A Charlestown woman pleaded guilty and was arraigned on one count of destroying, defacing or injuring a place that memorializes the dead for her role in vandalizing the Peace Park on Lowney Way. Diane Valle, 67, of Charlestown, received a…
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Walsh, Cassellius Announce Remote Learning to Start the School Year on Sept. 21
Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius last week announced a phased-in approach to the start of the 2020-2021 school year, with all students beginning with remote learning. The plan was announced at a press conference…
Election Commissioner Confident on Mail-In Voting, Election Process
So much skepticism and doubt nationally has veiled the mail-in voting and early voting initiatives brought about by COVID-19 restrictions, but ahead of the Sept. 1 State Primary, Boston Elections Commissioner Eneida Tavares said she is confident and the process…
Four Designs, Themes Unveiled for New Peace Park Reconfiguration
The landscape architect charged with taking community input and crafting it into four themes and designs for the Peace Park has unveiled four designs and themes for the park. Members of the Charlestown Coalition and the Turn It Around group…
Encore Initiates New Protocols After Videos of Large Hotel Parties Emerge
Just about everywhere, people are ready to shake the quarantine and let loose this summer, but they’re not going to be able to do that at Encore Boston Harbor anymore. On Monday, Encore Boston Harbor released new protocols for its…
PLAN Charlestown Reconnects With Residents Online Aug. 27
Members of the PLAN: Charlestown team will be available for Open Office Hours for residents and stakeholders to (re)connect with the team, learn more about the planning initiative and next steps, and share your ideas and priorities. Everyone is welcome to join…
Stories from the Shipyard
By Mike Manning, Chair of the Friends of the Boston HarborWalk In Volume I – Article I recounted that the USS Constitution was not built in the Boston Navy Yard (in Charlestown) but at Edmund Hartt’s family-owned shipyard in Boston’s North End.…
Exelon Says It Will Shut Down Remaining Two Generators in 2024
After a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruling against Exelon energy’s Mystic Generating Station, the company said late last week they will continue with the plan to shut down the remaining two generators on the Everett power plant just across…
Councilor Damali Vidot Cites Leadership and Values as Key Contrast in Final Week of the Campaign
Damali Vidot, Chelsea City Councilor At-Large and current candidate for State Representative of Charlestown and Chelsea is using the last six days to make a final pitch to voters in Charlestown, and turn out for voters in Chelsea. “The response…
Experience Matters: Rep. Ryan Turns it on in Home Stretch
In response to last week’s report regarding a momentum swing in the Second Suffolk District race for his opponent, Rep. Dan Ryan responded by saying he could paraphrase Mark Twain’s ‘The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated!’ However,…