Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown as well as the weekly positive test rate increased according to the latest data released on Friday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). According to the BPHC report, of…
Month: February 2021
Students ready for return to hybrid learning
Several hundred students are slated to begin their first day of in-person learning this school term on Monday in the long-awaited hybrid education model, but for some of those children, they will be walking into the school for the first…
Constitution hosts First Space Force Transfer Ceremony
The first Space Force commissioning ceremony aboard USS Constitution occurred Feb. 4, formally transferring an Air Force captain into the Space Force. The Space Force is a military service that organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect…
South End State Rep. Jon Santiago launches mayoral campaign
Bringing to the table a wealth of experiences from the State House, the emergency room and overseas deployments in the military, South End State Rep. Jon Santiago announced on Tuesday his intentions to run for mayor. Santiago has been considering…
Stories from the Shipyard: US Mason
By Mike Manning – Chair, Friends of the Boston Harborwalk The USS Mason, an Evarts-class destroyer escort, was ordered by the US Navy in early 1943. Her keel was laid down on October 14. Mason was launched off Boston Navy…
New Advisory Group members named for PLAN Charlestown
Some 26 people have been chosen for the long-awaited PLAN Charlestown Advisory Group, which began meeting last night, Feb. 24, beyond newspaper deadlines. The Advisory Group had been rolled out more than a year ago when PLAN Charlestown kicked off…
REP. JON SANTIAGO LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR
Santiago urges neighbors to join him in writing next chapter of “our Boston story” State Representative Jon Santiago announced his candidacy for Mayor of Boston. In a two minute video, produced in both English and Spanish, Santiago tells his personal…
Chain Forge hotel project gets another extension, looking at residential project
The Chain Forge hotel project in the Navy Yard is paying handsomely to extend their development designation for the old forge building, and in a tough COVID market for hotel financing, is looking to move towards a residential development. The…
Neighbors rush to help woman who lost her dog
The cannon on the USS Constitution fired at noon on Monday – as it does pretty much every day. The blast echoed through the Navy Yard, but it also became an unwelcome sound for Sue Morse’s dog – who took…
NEW Health kicks off Charlestown vaccination program
Last Tuesday NEW Health (North End Waterfront Health) kicked off its community COVID-19 vaccination program for eligible Massachusetts residents at the historic Old North Church and NEW Health’s Charlestown site. The program is currently open to Charlestown and North End…