Month: December 2020
Developer Files High-Rise Plans for New Community on Flynn Junkyard
What has for generations been the junkyard on the way to Somerville now has grand plans to become a large, 29-story, high-rise living community just on the edge of Charlestown – with developer Scott Brown of Fulcrum Global Investors filing…
Tovar Family Gives Thanks After Relocation, COVID-19 Fight
Last week, on these pages, the newspaper highlighted the very real challenges for Mimi Tovar and her family in relocating to South Boston as one of the first wave of families relocated for the upcoming Bunker Hill Redevelopment. Just days…
Police Briefs 12-24-2020
Investigate Property 12/03/20 – A victim on Chelsea Street reported unknown person(s) entered her home between 3 and 7 p.m. before removing some items, although she wasn’t sure at this that what had been taken from the residence. Officers saw no…
The True Spirit of Christmas
The Christmas season usually is the most wonderful time of the year. But Christmas, 2020, is anything but wonderful. We are undergoing a degree of hardship unlike any that we have experienced in our lifetime. More Americans are dying each…
Thank you to the ‘Angel from Chestnut Street’
Louise Potter trudged around in the deep snow last Friday behind the Mass General Hospital, painstakingly looking for the address of her appointment – but to no avail.Having abided by the calls to stay home and not go out, Potter…
The Anchor Shines a Light on the Holidays
The Anchor in the Navy Yard has gotten into the spirit of the holiday, unveiling their winter and holiday festivities last Saturday, Dec. 19, and will continue a Winter Garden through the season.The Anchor has prided itself on providing guests…
Stories from the Shipyard: USS Housatonic
By Mike Manning – Chair – Friends of the Boston Harborwalk In terms of name recognition, USS Housatonic is another lesser known vessel built in the Boston Navy Yard (Charlestown). However, she would become recognized as the victim of a…
Tovar Family gives thanks after relocation, COVID-19 fight
Last week, on these pages, the newspaper highlighted the very real challenges for Mimi Tovar and her family in relocating to South Boston as one of the first wave of families relocated for the upcoming Bunker Hill Redevelopment.Just days after…
Developer files plans for new high-rise community on Flynn junkyard
What has for generations been the junkyard on the way to Somerville now has grand plans to become a large, 29-story, high-rise living community just on the edge of Charlestown – with developer Scott Brown of Fulcrum Global Investors filing…