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Water Main Break at Walker & Main — BWSC Crews Respond Swiftly
Yikes! If you heard some unexpected commotion near Walker and Main last night, here’s what was going on: Boston Water and Sewer Commission responded to [...]
Mayor Wu Announces the 2025 Legacy Business Award Winners Including this one in Charlestown
BOSTON – Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the winners of the 2025 Legacy Business Awards. This year’s cohort of 30 businesses represent [...]
UPDATE City Hall Controversy: Two Boston Officials Arrested on Domestic Assault Charges Have Been Fired
Update: The two Boston City Hall employees who were arrested last week on domestic violence charges have been fired, according to the Boston Herald. “After completing [...]
Charlestown Memorial Hall Shines Again After Decade-Long Restoration
Charlestown Memorial Hall is back and better than ever. After more than ten years of careful restoration, the historic landmark officially reopened its doors on [...]
Boston 2024 – The Olympics Games that Never Were
Did we dodge a bullet? Right now, in the neighborhood, it would be like St. Patrick’s Day weekend or a [...]
Charlestown Navy Yard to receive a federal investment of $81 million
According to Mass Live, a federal investment of $81 million will help upgrade some facilities at the Boston National Historical [...]
Fire on a Ship at the Boston Autoport in Charlestown
BFD responded to a call for a fire in the engine room of The Symphony, a ship from Dublin docked [...]
BPD Community Alert: Seek the Public’s Help to Identify The Following Individual in Relation to an Armed Robbery in Charlestown
BPD Community Alert: Detectives assigned to District A-1/A-15 (Downtown/Charlestown) are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the pictured individual involved in [...]
Could this be end of days? Global Tech Outage Grounds Flights, Knocks Banks, Hospitals Offline, plus the Mind Body and Starbucks app
Good grief. Is this the beginning of the end? On Friday, the world woke up to a large tech outage [...]
City of Boston Launches Boston Rodent Action Plan – Get the details.
BOSTON – Wednesday, July 17, 2024 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the launch of the Boston Rodent Action Plan (BRAP), a new coordinated, [...]
Man arrested after robbing Whole Foods while wielding axe in Charlestown
From BPD News: At about 12:10 PM, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, officers assigned to District A-15 (Charlestown) and two detail officers, arrested Alan Badgett, [...]
Did your power go out on Tuesday? Manhole fire on Main Street
Yikes! BFD responded to a call for a manhole explosion on Main Street on Tuesday afternoon around 5:45pm. Power was out at 295 homes and [...]
Boston City Councilors to Host Emergency Town Hall Regarding Quality of Life and Safety Concerns Related to Motorcycles, Mopeds, and Unlicensed Vehicles
An Emergency Town Hall with Boston City Councilors Regarding Quality of Life and Safety Concerns Related to Motorcycles, Mopeds, and Unlicensed Vehicles will take place on Thursday, [...]
Sex and the City: City Council is Proposing that Rats Go on Birth Control
Yes, rat birth control is a thing. The City of Boston has a rat situation. Rodent infestation has been a problem in neighborhoods across the city [...]
Heat Emergency Declared in the City of Boston – July 15th – July 17th
Sunday, July 14, 2024 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced a heat emergency for the City of Boston beginning tomorrow, July 15 through Wednesday, July [...]
Boston Harbor Now Releases “Harborwalk 2.0” Toolkit to Promote Accessible, Resilient Waterfront Design
Toolkit principles to guide Boston Harbor Now advocacy around future development projects BOSTON – Boston Harbor Now today released Visualizing Harborwalk 2.0, a toolkit for designing [...]