For communities of color, the access to health care has been shown to be a serious obstacle to health and wellness during the pandemic. A major aspect of that has been the underrepresentation of Black, Indigenous and People of Color…
Month: June 2021
BCDC Voices Grave Concerns Over One Mystic
Members of the Boston Civic Design Commission (BCDC) expressed numerous concerns about the design, height and connectivity of the proposed One Mystic residential tower during a review meeting on Tuesday night. The BCDC is an appointed group of architects that…
USS Constitution to Thank Healthcare Workers, First Responders
USS Constitution is scheduled to go underway from Charlestown Navy Yard, Massachusetts on Friday, June 11, at 10 a.m. to recognize and honor the service of healthcare workers and first responders during the Global pandemic of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Approximately…
Has America Gone from on the Brink to Over the Edge?
With Americans emerging cicada-like from the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, one would think that this would be a time of joy as we resume participating in all of the things that make life worth living. But rather than embracing in…
Letters to the Editor
Remember our History To the Editor, The Battlefield of June 17th 1775, is not lost to the Historians of Charlestown, NPS or National Military historians. It is the “First Continental Army” Veterans Memorial Battlefield of our Nation. Charlestown Residents live in…
Guest Op-Ed: Boston Needs More Affordable, Affordable Housing
By Councilor Annissa Essaibi George Right now, Boston’s residents are struggling to pay rent, our families can’t find or afford stable housing, and too many individuals are experiencing chronic homelessness. The past year has only emphasized these realities and the…
St. Francis Church Confirmation
Unexpected Memorial Day Wreaths Find a Place in Remembering
Sean Boyle said he just wanted to do something to help remembering fallen soldiers amidst all the celebration of the lifting of COVID restrictions, the beginning of summer and the entry of much better weather. After a call to the…
Bunker Hill or Bust! With No Parade or Bunker Hill Activities Again, Time to Improvise
A large group of volunteers and neighborhood leaders have mobilized to put together an improvised celebration for the Battle of Bunker Hill Day and the normal celebrations that lead up to that sacred day on the Charlestown calendar – as…
CNC Backs Preservation Society’s Work With Charlestown Working Theatre
The Charlestown Neigh-borhood Council (CNC) backed a plan by the Charlestown Preservation Society (CPS) to work exclusively with the Charlestown Working Theatre to try to secure a Community Preservation Act (CPA) grant for the theatre’s Bunker Hill Street building. The…