Week in Review: Sullivan Square Discussion, One-Month Marathon Bombing Anniversary

Life gets busy, and Patch certainly understands that. So with that in mind, here are a few stories you might have missed on Charlestown Patch this week:

1. Community Begins To Share Vision for Sullivan Square—Though the completion of the Rutherford Avenue and Sullivan Square roadway project is possibly a decade away, the city is asking Charlestown residents to begin looking at what they want the land around the new corridor to look like.
2. Harvard-Kent School Celebrates New Schoolyard—On a beautiful, sunny Friday morning—the kind that seem tailor-made for outdoor fun—Harvard-Kent Elementary School in Charlestown celebrated the grand opening of its new, improved schoolyard.
3. Spaulding Hubway Station Opens—A new Hubway bike share station with 18 docks opened this week outside the recently completed Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital at 300 First Ave. It marks the third Hubway station in Charlestown—the neighborhood already has one at Warren and Chelsea streets and another at Main and Austin streets. 
4. PHOTOS: Mayor’s Coffee at John Harvard Mall—Mayor Tom Menino wasn't able to make the Mayor's Neighborhood Coffee Hour on Friday, May 10 at Charlestown's John Harvard Mall park, but residents were still able to enjoy a beautiful morning outdoors, along with free refreshments and coffee.
5. —Two men reportedly attacked another man after leaving a Main Street restaurant on Saturday, May 11.
6. 24 Possible Candidates Vying for Mayor’s Seat—The deadline to sign up for nomination papers for Boston's mayoral and city council elections has passed, with 24 possible candidates for mayor. 
7. Boston Marathon Bombings: One Month Later—It’s been exactly one month since two bombs exploded on Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, knocking runners off their feet and forcing bystanders to run for their lives.
8. Special Homecoming for Marathon Bombing Survivor—Wearing a white T-shirt with the words “Roseann Strong” in bright orange letters, Boston Marathon bombing survivor Roseann Sdoia made her way home Tuesday morning, after a grand send-off at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital that included a three-engine escort from the Boston Fire Department.
9. Brothers Injured in Bombing Recovering Together at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital—Brothers JP and Paul Norden reunited last Friday at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, where they are both undergoing care for injuries sustained in the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings. Used to seeing each other several times a day before the explosion that left them both without one leg, the brothers were glad for the reunion, though it will be short-lived—Paul is expected to be released from Spaulding soon for out-patient care, while JP will remain behind.
10. BRA Proposes Urban Agriculture Rules—After more than a year of discussions, the city has published a draft document outlining new rules for urban agriculture in Boston. From the keeping of hens and honey bees to regulation of composting, aquaculture, rooftop farms and farmers markets, the new document sets standards for a variety of urban agriculture activities that are not currently addressed in Boston’s zoning code.
11. Introducing Small Business Patch—Patch has launched a new site to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth.  
12. 15 Charlestown Residents Graduate from MGH Institute—Fifteen Charlestown residents were among the 492 students who graduated from MGH Institute of Health Professions on May 9.

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