Guest Op-ed Local Aid for Climate Change
By Jack Clarke There are three proposals before Beacon Hill lawmakers that could help pay for how we cope with the impacts of climate change – all should be considered. Climate change is the...
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Agrees with editorial on climate change To the editor: Thank you for your timely editorial (“Another Side of Climate Change”) pointing out the rapidly advancing effects of climate change across the...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 03-28-2019
Charlestown Beat Violation of the Auto Laws 03/19/19 – As a result of a traffic stop on Monument Street, an individual was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license....
View ArticleNeighborhood Round Up
Applications available for Old Schoolboys Scholarships The Old Charlestown Schoolboys Association is pleased to announce that there are a number of scholarships available to high school seniors boys...
View ArticleSuffolk DA Rollins Releases Comprehensive Policy Memo
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins this evening announced the release of a 65-page policy memo that defines her bold vision for her office and provides specific instructions to her staff...
View ArticleAlford Street Bridge: Travel Lanes Open Earlier than Expected
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that crews will re-open all travel lanes on the Alford Street Bridge in Boston beginning on Thursday, March 28, a month earlier...
View ArticleThree Somerville Bridge Closures to Affect Charlestown for Green Line Extension
The Green Line Extension (GLX) Project continues on schedule, with the next milestone being the closure of the Washington Street Bridge (Underpass) in East Somerville on the night of Monday, April 8....
View ArticleCYHA Alumni Present Charlestown’s Andrés Jay the 2019 Bryson Award
For more than three decades at the Charlestown Rink on any given Sunday at noon during the hockey season, there is a fraternity of former Charlestown Youth Hockey (CYHA) players huffing and puffing up...
View ArticleSuffolk University Development Rumor Discussion Squashed at the Meeting
Several Charlestown residents said they attended this meeting because they heard a rumor that Suffolk University is looking to “build two ice rinks, freshmen housing, a field house, and taking our...
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Rockin’ with Rod
“Rod Stewart” (a/k/a Rick Larrimore) calls Edie Evans out to dance for ‘Tonight’s The Night’ during the blockbuster Charlestown Knights of Columbus #62 fundraiser on Friday, March 22.
View ArticlePolice Briefs 04-04-2019
Charlestown Beat Drugs 03/24/19 – As a result of a drug investigation in the area of Lawrence Street, an individual was placed under arrest for possession of a Class B substance (cocaine). Larceny...
View ArticleNeighborhood Round Up
Turn it Around Basketball Tournament – seeking Players and Sponsors The 5th Annual Turn it Around Basketball Tournament is set for Saturday, May 4th from 10a.m.to 4 p.m. at the Charlestown Community...
View ArticleGive a Little. Help a Lot. Kennedy Center’s April Vacation Family Meal Pack...
Despite an abundance of resources, food insecurity remains a growing problem in Charlestown. Thousands of individuals and families struggle to access affordable, healthy food on a consistent basis....
View ArticleMoxie and A Good Sense of Balance
by Marianne Salza Popular literary character Nancy Drew is an attractive, independent, 16-year-old who has been solving complex mysteries for more than 80 years. Charlestown author Lynne Byall Benson...
View ArticleSam Bowman and Maeve Fittz Honored as Boston Harbor Heroes at Gala
On Thursday, March 28, some 500 corporate and civic leaders, elected officials, community partners, and Save the Harbor/Save the Bay supporters gathered at the Seaport Hotel for Destination Boston...
View ArticleMayor Walsh and Pipefitters Local 537 Unveil Free, State-of-the-art Training...
Mayor Martin Walsh and Pipefitters Local 537 urged Charlestown residents to take advantage of the union’s new free state-of-the-art training facility to jumpstart their careers in construction without...
View ArticleEncore, Nolan Group to Host Pre-registration for April Hiring Event
The Nolan Group will host a pre-registration day on Thursday, April 4, at their Navy Yard offices in anticipation of Encore Boston Harbor’s final large hiring event in late April. Gregg Nolan of the...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Village’s Creative Kitchens Tour Set for April 6
Beacon Hill Village (BHV) is proud to announce that the Creative Kitchens Tour 2019 will take place on Saturday, April 6. The Tour invites the community to “take a peek” into some of the most...
View Article50 and Counting…
By Kevin Kelly AUGUST 29, 1969: As the “H Company” platoon leaders huddled in the darkness of the Quang Nam Province in South Vietnam, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Michael Quinn was tasked with leading his...
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Book Signing
Author Tom MacDonald was on hand last Thursday night, March 28, at 55 Bunker Hill St. to sign copies of his latest Dermot Sparhawk murder mystery – ‘Murder in the Charlestown Bricks.’ Here, he signs a...
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