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CYHA Playoff Update •MITE Playoffs The Mite 1 team had a great run this season, but feel one goal short of taking the championship in their league. The team pulled out a rallying win on March 9 at...
View ArticleHands-Free Driving Makes Sense
Recent statistics indicate that the single-biggest cause of motor vehicle accidents these days can be attributed generally to what is known as “distracted driving.” According to some reports, more...
View ArticleGuest Op-ed Lenten Letter: Summit to Protect Children And Minors Was Powerful
By Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM, Cap. As we begin the holy season of Lent, this annual time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving affords us the opportunity to be renewed by God’s love and mercy as we...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
Close the loopholes Dear Editor, Thank you for your highly commendable editorial “Let’s close the loophole in State Law to end Human Trafficking.” Like all your other editorials, you always provide a...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 03-14-2019
Violation of Auto Laws 03/07/19 – As a result of a motor vehicle stop on Chelsea Street, an individual was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. Drugs were also...
View ArticleNeighborhood Round Up
Ryan “Duce”Morrissey Scholarship The Friends of Ryan “Duce” Morrissey Scholarship Fund committee is pleased to announce the availability of several scholarships for high school and college students...
View ArticleParks and Rec to Offer Golf Classes Starting March 26
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is offering free indoor golf clinics at local community centers for both beginners and experienced players who want to brush up on their skills before they...
View ArticlePublic Invited to Submit Photos for Planned Boston Harborwalk Signage
The city’s diverse history of immigration will be highlighted in new signs planned along Boston’s 43-mile public Harborwalk by Friends of the Boston Harborwalk (FBHW). The signs will feature...
View ArticleHistoric House of the Month
1 Adams Street Circa 1855 1 Adams Street is one of the most distinguished townhouses in all of Charlestown. Together with its ‘mate’ 63 Winthrop Street, these unique trapezoidally shaped Italianate...
View ArticleCelebrating St. Patrick’s Day
Councilor Lydia Edwards and State Rep. Dan Ryan celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with Sen. Sal DiDomenico (center) at the Knights of Columbus Father Mahoney Hall. Hundreds of local and state officials...
View ArticleGuest Op-Ed: Women as Heroes
March is Women’s History month, and Friday, March 8 was International Women’s Day. As I look back on the legacy of women in our country, I’m reminded of the vast number of accomplishments and...
View ArticleTragedy, Sadness in New Zealand
New Zealand is a beautiful country that seems far removed, both literally and figuratively, from the problems facing the rest of our troubled planet. However, the tragic shootings at two mosques in...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 03-22-2019
Charlestown beat Violation of Auto Laws 03/11/19 – As a result of a motor vehicle stop on Samuel Morse Way, an individual was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended...
View ArticleNeighborhood Round Up
Ryan “Duce”Morrissey Scholarship The Friends of Ryan “Duce” Morrissey Scholarship Fund committee is pleased to announce the availability of several scholarships for high school and college students...
View ArticleCharlestown Resident Selected for Excellence Award
The Boston Estate Planning Council (BEPC) has selected Charlestown resident, JD, AEP, managing director of Private Banking and founding executive director of the Center for Women & Wealth...
View ArticleDiDomenico Takes Part in Breakfast Week
As part of National School Breakfast Week, the Rise and Shine MA Coalition recently held a legislative lobby day at the State House in support of An Act regarding breakfast after the bell, legislation...
View ArticleCNC Community Corner
The monthly meeting of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council will be held on Tuesday April 2 at 7 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford Street. If you are interested in joining us as a...
View ArticleBPDA Approves Hood Park Master Plan
The owners of Hood Park received approval from the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) on an updated Master Plan, which will enable Hood Park to continue the transformation of the 20-acre...
View ArticleFundraiser
Ayla, Danny, Ava, and Dan Considine were all smiles at the Night for Neuroblastoma fundraiser on Saturday, March 16, at the Knights of Columbus. It was just one year ago that the family was fighting...
View ArticleWinter Warm Up
John Bendo, executive officer, USS Constitution; Anne Grimes Rand, president of the USS Constitution Museum; Lois Siegelman, FCNY president; Nathaniel Shick, commanding officer, USS Constitution; and...
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