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Charlestown Residents Running Boston Marathon
Bridgette Collier held a fundraiser on Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Warren Tavern for the Boys & Girls Club in honor of her uncle, Police Lt. George Collier, who passed away in June. Collier is running...
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Free Afternoon Bingo at Zelma Lacey House Stop by the Zelma Lacey House for free BINGO on March 8 at 3 p.m. Hosted by Tabitha Jones of the Zelma Lacey House with Beverly Gibbons from The Golden Age...
View ArticleWalsh Releases 2019 Annual Census, Including Study on Childcare
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston Election Department today launched the City of Boston’s Annual Resident Census to record individuals age 17 and older who live in the City, with mailers...
View ArticleApplications Now Available for the 2019 City of Boston Scholarship Program
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced applications are now available for the 2019 City of Boston Scholarship Program. The City of Boston Scholarship Program is designed to support higher education, and is...
View ArticleModern Living in Boston: Lumen Charlestown Takes off on Polk Street
Lumen Charlestown, a modern condominium development in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood, is sold out. Located at 30 Polk St., Lumen Charlestown features 30 condominiums with garage parking and...
View ArticleCharlestown Student Wins EIL Wrestling Championship
On Saturday, February 9, Joseph Henry from the class of 2020 and the rest of the Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall Wrestling team won the Eastern Independent League Championship Title and Tournament hosted at...
View ArticleDiDomenico Honored as Head Start Champion
Senator Sal DiDomenico was recently honored by the New England Head Start Association at Head Start’s Lobby Day at the State House, where he received the prestigious Champion of the Head Start...
View ArticleDeLeo Announces GreenWorks Resilient Communities Investment
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo announced a new initiative to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help communities across Massachusetts adopt technologies – including clean energy, energy...
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The monthly meeting of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council will be held on Tuesday March 5 at 7pm in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford Street. If you are interested in joining us as a member,...
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YMCA Fund Drive
Alex Robinson (Board Chair), Jon Swanson, Amy Fuson, Rodney Laurenz, and Joe McLean at Blackmoor Bar + Kitchen in City Square during the Feb. 21 YMCA Annual Fund Kick-Off event. Many residents...
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Unforgettable Event
Atop an M4A3 Sherman tank with Command Sgt. Major Tom O’Connor, Clarence Smoyer – a WWII veteran who used Sherman tanks – traveled down Water Street and arrived at the USS Constitution Museum on...
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CYHA Update •McGonagle/McGoff Memorial Tournament – The Charlestown Youth Hockey Association (CYHA) and the McGonagle and McGoff families staged another brilliant tournament last weekend. In the girls...
View ArticleLet’s Close the Loophole in State Law to End Human Trafficking
The recent national news stories concerning a massage parlor in Jupiter, Fla., have brought to light what is nothing less than a national abomination: The trafficking of women that reaches into every...
View ArticleGuest Op-ed National Service Makes Local Impact: AmeriCorps Members Are...
By Barbara Moffat and Emily Haber In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy asked Americans what they could do for their country. Nearly 60 years later, thousands are answering that question...
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On DeLeo’s Greenworks Proposal To the editor: Speaker DeLeo’s billion-dollar GreenWorks proposal could offer much-needed support to Winthrop, other coastal towns, and all the Commonwealth’s...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 03-07-2019
Charlestown Beat Violation of the Auto Laws 02/25/19 – As a result of a motor vehicle stop on Walford Way, an individual was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended...
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•Filing for Exemptions or Tax Deferrals The City has many tax relief programs for homeowners who occupy their property as their principal residence. These include residential exemptions, personal...
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Harvest on Vine Food Pantry This week the Harvest on Vine Food Pantry is requesting boxes of cereal, beef stew and soup for a hot meal and cans of coffee. Any donation of non-perishable foods that you...
View ArticleState Rep. Dan Ryan, Flatley to Host Spring Fling in April
State Rep. Dan Ryan announced this week that instead of having the Senior St. Patrick’s Luncheon this year ahead of the big green day, they will instead have a Spring Fling event in April. Ryan and...
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Snow Day
Travis Gillen flies down the back hill of Doherty Park while Patrick and Connor Woods wipe out in the snow. More than 10 inches of snow fell on Charlestown, leaving plenty of fun for everyone on Monday.
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