The Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Tuesday that the first case of the P.1 COVID-19 variant of concern, which originated in Brazil, has been detected in Massachusetts. The individual is a woman in her 30s who resides in Barnstable…
Month: March 2021
Halbert, Barros, and Santiago Speak to the Charlestown Community About Their Campaigns
The Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard hosted a candidate forum on March 11, where City Council-At large candidate David Halbert and mayoral candidates John Barros and Jon Santiago spoke about their platforms and addressed questions and concerns from Charlestown…
Chairman Ryan Reports Legislature Extends Vote-By-Mail Through June
The Massachusetts House of Representatives and state Senate on Thursday March 11, passed legislation to extend mail-in voting and early voting options for elections held through the end of June 2021. The vote-by-mail provision was previously set to expire at…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Spikes Dramatically
After experiencing a 185 percent increase in the weekly COVID-19 positive test rate two weeks ago things have seemed to have leveled off in Charlestown. Last week the cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate in Charlestown went up slightly and the…
Edwards, Wu and O’Malley File City Divestment Ordinance
Councilors Lydia Edwards, Michelle Wu and Matt O’Malley have filed an ordinance that would require the city to divest from the tobacco industry, fossil fuel companies, and private prisons. “What we choose to invest in is a reflection of our…
Heritage Club Presents Plans Again With Traffic Study
After being sent back to the drawing board by the Boston Cannabis Board (BCB) last fall due to ownership concerns and the lack of a traffic study in the Lost Village, the Heritage Club’s owner Nike John returned for a…
Police Briefs 03-18-2021
Charlestown Beat Robbery 03/14/2021 – Officers responded to a radio call for a person with a gun at Speedway gas station at 123 Cambridge St. The victim stated he observed an unknown male suspect enter the store and go inside…
The Filibuster Must End
The pros and cons of maintaining the filibuster in the U.S. Senate have reached the forefront of political discussion as never before — and with good reason. Whether one believes that the filibuster protects the minority from the so-called tyranny…
Marvelous Marvin Was a Great Fighter and a Great Person
The boxing world lost one of its all-time greats with the sudden passing of Marvelous Marvin Hagler this past week. Hagler, a native of Newark who moved to Brockton as a teenager, reigned as the undisputed middleweight boxing champion of…
Guest Op-Ed: Pier 5 a Critical Choice for Charlestown
By Paul Digiammarino Charlestown faces a critical choice, which is decades overdue. As requested by the Boston Planning and Development Agency [BPDA], three developers recently submitted proposals to restore or replace blighted Pier 5 in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The…