National Park Service officials in Charlestown are still awaiting guidance this week about what President Joe Biden’s executive order mandating masks and social distancing on federal property might mean for areas like the Monument and the Navy Yard. Michael Creasey,…
Author: Seth Daniel
Encore Resumes 24-hour Service; Brings back Furloughed Employees
Encore Boston Harbor announced last Friday that, due to the lifting of state restrictions, it will re-open 24-hours a day starting Wednesday, Jan. 27, and that expansion will allow them to bring back 500 furloughed employees. It is a change…
Three Lively Proposals Look to Liven up Blighted Pier 5
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) told the development community they would need to be creative with any proposals from the blighted, condemned Pier 5 in the Navy Yard, and three entities did just that proposing innovative plans for…
BPDA Board Gives Approval to Bunker Hill Redevelopment Plan
It was a mixed bag of feelings in the Town as the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board approved the Bunker Hill Redevelopment plan at its meeting on Jan. 14, thus paving the way for construction to potentially begin…
Charlestown Would Lose 17 Seats Under the New Exam School Admissions Formula
The Exam School Admissions Criteria Working Group has released the most accurate simulation of available seats per neighborhood under the new, one-year admissions policy and that simulations shows that while some neighborhoods would gain many seats, Charlestown would lose approximately…
Attorney General Healey Looking at Complaint Against DA Rollins
Attorney General Maura Healey’s office confirmed to the newspaper this week that they are looking into a complaint filed with them against DA Rachael Rollins concerning an alleged road rage incident that happened at Dorchester’s South Bay Mall on Christmas…
Council Debates Special Election Home Rule Petition, Moves to Hearing
City Councilor Lydia Edwards is now in the process of scheduling a hearing to review and discuss a Home Rule Petition that would be sent to the State Legislature requesting that a potential mayoral Special Election in June be waived.…
New Middle School at Charlestown High Would Have Unique Academics, More Activities
A large group of Boston Public Schools (BPS) administrators told the community this month that the new middle school at Charlestown High starting next year would not only provide a more predictable educational path within 02129, but also would offer…
Biden Taps Walsh for U.S. Labor Secretary in Washington, D.C.
President-elect Joe Biden has called on Mayor Martin Walsh to join his Cabinet and lead his incoming Labor Department – and Walsh has answered the call for his long-time ally and friend. Rumors had been swirling all last week, particularly…
A Safe Return: BPS Announces Tentative Schedule for Re-Opening Additional School Buildings
As Boston Public Schools (BPS) Supt. Brenda Cassellius and Boston Teachers Union (BTU) President Jessica Tang announced on Monday an update to the timeline for re-opening school buildings to students, a prominent grass-roots parent organization in Charlestown had its doubts…