Police Briefs 11-15-2018
Charlestown Beat Drug Arrest 11/06/2018 – At about 5:46 p.m., the members of the District A-1 Drug Control Unit arrested two suspects on Medford Street for distribution of Class A substance and...
View ArticleCommunity Mitigation Fund from Wynn Resorts
Those receiving grants this fall cycle: Battle of Bunker Hill Parade Committee, $5,000. Bunker Hill Knights of Columbus #62, $5,000. Bunker Hill Monument Association, $2,500. Bunker Hill Post 26 The...
View ArticleHarvard Business School Allies with Constitution Museum on Hoosac Bldg
The USS Constitution Museum has been selected from a competitive pool of 34 applicants to receive a pro bono consulting engagement by Harvard Business School Association of Boston’s Community Action...
View ArticleNeighborhood Round Up
SAVE THE DATE FOR BREAKFAST WITH SANTA On Saturday, December 1 Santa returns to The First Church, 10 Green Street to enjoy a free pancake and sausage breakfast. There will be a chance to take free...
View ArticleThree Designs Proposed for Eden St playground
The second in a series of three meetings regarding the Eden St. playground was held on November 7. The first meeting was well attended and community members provided feedback about what they do and...
View ArticleCNC Community Corner
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council wishes to announce the cancellation of the upcoming At-Large election scheduled for Saturday, November 17, 2018. After reviewing nomination papers submitted, the...
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Harvest Fair
Deb Sordillo donated an autographed Super Bowl montage of Julian Edelman from the historic Patriots win over the Atlanta Falcons to the Silent Auction for the 179th St. John’s Church Harvest Fair and...
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Healthy Breakfast for Dad
Ryan Solinsky juggles his pancakes along with his son, Steele, during the annual Lion’s Club Veterans Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 11 in the Knights of Columbus Father Mahoney Hall. Several...
View ArticleBan on Thin Plastic Bags Begins Dec 14
Boston residents will have to say good-bye to flimsy plastic bags starting in just a few weeks. Last December, Mayor Martin Walsh signed an ordinance to ban single-use plastic bags in the city, which...
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Stovefactory Artists Group
Charlestown artist Kerin Scales shows off jewelry work from her store Soliloquy Jewelry during the StoveFactory Artists Group show at the new Rutherford Landing condo building last Friday, Nov. 16....
View ArticleClimate Change is Happening Now
The report released last Friday by 13 U.S. government agencies concurring in an assessment that the effects of climate change will result in a 10 percent decline in the U.S. gross national product and...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
SAY BYEBYE TO PIER 5 Dear Editor, “Say Bye-bye to Pier 5, Other News and Notes,” compelled me to weigh in on the idea of preserving the precious trees that are planted to balance the very close...
View ArticleTownie Tidbits
REMEMBERING THE COMBAT ZONE Growing up in the ’50s and ’60s in Roxbury and the South End, I often walked into Downtown or when my friends and I were lazy, we would take the Kneeland Street bus. We...
View ArticleNeighborhood Round Up
ARTISTS GROUP DECEMBER EVENTS AT STOVEFACTORY This December don’t miss out on local art. On Saturday and Sunday Dec. 1 and 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. visit Open Studios and check out the StoveFactory...
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The monthly meeting of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford St. We will hear from Susan Cascino from Boston’s...
View ArticleN Washington Street Bridge Construction Underway; Public Receives Updates at...
An informational meeting was held at the Nazzaro Community Center in the North End Tuesday night to update the public on the North Washington Street Bridge, which now has a shorter construction phase...
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Powers at Library
Carol Cardello, Author Bobby Powers, and Karen Dean-Smith during Monday night’s author talk at the Charlestown Public Library. Long-time Charlestown resident, and poet, Bobby Powers presented his book...
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Turkey Time Fundraiser
Nolan Burns (front) and Jimmy Lister fight for bragging rights in the annual Turkey Time fundraising hockey game on Saturday night, Nov. 24. The annual game raises funds for the Charlestown Youth...
View ArticleEnjoy the Holiday Season
This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of...
View ArticleEnjoy the Holidays — Safely
With the Christmas season in full swing, there will be the usual office, family, and neighborhood parties for all of us to partake and enjoy. By no means do we wish to cast negative thoughts or to be...
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