The Charlestown COVID positive test rate increased a whopping 91 percent between September 13 and September 20 but has since come down. According to the weekly report released Monday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), 685 Charlestown residents were…
Author: John Lynds
Charlestown Went With Wu and Essaibi George During Last Week’s Preliminary Election
Boston voters as a whole picked Michelle Wu and Anissa Essaibi George to advance to the November General Election for Boston Mayor, and Charlestown voters also supported the two for Mayor during last Tuesday’s Preliminary Election. Voters narrowed the field…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Increased Over 90 Percent
Last week, Charlestown COVID positive test rate neared the 5 percent threshold the CDC and city used during the height of the pandemic last year to begin reconsidering the phased reopening of certain businesses, public spaces and events. Aside from…
Wu and Essaibi George to Square Off for Mayor in November Election
In a historic election where four women candidates of color and one male candidate of color all vied for Mayor of Boston, voters on Tuesday have narrowed the field of seven candidates down to two. On Tuesday, Michelle Wu and…
Charlestown’s COVID Positive Test-Rate Decreases
With a new school year in full swing, a large percentage of students under the age of 12 still unvaccinated and the Delta variant of the COVID 19 virus still raging city health officials are keeping a close eye on…
Remembering the Local Victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 Attacks 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago on Sept. 10, 2001, 2,996 people went to sleep not knowing the horrors the next day would bring. Among them, 246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights, 2,606 people went to sleep in…
Boston West Nile Virus Risk Level Has Been Raised
At the end of last week the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) announced that Boston’s West Nile Virus risk level has been raised from moderate to high. This designation by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is based on the…
Boston’s Municipal Primary Set for Tuesday, September 14
Next Tuesday on September 14 Charlestown voters will head to the polls during the Boston Municipal Primary election and cast their ballots for Mayor and At-Large City Councilor. Charlestown voters will choose from a field of seven mayoral candidates and…
Janey Withdraws Waterfront District Municipal Harbor Plan
Last week, Acting Mayor Mayor Kim Janey announced the city’s withdrawal of the Downtown Waterfront District Municipal Harbor Plan and will focus city efforts on creating a more equitable and resilient waterfront in Charlestown and other coastal Boston neighborhoods. Janey…
British Consul General Peter Abbott Tours Chelsea Creek
Last Friday, British Consul General Peter Abbott, in partnership with Mystic River Watershed Association, GreenRoots Chelsea, and Climable.org, hosted a Climate Equity Boat Ride through Chelsea Creek. Abbott got a first hand look at the effects climate change may pose…