men…
Walsh, Boston Housing Authority Awards $2.5m in Food Distribution Contracts
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) is launching a $2.5 million partnership with local businesses and nonprofits to distribute hundreds of thousands of meals to its most vulnerable residents through the end of the year.…
Mayor Announces Boston Resiliency Fund Is Supporting Boston Lyric Opera
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that through a grant provided by the Boston Resiliency Fund, Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) will work with its local costume shop partner, CostumeWorks, to initially produce over 1,800 lip-reading-friendly clear-front face masks to support Boston’s…
Ethnic Studies Is a Must for Our Schools, Claim Boston City Councilors
Twelve of the 13 Boston City Councilors signed onto a letter supporting the Boston Teachers Union’s Ethnic Studies Now! Committee and its campaign to fully integrate Ethnic Studies into the City’s public school curriculum. The Committee, headed by educators from the Boston…
Boston Local Development Corporation Receives $693,000 CARES Grant
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced Monday that the Boston Local Development Corporation has received a $693,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to provide loans to…
COVID-19 Infection Rate Remains Steady in Charlestown
Charlestown’s COVID-19 infection rate and those testing positive for the virus remain well below the citywide average. Last week, the COVID-19 infection rate in Charlestown rose only 2.1 percent. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health…