The Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard (FCNY) announced that three selections were made by Charlestown watercolor artist Norris Strawbridge in its Watercolor Photo Contest. Strawbridge painted the pictures of views from windows submitted by: •Jim Stephens – Charlestown Backyard…
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Youth Soccer Raises More Than $5,000 Through Donated League Fees
When the spring soccer season had to be called off due to COVID-19 restrictions, there was the matter of registration fees to return that had been paid by hundreds of families enrolled in the Charlestown Youth Soccer season. President Allen…
E-Inc. Hosting Science Shows on BNN and Online
When COVID-19 hit, the e-Inc. children’s science program in the Navy Yard took a huge financial hit, and was blanketed in uncertainty with schools closed and hands-on activities cancelled. Now they have pivoted to produce a series of shows called…
Councilor Lydia Edwards Reacts to George Floyd’s Murder and Protests
When District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards first viewed the cellphone footage of a Minappolis police officer kneeling on George Floyd’s neck until he died she had to stop the video several times. “I had to stop it several times,”…
Testing Begins to Ramp Up, But Still Far Below Other Neighborhoods
More residents are being tested than previously, but Charlestown still lags far behind the rest of the city’s neighborhoods in the numbers being tested – yet at the same time there are still relatively few cases and a rather low…
COVID-19 Testing Now Available to All Charlestown and North End Residents
NEW Health, a federally qualified health center and an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Medical Center, has opened its Charlestown COVID-19 testing site to all Charlestown and North End residents. The site first opened May 18 at 15 Tufts…
Wakefield Company Vying to Replace Mystic Generation Station With Wind Power “Highway”
For decades, environmental activists and hopeful residents have opined for the day that clean wind power could replace the gas-powered Mystic Station powerplant on Everett’s waterfront, just a few hundred yards away from Charlestown’s heavily residential areas. Now, that day…
Neighborhood Roundup
FCNY Photo Contest Open to All To remind us how important community and art are during these challenging and difficult times, FCNY is sponsoring a Photo Contest, inspired, and judged, by Charlestown photographer Ryan Pettaway. The theme is, “Showcase What…
Mayor Shares Return Frameworks for Public and Private Businesses, Employers and Landlords
Framework adopts best public health practices for keeping workplace and workforce safe Building on his commitment to a safe, phased-in reopening in the City of Boston, Mayor Martin J. Walsh on Thursday laid out guidance and operational recommendations for businesses,…
Temporary Bridge Takes Shape, Traffic to Switch by Mid-July
Crews are working below the North Washington Street Bridge this week to secure the piers from marine traffic, and following that work they will open the newly-constructed temporary bridge – which will accommodate all modes of traffic for the next…