USS Constitution Museum Launches ‘A Sailor’s Life for Me’ Educational Online...
On April 1, the USS Constitution Museum launchedA Sailor’s Life for Me(asailorslifeforme.org), a dynamic online game and educator resource that gives people of all ages a chance to step into the...
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•Warren-Prescott School Dates: School has been canceled until May 4. •Harvard-Kent School Dates: School has been canceled until May 4. •Construction Due to the public health emergency caused by the...
View ArticleSen. DiDomenico Urges Residents to Respond to the 2020 Census
Sen. Sal DiDomenico put out a call to his constituents and residents across the Commonwealth to respond to the 2020 Census. Wednesday, April 1 was Census Day, a day to raise awareness and promote...
View ArticleCharlestown Branch Library is Closed
For the health and safety of our patrons and staff, all locations of the Boston Public Library, including the Charlestown Branch, are closed until further notice. Please do not make returns or...
View ArticleTrial Court Launches Help Line to Assist Court Users
The Trial Court announced this week the establishment of a Help Line that began on April 2 that the public can call to ask general questions about their civil and criminal cases and help them...
View ArticleAll Charlestown Schools to Get More Attention under State MOU
Under the state’s Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) with Boston Public Schools (BPS), all of the schools in Charlestown – including the Eliot K-8 in the North End – would be enlisted in a competitive...
View ArticleGuest Op-Ed: We Are a Resilient City of Resilient People
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh The coronavirus is unlike anything we’ve experienced in living memory, and it’s testing our city in a way that it’s never been tested before. It has required a major,...
View ArticleSo Let’s Talk About The Weather
The weather this April has been full of irony. We had mild months for January, February, and March, with above-average temperatures (among the warmest on record) and few storms of any consequence....
View ArticleA Light at the End of the Tunnel?
The United States now is the official epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. We have more deaths and more cases of disease than anywhere else in the world. However, this past weekend the experts began...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 04-16-2020
Charlestown Beat Drugs 04/08/20 – As a result of an investigation on North Mead Street, an individual will be summonsed to Charlestown Court for possession of a Class A substance (heroin). Larceny...
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Free Wellness for Health Care Providers ASANA Charlestown is now offering free live-streamed Yoga, Meditation, and Barre classes to Health Care Providers. The virtual studio’s aim is to offer a new...
View ArticleHow to Mail and Ship Without Leaving the Safety of Your Home
You don’t have to go to the Post Office to use many postal products and services. In fact, most simple tasks can be done from the convenience and safety of your home with or without a computer. Like...
View ArticleBaker Provides Update on Hospital Surge Capacity
On April 9, the state provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital capacity and efforts to add more beds to the system to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 cases, identifying the need for...
View ArticleWalsh Announces Mortgage Relief Partnership with Banks During COVID-19 Pandemic
Building on his Administration’s commitment to keeping the people of Boston stably housed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced last week that 12 of the largest housing lenders...
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Empty Cathedral
Cardinal Sean O’Malley celebrated many Holy Week services and Easter Masses last week in front of an empty Cathedral of the Holy Cross. While many in the neighborhoods watched online or on television...
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Making Masks
Don Snow gives the thumbs up with his mask at the Zelma Lacey House. Several residents and employees were stocked with homemade masks from a grass-roots network of many “seamsters,” cutters and...
View ArticleBPDA Authorizes Rent Deferment for Qualified Commercial Tenants
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board on April 16 authorized the agency to enter into rent deferment agreements to support the small and large businesses that occupy BPDA-owned...
View ArticleCity Publishes Mapping Tool, Chart for Testing Sites in Boston
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Monday launched a new mapping tool to help Boston residents find locations offering COVID-19 testing. The City of Boston is...
View ArticleKennedy Officially on September Ballot for U.S. Senate
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin’s office confirmed April 15 that Congressman Joe Kennedy III will appear on the ballot for U.S. Senate in September. After months of collecting...
View ArticleCity Uses Mobile Loud-Speaker Messages in Multiple Languages to Get COVID-19...
On Saturday at noon, the City deployed seven Boston Public Works trucks with sound equipment to broadcast a message about COVID-19: stay home as much as you can, wash your hands often, cover your face...
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