Category: News
Master Plan Group Hosts ‘Robust’ Meeting, Continues Momentum
The conglomeration of neighborhood groups calling for a complete Master Plan of the Town continues to grow in strength, with a number of groups, individuals and elected officials meeting on Saturday to discuss the idea. Organizers Amanda Zettel, of Charlestown…
BPDA Asks for 90-day Extension On Little Mystic Channel Lease
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) has requested a 90-day extension on its lease of the Little Mystic Channel property with MassPort in order to make additional time to speak with the community and negotiate new lease terms. The…
Hood Park Construction Project Hosts First-ever Stand-down for Opiates
Construction workers building two projects at Hood Park joined elected officials, union officials and property owners on May 3 for the first-ever construction worker stand-down to memorialize workers lost to opiate overdoses. More than 200 workers at the Hood site…
Better Bus Program Gets Approval to Change 92 Bus Route
The MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) voted on May 6 to approve 36 near-term changes to several bus routes, including the 92 route that runs through Charlestown to Haymarket. The change to the 93 bus route, which would…
BPDA Says No Plans as of yet for BHCC Parking Lots
Despite rumors run rampant about the future of the underutilized Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) parking lots, the City-owned property currently has no proposals slated for it, but will be part of a larger planning process next year. The lots…
Councilor Lydia Edwards to Celebrate Working Families
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards, serving Charlestown, East Boston, and the North End, is hosting a community brunch in honor of International Workers’ Day and the Fight for $15. The brunch will be held at The Tavern at the End…
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Developers, BHA Ready to Meet with Residents and Community
Following the blockbuster commitment of $30 million from the City, the developers of the mixed-income Bunker Hill Housing development are ready to start meeting with the community ahead of their official City filings. Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Director Bill McGonagle…
New School Superintendent Makes First Public Stop in Charlestown
New Supt. Brenda Cassellius made her first public appearance in Charlestown on Wednesday, May 8, and was quick to acknowledge there is a lot of hard work to undertake in the schools, but beyond the classroom she confessed she needs…