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Family and friends of Keyana Jackson are breathing a sigh of relief after the teen was found five days after being reported missing. Jackson, who was last seen in the area of Charlestown High School last Tuesday, was located by…Read more →
When rumors began circulating that longtime parish pastor of St. Francis de Sales, Father Dan Mahoney, was being forced into retirement by the Boston Archdiocese, the community sprang into action unable to accept a Charlestown without him. Those who know…Read more →
For decades Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) John F. Kennedy Family Service Center office has been an oasis of help and hope for countless families in the neighborhood. Social service programs like ABCD’s Fuel Assistance have helped low-income residents…Read more →
RSM US LLP (“RSM”) – the nation’s leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market – recently joined Junior Achievement (JA) of Northern New England to open JA’s first Innovation Center, which is being hosted…Read more →
Charlestown’s weekly COVID positive test rate decreased slightly last week but remains above 15 percent. In response to the latest COVID surge Boston health officials are urging residents to keep up with COVID-19 best practices that have proven highly effective…Read more →
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will hold an in-person, public meeting on Tuesday, June 7, 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 545 Medford Street, Charlestown. The Flatley Company will discuss their revised proposal for a Project Development Area Master Plan…Read more →
After three days of debate and over a thousand proposed amendments, the $49.73 billion FY23 state budget passed the House of Representatives 155-0 and is now in the Senate for their consideration. In the budget Rep. Dan Ryan secured nearly…Read more →
Two Charlestown High School students were arrested last Thursday after two guns were seized at the school. The 13-year-old was arraigned the afternoon of the incident while the 17-year-old was arraigned Friday. be arraigned tomorrow. The 13-year-old was charged with…Read more →
Seth Daniel, News EditorA 32-year-old Dorchester man has been accused of using a 3D printer in his Columbia Road home to manufacture guns and ammo that law enforcement officials say were meant to be trafficked on the streets of Boston. Edmilson Andrade, 32, was arraigned in Dorchester court on Tuesday after a police raid on Monday uncovered what...
A 17-year-old and a 13-year-old allegedly brought guns to Charlestown High, prompting the reinstallation of metal detectors. The post Charlestown teen held without bail after bringing gun to school appeared first on Boston.com.
Nearly two out of every 10 Charlestown residents tested for COVID last week were found to be positive with the weekly positive test rate in the neighborhood now nearing 20 percent. Boston health officials have been battling against the recent…Read more →
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below. Scheduled Work •…Read more →
Charlestown artist Alice Templeton, a potter and “animal sculptor”, is taking part in the Society of Arts + Crafts’s new online exhibition, “CraftBoston: Animal Attraction ‘’, which is running now through June 19. The online exhibition showcases the work of…Read more →
On Wednesday, prior to the weekly City Council meeting, District 1 City Councilor Gabriela “Gigi” Coletta was officially sworn in by Mayor Michelle Wu as her mother, Nina, father, Ed, grandmother, Helen, partner, Sebastian Zapata and her sister, Angela Acevedo…Read more →
The school was placed into a temporary “safe mode.” The post Two boys taken into custody after firearms found at Charlestown High appeared first on Boston.com.
The USS Constitution is scheduled to go underway from the Charlestown Navy Yard on Friday, May 20, at 10:00 a.m. The USS Constitution’s launch will kick off the ship’s sailing season under the command of the first female to ever…Read more →
With COVID cases steadily increasing in Charlestown and the rest of the city due to a new, more contagious variant, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last week recommended residents take precautions to stop the spread and get vaccinated and/or…Read more →
With the help from local donors like Charlestown Youth Hockey, former City Councilor and Mayoral Candidate Annissa Essaibi George traveled to the Poland-Ukraine border recently to deliver supplies to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war raging in their homeland. Essaibi George…Read more →