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– Charlestown Resident and Retired Veteran.
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Reach out to your Representatives
Easy-to-copy Email List:
The following list is for easy copy-pasting and includes the elected and appointed officials below.
mayor@boston.gov, tiffany.chu@boston.gov, sean.breen@boston.gov, gabriela.coletta@boston.gov, erin.murphy@boston.gov, julia.mejia@boston.gov, michael.f.flaherty@boston.gov, ruthzee.louijeune@boston.gov, ed.flynn@boston.gov, kenzie.bok@bostonhousing.org, kendra.lara@boston.gov, elizabeth.breadon@boston.gov, frank.baker@boston.gov, brian.worrell@boston.gov, ricardo.arroyo@boston.gov, tania.fernandesanderson@boston.gov, dan.ryan@mahouse.gov, sal.didomenico@masenate.gov, mariama.whitehammond@boston.gov, james.jemison@boston.gov, environment@boston.gov, alison.brizius@boston.gov, sheila.dillon@boston.gov, jason.ruggiero@boston.gov, elizabeth.sanchez@boston.gov, elaine.donovan@boston.gov, andretti.stanziani@mahouse.gov, david.mareira@boston.gov, thomas.mannion@boston.gov, kennedy.avery@boston.gov, anthony.baez2@boston.gov, jacob.werner@boston.gov, lindsey.santana@boston.gov, ayomide.olumuyiwa@boston.gov, lotan.mizrahi@boston.gov, sharon.durkan@boston.gov
Sample Letters:
Based on the data we have, the overwhelming majority of the community opposes the project. We have prepared sample letters you can use to express your opposition here.
Elected Officials:
| Name | Phone | |
| Mayor Michelle Wu | mayor@boston.gov | 617-635-4500 |
| Tiffany Chu, Chief of Staff to Mayor Wu | tiffany.chu@boston.gov | |
| Sean Breen, Mayor’s Liaison for Chralestown | sean.breen@boston.gov | 617-538-3674 |
| Gabriela Coletta, City Councillor, District 1 | gabriela.coletta@boston.gov | 617-635-3200 |
| Elizabeth Sanchez, Chief of Staff to Gabriela Coletta | elizabeth.sanchez@boston.gov | |
| Elaine Donovan, Constituent Services for Gabriela Coletta | elaine.donovan@boston.gov | |
| State Rep. Dan Ryan, 2nd Suffolk. [Wrote to the BPDA opposing the project] | dan.ryan@mahouse.gov | 617-722-2460 |
| Andretti Stanziani, Legislative Aide to Rep. Ryan | andretti.stanziani@mahouse.gov | |
| State Senator Sal DiDomenico, Middlesex and Suffolk | sal.didomenico@masenate.gov | 617-722-1650 |
| Erin Murphy, City Councillor, At Large | erin.murphy@boston.gov | 617-635-3115 |
| David Mareira, Chief of Staff to Erin Murphy | david.mareira@boston.gov | |
| Tommy Mannion, Constituent Services for Erin Murphy | thomas.mannion@boston.gov | |
| Julia Mejia, City Councillor, At Large | julia.mejia@boston.gov | 617-635-4217 |
| Michael Flaherty, City Councillor, At Large | michael.f.flaherty@boston.gov | 617-635-4205 |
| Ruthzee Louijeune, City Councillor, At Large | ruthzee.louijeune@boston.gov | 617-635-4376 |
| Ed Flynn, City Council President and Councillor, District 2 | ed.flynn@boston.gov | 617-635-3203 |
| Kendra Lara, City Councillor, District 6 | kendra.lara@boston.gov | 617-635-4220 |
| Lee Nave, Chief of Staff to Kendra Lara | lee.navejr@boston.gov | |
| Jacqueline Celestino, Director of Communications for Kendra Lara | jacqueline.celestino@boston.gov | |
| Liz Breadon, City Councillor, District 9 | elizabeth.breadon@boston.gov | 617-635-3113 |
| Frank Baker, City Councillor, District 3 | frank.baker@boston.gov | 617-635-3455 |
| Brian Worrell, City Councillor, District 4 | brian.worrell@boston.gov | 617-635-3131 |
| Lindsey Santana, Chief of Staff to Brian Worrell | lindsey.santana@boston.gov | |
| Ayomide Olumuyiwa, Constituent Services Coordinator for Brian Worrell | ayomide.olumuyiwa@boston.gov | |
| Lotan Mizrahi, Director of Communications and Scheduling for Brian Worrell | lotan.mizrahi@boston.gov | |
| Ricardo Arroyo, City Councillor, District 5 | ricardo.arroyo@boston.gov | 617-635-4210 |
| Tania Fernandes Anderson, City Councillor, District 7 | tania.fernandesanderson@boston.gov | 617-635-3510 |
| Sharon Durkan, City Councilor, District 8 | sharon.durkan@boston.gov | 617-635-4225 |
Appointed City Officials:
| Sheila A. Dillon, Chief of Housing | sheila.dillon@boston.gov | 617-635-4353 |
| Rev. Mariama Whitehammod, Chief of Environment, Energy and Open Space | mariama.whitehammond@boston.gov | 617-635-3850 |
| James Jemison, Chief of Planning and Director of BPDA | james.jemison@boston.gov | |
| Dr. Alison Brizius, Commissioner of Environment Department | alison.brizius@boston.gov | |
| Jason Ruggiero, BPDA Liasion for Charlestown | jason.ruggiero@boston.gov | 617-918-4383 |
| Kenzie Bok, Administrator of the Boston Housing Authority | kenzie.bok@bostonhousing.org |
Write to the YMCA Management
| Paul Falvey, Chief Financial Officer | pfalvey@ymcaboston.org |
| Joe Gaeta, Executive Director | jgaeta@ymcaboston.org |
| Irene Collins, Chief Communications Officer | icollins@ymcaboston.org |
| Bridgette Ridlon, Associate Executive Director | bridlon@ymcaboston.org |
About Us
We are the residents of Charlestown who teamed up to create Charlestown Voice and this website:
Alex Poliakov
Mark Gallagher
Nancy Mara-Aldrich
Bob O’Leary
Rosemary Macero
Renee Y.
Clare A.
Tara Clark
Melissa Doherty Brennan
Patrice N.
and others.
Special thanks to Dr. Gerald Angoff for sharing his expertise, helping us interpret the scientific research and allowing us to republish his Patriot Bridge letter.
We’d like to acknowledge and thank the following supporters in the community:
Karen DiPietro
Jennifer M.
Marie Cullen Oliver
Connie Gutierrez
Csilla Ilkei
Kelly Flynn
Laura Gallagher
Ola S.
T.J.M.
Chris Merluzzo
Phil Sharry
Edward R.
Janet D.
Kathia C.
Tushar N. Patel
Eugenia K.
Sophie A.
Sandra TL.
Tracy I.
If you live in Charlestown, support our work, and you’d like to contribute or add your name to the list of supporters, please email cv_contact@googlegroups.com
We are most grateful for the hundreds of Charlestown residents who subscribed, wrote to us and helped spread the word.
Page last updated on December 18, 2023