Acting Mayor Kim Janey has been endorsed by Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix D. Arroyo and Councilor Ricardo Arroyo in the 2021 Boston mayoral race. “Boston deserves a mayor like Kim Janey, and I am proud to endorse her…
USS Constitution Museum Winner of Favorite Historic Site by Boston Parents Paper
The USS Constitution Museum is the winner in the “Historic Sites & Tours” category for Boston Parents’ Family Favorites. It is the fourth year in a row that the Museum has received this award from the readers of Boston Parents Paper.…
Red Cross Needs Blood Donors Now
While donors across the country have rolled up a sleeve to give this summer, the need for blood and platelets remains crucial for patients relying on lifesaving transfusions. The American Red Cross continues to experience a severe blood shortage and donors of…
Not Vaccinated? COVID-19 Will Get You — And Your Family
When we were writing about COVID-19 last year at the height of the pandemic, we often put it this way: COVID-19 is a hunter and we, the human animal, are its prey. In the summer of 2021, another way to…
Guest Op-Ed: Pier 5 and Community
By Christopher Nicodemus The Pier 5 Association (www.pier5.org) continues to advocate for a public use for the future of Pier 5 in the Navy Yard. We have more than 2,000 signatures in support of our position. The community voice strongly…
Guest Op-Ed: Showing Up for Our Aging Residents
By Councilor Annissa Essaibi George This past year and a half has been devastating for so many, and with that has come a long list of changes and priorities that the City of Boston must address. But perhaps voices too…
WBZ-TV Meteorologist To Headline Family Event At The Gardens
Channel 4 meteorologist Eric Fisher will be at Gardens for Charlestown with the WBZ TV Mobile Weather Lab on Saturday July 24, 10 a.m. sharp for the Gardens’ first-ever Weatherfest!.The event will be celebrating the installation of the Gardens’ very…
Lady-Townies’ G3/4 Soccer Team finish undefeated, win MYSL Commissioners Cup Championship
Charlestown Youth Soccer Association’s Girls Grade 3/4 Team-1 had an impressive season finishing undefeated, capturing the league title, and winning the Commissioner’s Cup.At the beginning of the season the team’s goals were simple – player development, good sportsmanship, and learning…
Edwards Middle being assessed for temporary use by Horace Mann School for the Deaf
Boston Public Schools (BPS) is working closely with an architect to determine whether the former Edwards Middle School would be a good fit for temporary swing space to accommodate the Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing…
BPDA to review interactive art exhibit in Shipyard Park
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board will meet on Thursday, July 15, for its regular meeting, and will discuss two pieces of potential activation for Shipyard Park.The first and most exciting piece is an interactive art installation proposed…
Boston School Police quietly phased out from all BPS schools
Without arrest powers, they will be known as Office of Safety Services Though very few know, the long-standing Boston School Police have been phased out this month, losing their arrest powers and most other powers on July 1 due to…