Ruthzee Louijeune, an attorney and advocate, this week launched her campaign for Boston City Council. “Today, I am announcing my candidacy for Boston City Council At-Large,” said Ruthzee Louijeune. “I have the experience and conviction needed to lead this city…
Month: March 2021
Boston Students and Parents Call for Substantial State Funding as Schools Reopen
With the promised funding from the landmark education bill that was signed into law before the COVID pandemic hit is still up in the air, Boston students and parents last Tuesday called for the state to fully fund the Student…
Bunker Hill Associates Schedule Blood Drive in April
The Bunker Hill Associates and Mass General Hospital will collaborate on another blood drive this coming April 3 utilizing an MGH Mobile van outside the Knights of Columbus Hall. The blood drive will be the second of its type sponsored…
Committee Awards Community Fund Grants, Focuses on Future of New Funding Mission
Members of the Charlestown Community Fund Committee voted to awards some much-needed infusions of cash to local non-profits on Monday, but the more important business of the day was to begin outlining how the “new” mission of the fund would…
Questions Remain Unanswered After Brutal Homicide on Quiet, Private Way
When neighbors in the Cook Street area started seeing more activity on the weekends at 6 Mystic Place over the last few months – things like caterers putting out huge garbage bags of food and trash in front of other…
Neighborhood Round Up
Girls Softball Registration Registration is officially open for Charlestown Girls Softball. There will be divisions for: Instructional/8U, 10 and under, 12 and under and 14 and under. For more information visit their website www.charlestowngirlssoftball.com. Blood Drive with MGH-Hosted by the…
News Briefs
Edwards to Host Annual Women’s Event, Selected as Boston’s Most Impactful Black Women In celebration of Women’s History Month, Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards is hosting her annual “Lead with Lydia” Women’s Event on Thursday, March 25, at 5:30 p.m.…
Teamsters Local 25 Autism Fund Announces Grant to Special Townies
The Teamsters Local 25 Autism Fund provided grants totaling more than $350,000 to organizations dedicated to autism research, services and awareness – including Special Townies. Organization leaders received the great news during a virtual Zoom presentation hosted by Teamsters Local…
Briefs
Girls Softball Registration Registration is officially open for Charlestown Girls Softball. There will be divisions for: Instructional/8U, 10 and under, 12 and under and 14 and under. For more information visit their website www.charlestowngirlssoftball.com. Blood Drive With MGH-Hosted by the…
Violence Against the AAPI Community Must End
Prejudice, discrimination, and violence against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community has existed ever since immigrants from China began to arrive in America in the 1850s. The first anti-immigration law in our nation’s history, the Chinese…