Just when those on the waterfront in the Navy Yard needed some good news, Charlestown Marina owners Chuck and Ann Lagasse stepped in to provide that welcome spark of spring re-opening. Last weekend, they announced that the HarborWalk between Pier…
Author: Seth Daniel
Save Pier 5 Advocates Bring in Major Lobbyist Tom O’Neil
Two groups of residents in the Navy Yard have initiated the services of Tom O’Neil – the former Lt. Governor and son of House Speaker Tip O’Neil – to act as a lobbying in seeking federal infrastructure funds for the…
Edwards Files ‘Letter of Opposition’ to Heritage Club Marijuana Proposal
In its second go-around with Councilor Lydia Edwards, proponents for the Heritage Club cannabis shop on Cambridge Street seem to have fared no better than the first time – with the councilor late last week filing an opposition letter to…
BPS Exploring the Idea of Offering Virtual School Next Year
The Boston Public Schools (BPS) has sent out a survey to parents this week to gauge whether there is interest in creating a Virtual School program that would continue remote learning options through next school year. The letter went out…
Officials Fully Committed to 2023 Rutherford Avenue Construction
Though there have been delays, and the Boston MPO announced recently it has pushed funding for the massive Rutherford Avenue reconstruction project to other projects for the time-being, the City said this week it is fully committed to the project…
With Delays, Rutherford Avenue Federal Funding Diverted to Other Projects
Delays in the Rutherford Avenue/Sullivan Square Re-Design project have pushed funding commitments from the Boston MPO to other projects – including a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project expansion now under construction in Jamaica Plain and Roxbury. With Rutherford and a…
Supt. Cassellius Announces Commission for Deployment of Federal Relief Funds
Advocates for public education approved of the Boston Public Schools (BPS) announcement this week to create a Commission that will advise Supt. Brenda Cassellius on the timeline and distribution of more than $400 million in federal dollars coming to the…
BPDA Takes Step Back in Deciding on Pier 5 Proposals
The process to evaluate and designate a developer among the three housing proposals put forth for the condemned Pier 5 site in the Navy Yard has taken a small step back, and there could be a slight delay in the…
Neighbors Applaud as MBTA Restores Charlestown Ferry May 22
The Charlestown Ferry didn’t take long to be restored, with the MBTA announcing this week they would restore the popular service on May 22 after discontinuing through the winter due to a budget crunch. The new schedules for MBTA ferry…
RISE Construction, One Mystic Partner With Veterans Partnership
RISE Construction – operated in part by Charlestown native Eric Gould – and the rest of the One Mystic development team have formalized an agreement with the Charlestown Veterans Partnership and the building trades to construct an elevator at Memorial…