Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) kicked off the annual Fuel Assistance Program at its office in Charlestown back in November. Now, ABCD President/CEO John J. Drew is urging Charlestown residents to apply for fuel aid as federal funding to…
Author: John Lynds
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Decreases
Ten days after Mayor Michelle Wu and the city implemented the ‘B Together” mandate that requires all employees and patrons at indoor venues to show proof of vaccination, Charlestown’s weekly COVID 19 positive test rate has dipped for the second…
AG and Charlestown Resident Maura Healey Announces Bid for Governor
Standing in Maverick Square in East Boston last Thursday Attorney General Maura Healey officially announced her candidacy for Governor of Massachusetts. Healey has long been touted as the successor to Gov. Charlie Baker’s governorship and emerged as a frontrunner for…
Proof of Vaccine Begins in Charlestown and Across the City for Indoor Venues
Indoor venues in Charlestown like restaurants, bars and gyms began adjusting to Mayor Michelle Wu’s new mandate that requires workers and patrons at all indoor venues to show proof of vaccination in order to bend the curve of the latest…
Charlestown’s COVID Positive Test Rate Decreases 6 Percent
The COVID 19 winter surge may be slowing down a bit in Charlestown. With nearly 3 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week still turning out to be positive, the weekly positive test rate here declined.…
Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards to Be Sworn in as Senator Today
First Suffolk & Middlesex Senator-elect Lydia Edwards will be sworn into the state senate Thursday during a ceremony at the State House. The event will officially mark the end of Edward’s tenure as Charlestown’s City Councilor, a neighborhood she has…
BPDA to Hold Meeting on Sullivan Square Project
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will be hosting a virtual Impact Advisory Group (IAG) meeting on the Draft Project Impact Report (DPIR) for the One Mystic Avenue project. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 19 from 6:00…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Increases to Nearly 30 Percent
The COVID 19 virus continues to spread across Charlestown with 3 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week turning out to be positive. Deaths from the virus are also rising at an alarming rate citywide as…
Bonetti Named Interim Chief of Staff for Councilor/Senator-Elect Edwards
Last week District 1 City Councilor (Senator-elect) Lydia Edwards announced that the North End’s Michael Bonetti will serve as interim Chief of Staff for the office after the departure of Ricardo Patron to the Wu Admionistration. Bonetti has worked for…
Charlestown’s City Councilor Lydia Edwards Becomes Senator-Elect Edwards
On Tuesday, voters in the First Suffolk & Middlesex district went to the polls and elected District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards to serve as their next state senator. Once sworn in Edwards will become the first woman and the…