Satellite Dish Companies Try to Block Local Ordinance
As expected, the satellite dish companies are planning to file a lawsuit to block City Councilor Sal LaMattina and the City Council’s attempt to regulate how satellite dishes are installed in...
View ArticleBSC to Adopt New System for Assigning Students to Schools in Grades K-8
Last Thursday, the Boston School Committee (BSC) voted to adopt the External Advisory Committee (EAC) on School Choice’s recommendation for a new system for assigning students to schools in grades K-8...
View ArticleDowntown Schools Coalition Reacts to the Announcement
Like so many parents, we’re incredibly enthusiastic about the new school announced by Mayor Menino and Councilor Ross on Friday. Just as the Mayor has been, we’ve been searching for sites for public...
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Charlestown’s Carrie Sunde Was Crowned Miss Cambridge
Carrie Sunde Charlestown resident Carrie Sunde was crowned Miss Cambridge 2013 during the Miss Boston and Cambridge pageant at the Park Plaza in Boston. Sunde recently moved back to Charlestown to live...
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Downtown School is a Step Closer to Reality: Site Selected by Menino is at...
Mayor Menino delivering his remarks. Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced Friday the City of Boston’s intentions to acquire 585 Commercial St. as a site to be used for a new downtown school, expected to...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 03-28-2013
Drugs 03/19/13 – As a result of a drug investigation in the area of McNulty Court, an individual was placed under arrest for possession of a Class C substance (pills). Drugs 03/19/13 – As a result of a...
View ArticleHappy Easter and Passover
We wish to extend to the Christian and Jewish members of our community a happy Easter and Passover season. This is the time of year that reminds us how much these two faiths have in common (starting...
View ArticleCity Street Cleaning to Start Next Week
Mayor Thomas M. Menino reminded residents that Boston’s Daytime Neighborhood Street Cleaning Program will officially kick-off for the season on April 1. This year, the Neighborhood Street Cleaning...
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Seminar on Charlestown Prison to Be Presented on April 16
Aerial view of the prison in Charlestown. Learn About the Charlestown Prison (1805-1955) on Tuesday April 16 at 7 p.m. in the Battle of Bunker Hill Museum. Exactly where was the prison? Why was...
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Annual Tommy Bryson Tournament Another Success
Players who participated in the recent Tommy Bryson Tournament are shown above. For over two decades at the Charlestown Rink on any given Sunday at noon during the hockey season, there is a fraternity...
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Suffolk County DA Conley Announces His Candidacy for Mayor of Boston
SuffolkCounty District Attorney Dan Conley Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley announced he will run for Mayor of Boston at a press conference yesterday. “Boston is a great city, and with the...
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Little League Banquet
The Indians with Coach Doug MacDonald were one of the many Little League teams that were honored at the banquet celebrating the 2012 season.
View ArticleObituaries 04-11-2013
Louise Fama Longtime Employee of St. Catherine’s Church of Charlestown Louise S. (Kelly) Fama, a longtime resident of Charlestown, passed away on April 6 at the Courtyard Nursing Care Center in...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 04-11-2013
Assault and Battery 04/02/2013 – A victim reported while walking on Walford Way at around 3:28 p.m., a suspect approached him and stated he had a gun, although the victim said he didn’t see a weapon....
View ArticlePaul Revere Annual Re-Enactment is Monday
On Monday, April 15th the annual reenactment of Paul Revere’s historic ride on horseback will take place, arriving at City Square Park in Charlestown shortly before 10am to say hello before riding...
View ArticleAbutters’ Meeting on Albion Place and Belmont St. Set for April 18
The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services has scheduled an abutters meeting regarding a proposed dormer, roof deck, and new mudroom at 8 Albion Place, and a proposal to remove and replace the...
View ArticleHistorical Society Lecture on Charlestown Prison on April 16
The Charlestown Historical Society lecture on April 16 will feature the Charlestown Prison. One of the many topics disccussed will be the use of the electric chair. Electric Chair The Governor signed...
View ArticleHearing Scheduled for Addition on Cedar Street
The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services has scheduled an abutters meeting regarding a proposal to erect a third floor addition to a one-family dwelling, extend the rear of the building and erect a...
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Squirt ‘A’ Champions
The District 1 Champion, Charlestown Squirt ‘A’ team shown above defeated a very strong Parkway team 5 to 4 in double overtime to take the Greater Boston Youth Hockey League – South division...
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Open House Tour on April 21 at Spaulding
The Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in the Navy Yard. For the Charlestown Com-munity there has been a tremendous amount of interest in the construction of the new Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital at...
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