Last week, Acting Mayor Kim Janey announced that Charlestown’s John F. Kennedy Family Service Center was one of 39 local, non-profit organizations to receive grant money through the Food Sovereignty and Community Grants programs. The grants, totaling $2.2 million to…
Author: John Lynds
Parks Department Completes First Street Tree Inventory as Part of City’s Urban Forest Plan
Earlier this year, the City of Boston launched its first ever Urban Forest Plan with the hope it will help the city prioritize, preserve, and grow the tree canopy throughout Boston for decades to come. “The Boston Urban Forest Plan…
BPDA Approves 6-Story Hood Park Addition
At its October 14 board meeting the Boston Planning and Development Agency approved an update to the previously approved Hood Park project. The BPDA approved the project’s proposed 6-story addition to the existing building located at 100 Hood Park Drive…
Edwards to Host Discussion on Race and Equity
On Tuesday, October 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Charlestown Peace Park, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards will host another discussion about race and equity. The discussion is part of an ongoing series to address race and equity in…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Stays the Same
After the Charlestown COVID positive test rate remained the same for two weeks in a row the numbers dropped last week according to the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). According to the weekly report released Monday by the BPHC, 717…
Four Charlestown Projects on the Docket for Next ZBA Hearing
Four Charlestown projects will be on the docket for the next Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) virtual hearing scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. The hearing will be held virtually via video teleconference and telephone via the webex…
P-EBT Comes to an End
To address the fallout from the pandemic and economic downturn that increased unemployment and food insecurity locally the feds and the state extended the Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program that was launched at the height of the pandemic. P-EBT is a…
NEW Health in Charlestown Now Offering Pfizer Booster Shots
North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) Charlestown location has begun offering Pfizer booster shots to eligible individuals who have received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, with the second at least six months prior. NEW Health, a federally qualified health…
Charlestown High School Receives Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation Grant
For a third year in a row Charlestown High School will be the beneficiary of a Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation grant. Last week the foundation announced its 2021 Relationship Grants, totaling $200,000 to nonprofit organizations that support educational programs in…
Michelle Wu Will Be First on the Mayoral Ballot in November
At the random drawing at City Hall Monday to determine the position of the Boston Mayoral Ballot, Michelle Wu’s name came out of the perforated bingo drum first and will appear on the top of the mayoral ballot in November…