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Casino is the Most Pressing Issue for Charlestown
Roy Avellaneda Charlestown Patriot Bridge(CPB): As you travel around Charlestown, how has the response been to your campaign? Roy Avellaneda (RA): Unlike the Special Election, I had much more time and...
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We Need to Address Our Gateway Corridors
Rep. Dan Ryan Charlestown Patriot Bridge (CPB): As you travel around Charlestown, how has the response been to your campaign? Representative Dan Ryan (DR): To be honest, the past couple of weeks have...
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Thank you Judy Dear Editor: I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Judy Cleveland and the Micah Young Scholarship committee for selecting me as this year’s recipient. Because of the...
View ArticleCPS Design Comm. To Meet On Sept.15
The Charlestown Preservation Society Design Review Committee will hold its monthly meeting at the Mary Colbert meeting room located at 20 Devens Street on Monday, September 15th, at 7:30 p.m. The...
View ArticleSpaulding Is The Good Neighbour
In recognition that the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (SRH) construction process and its future operations have had, and will continue to have, an impact on the Charlestown community, Spaulding is...
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Residents Rally Against Wynn Casino
Jen Herlihy and her daughter, Marin, participate in the rally opposing the construction of a casino in Everett. Charlestown residents held a rally Monday night in Sullivan Square to state their...
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Rep.Ryan Cruises To Primary Win
State Rep. Dan Ryan enters the Warren Tavern on election night to applause as news spread that he had just won the Democratic Nomination in Tuesday’s Primary Election. Ryan will run unopposed in...
View ArticleStroll for Hope to Help Cancer Patients
The First Annual Charlestown Stroll for Hope will take place on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 10 am starting and finishing at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford Street, Charlestown. Registration...
View ArticleLocal Company Helping Housing to Go ‘Green’
With construction on an environmentally friendly, two-family dwelling underway at 67 Beech Glen St. now underway, the Fort Hill section of Roxbury is a rapidly growing enclave of green housing in the...
View ArticleLocal Officials React to Wynn Receiving Casino License
Charlestown residents and elected officials are reacting to the Mass Gaming Commissioners decision to award the Boston-area gaming license to Wynn Everett on Tuesday. Since the plan was first proposed...
View ArticleTitleCase Sullivan Sq. Solution Was Key: for Wynn Getting Casino License
It came down to risky versus safe, and in the end the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) chose the riskier bet in awarding the Greater Boston resort casino license to Wynn Resorts on Tuesday...
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Maura Healey Back on Campaign: Trail for Attorney General Position
Charlestown’s Maura Healey was back on the campaign trail in Charlestown last week after the political newcomer won big last week over polished politician Warren Tolman. Healey’s victory last Tuesday...
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Thank you Judy Dear Editor: I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Judy Cleveland and the Micah Young Scholarship committee for selecting me as this year’s recipient. Because of the...
View ArticleMGH Institute of Health Professions Sponsors Annual Community Day
To most people, say the word marshmallow and visions of s’mores and campfires come to mind. For the 350 first-year students who participated in the MGH Institute’s third annual Community Day on...
View ArticleCasino Officials: Boston and Wynn Will Be Unstoppable In Tight Market
Wynn’s chief representative in Boston told the media and Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) members last week that – despite industry saturation concerns in the Northeast – the combination of Boston...
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Casino Opponents Working Hard on Repeal
Neighborhood Council Chair Tom Cunha (left) and Charlestown resident Stephen Spinetto said they are both opposed to casinos in general and opposed to the Wynn project in particular. Revere Mayor Dan...
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Clergy urge residents to vote Yes on Question 3 Dear Editor: The Catholic Bishops of Massachusetts have taken a definitive position urging citizens to vote YES on Ballot Question # 3 and stop the...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 10-02-2014
Possession of a Firearm 09/23/14 – Officers in the area of Starr King Court were attempting to speak to several individuals, when two of them ran from the scene. Both suspects were apprehended, at...
View Article50 Years Later: Remembering The Trumbull Street Fire Tragedy
Boston has certainly had its share of losing firefighters in the line of duty and only last March, the city mourned the loss of two firemen battling a blaze in an abandoned apartment building in the...
View ArticleRyan Seeks to have MGC Meet Residents
Representative Dan Ryan has invited members of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) to a meeting for Charlestown residents on Wednesday, October 15th to provide information on their recent...
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