Kids of Charlestown : Exhibit at Zume’s Coffee House Draws Excitement
Essem Art Studio (Charlestown Commerce Center) partnered with local hot spot Zume’s Coffee House and Savvy Sitter Boston to bring a community art experience to the kids of Charlestown. “It makes me...
View ArticleCharlestown Hosts Impossible Dream Vessel for Summer Tour
Spaulding Rehabilitation Network once again sponsored the vessel the “Impossible Dream” to come to Charlestown as part of its East Coast Summer Tour. The Miami-based vessel is the world’s only...
View ArticleOver 10 Years and $55,000 in Support for Aspiring Charlestown Students
This marks the tenth year that a consortium of affiliates from Partners HealthCare – MGH Charlestown HealthCare Center, MGH Institute of Health Professions, and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital –...
View ArticleThirty-Nine Charlestown Residents to Pedal in the 40th Pan-Mass Challenge
On Aug. 3 and 4, more than 6,600 riders, including 39 riders from Charlestown, will pedal up to 192 miles in the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) with the goal of raising $60 million for cancer research and...
View ArticleCharlestown Teens Employed Through Grant From Hood Park LLC
Thanks to a generous grant from Hood Park LLC, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and Charlestown Coalition/Turn it Around are partnering in 2019 to provide employment for Charlestown teens and free Harbor...
View ArticleHistoric House of the Month : Two Main Street Mansions
By Nancy Hayford Kueny Main Street is one of the oldest streets in Charlestown. In A Century of Town Life, Hunnewell refers to both the ‘Country Road’ and ‘the Main Road’ which stretched from the...
View ArticleBPD Remembers
On Sunday, July 3, 1927, Boston Police Officer Harris B. McInnes was shot and killed while pursuing two suspects after a robbery on Main Street in the area of Charles Street in Charlestown. Officer...
View ArticleCity Square Concert Series
Jamaal Coleman and Carrie Johnson perform on vocals as the East Coast Soul Band rocked out to a Tina Turner-inspired rendering of ‘Proud Mary’ during the July 10 Concert in City Square. The series has...
View ArticleNatural Classroom : Boston Public Schools, Courageous Sailing Awarded for...
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Students from across Boston last week start the “5th Quarter of Learning,” using the city’s amazing natural and local resources as a classroom to have fun, learn critical...
View ArticleOveruse of Antibiotics Threatens All of Us
The discovery and widespread use of antibiotics in the middle of the last century ranks as one of the greatest achievements of modern science. Until the 20th century, infections that we now consider...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 07-25-2019
Charlestown Beat Larceny 07/18/19 – A victim on Bunker Hill Street reported a new washing machine was delivered to her home. She went upstairs to retrieve the old machine, but when she came down, the...
View ArticleNeighborhood Round Up
Cookie Jar Kup Roller Hockey Tournament for Kids The Cookie Jar Kup roller hockey tournament for kids is on for this coming weekend, to be played out at Eden Street Park/McCarthy Playground on...
View ArticleChristie Getto Young to Receive Top National Staff Award
Senate Assistant Majority Leader Sal DiDomenico and his team are proud to announce that Christie Getto Young, chief of staff to Senator DiDomenico, is the 2019 recipient of the National Conference of...
View ArticleCharlestown’s Leigh Ann Steele Joins NEMPAC Board of Directors
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) welcomed Leigh Ann Steele to its Board of Directors this month. Steele, of Charlestown, was elected a member on June 5, 2019, and will proudly...
View ArticleWeekend Lane Closures on Gilmore Bridge From July 27 to September
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has announced that there will be lane closures on the Gilmore Bridge, which carries traffic on Austin Street between Boston and Cambridge, beginning on...
View ArticleEdwards Endorsed by Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund
The Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund has endorsed Councilor Lydia Edwards for reelection to the Boston City Council to represent the neighborhoods of the North End, Charlestown, and...
View ArticleCity Councilor Lydia Edwards Hosts Coffee Hour in Charlestown
On Saturday, Aug. 3, Councilor Lydia Edwards invites constituents to a coffee hour from 10 a.m. to noon at Charlestown Tea and Treats, 1 Monument Ave. Charlestown. Stop by to say hello and share your...
View ArticlePedal-Powered Harbor Tours Now Departing From Pier 6
Cycleboat Boston LLC this week announced that their public pedal-powered sightseeing tours of Boston Harbor will depart from the Pier 6 restaurant in Charlestown this summer. The waterfront...
View Article‘Lobsta in the Garden’
Kori and Eric Zachrison are thrilled to get their lobsters during last Friday’s (July 19) ‘Lobsta in the Garden’ fundraiser for the Gardens for Charlestown. The annual event was packed once again to...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Thank You For Celebrating This Huge Win For Charlestown We remain confident that our meeting with Mayor Walsh and the BPDA on July 22 was an incredibly positive and productive next step in...
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