Citing a much lower cost, and much better tools to ensure accountability, the Public Works Department (PWD) has awarded all five trash collection contracts to Capitol Waste – including the downtown neighborhoods where many troubles existed from 2009 to 2014…
Author: Seth Daniel
Traffic Update North Washington Street Bridge Project Not Getting Police Details
It’s a daily routine for those in Charlestown trying to drive home. One can see the daylight ahead of them, but because so many cars “block the box” or infringe upon the intersection, drivers simply can’t get to the open…
Rutherford Avenue Project Pushed Back Another Year
Citing some tie-ups in the design work, and an agreement to let other projects get moving first, the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) said it would push back the beginning of the massive Rutherford Avenue/Sullivan Square project back to 2022. Until…
Brewer’s Fork Owners Look to Expand to Navy Yard Bistro Location
The Brewer’s Fork Restaurant owners are looking to expand in Charlestown and, hopefully, take over the Navy Yard Bistro location from long-time operator and friend, John Moore. Owners Michael Cooney, Kari Cooney and Chef John Payne said they were excited…
St. Francis De Sales Church 160 Vibrant Years of Parish Life
Milestones don’t happen every day, and that couldn’t be more accurate when it came to the St. Francis De Sales Church’s Jubilee 160 celebration on Sunday, May 19 – a celebration that highlighted the good times of the past and…
In Dramatic Shift, Harvard-Kent To Get Sixth Grade Added in 2020
Last fall, Interim Supt. Laura Perille and her team came to Charlestown High School to talk about BuildBPS and new changes to education in the Town – but she was met with some very disappointed parents at the Harvard-Kent Elementary…
Edwards Middle Set to Be Reconfigured Could Help with Early Education /Elementary Boom
If there is a key cog in the wheel of public education in Charlestown and East Boston, that critical cog is the Edwards Middle School on Main Street. As School Department officials rolled out major changes to the landscape of…
Roller Coaster Resort: Wynn Applies Uncertainty and Certainty in Run-up to Opening
In a journey that has zero time available for a detour, Wynn Resorts seemingly got off the freeway to smell the flowers last week. Now, however, they seem to be back on the road to an opening on June 23,…
Battle of Bunker Hill Day Parade to Honor the Late Bob Gillen
The Battle of Bunker Hill Day Parade on June 16 will feature a solemn tribute to the late Robert ‘Bob’ Gillen – a former Navy officer who spent countless hours helping to plan and execute the Parade since returning to…
Older Residents Frustrated with 92 Bus Decision, ‘Done Deal’ They Say
A standing-room only crowd gathered at the Golden Age Center on Friday to hear from MBTA officials who are executing the Better Bus project, which has taken away the final leg of the 92 bus going to Assembly Row. The…