Archaeology Walking Tour: From Bunker Hill through the Big Dig
On October 7, from 12 noon to 1:00 pm. The Tour will be led by Joe Bagley, City of Boston Archaeologist. The Tour will begin on the Steps of the Lodge located at the base of the Bunker Hill Monument....
View ArticleLocal Facility to Start Turning Food Waste into Fuel
The state’s commercial food waste disposal ban kicked in this week and by year’s end the Charlestown Maritime Center will begin producing fuel from compost for the Massachusetts Water Resources...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Thank you Dear Editor: Thank you to the Charlestown Schoolgirls Association and the Somerville City Club for selecting me for the 2014 scholarship. This generous scholarship will help me as I pursue a...
View ArticleSullivan Sq. Redesign to Be Discussed on Oct. 26
With the estimated addition of 25,000 more cars traveling through Sullivan Square because of the Wynn Casino and with Wynn paying for re-building the square, the opportunity to hear and ask questions...
View ArticleWynn Resorts Backing ‘No on Question 3′ Effort
After mostly staying out of the casino repeal vote discussion – otherwise known as Question 3 – Wynn Resorts announced last weekend that they would become involved in the ‘No on 3’ campaign over the...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MA This year would have been my mother’s 105th birthday and it brings back those great old memories growing up when my family celebrated with lots of cake and ice cream. The good...
View ArticleHarvard/Kent Parents Plan Fundraiser
Join the parents of Harvard Kent School at the Bunker Hill Knights of Columbus on Medford St. for Paintnite to support the Harvard Kent School, on Thursday October 16 from 6-9. Tickets must be...
View ArticleCNC to Meet on Parcel 39A
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) Development Committee will hold a monthly coordination meeting for the Parcel 39A development (Starboard Place) on October 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the Institute of...
View ArticleLeaf Collection Schedule Announced
Boston’s Fall Leaf collection will begin on Monday, October 13, and take place through Saturday, November 29. Boston Public Works Department (PWD) will collect and compost residents’ leaves and yard...
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Kerry, Patrick Among Officials Touring WTTC in Charlestown
The Wind Technology Testing Center on Terminal Street U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond of the United Kingdom will meet Governor Deval Patrick in Charlestown this...
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Jane Reitz Honored at Annual ABCD Gala
Jane Reitz Charlestown resident Jane Reitz was recently honored by the Boston ABCD John F. Kennedy Family Service Center as its volunteer of the year. Reitz picked up the honor at ABCD’s Annual...
View ArticleThe Bridges of Suffolk County
Everyone knows the Longfellow Bridge is being rebuilt. It is scheduled for completion in late 2016. But other bridges across the Charles and other waterways are also undergoing changes. Here’s an...
View ArticleCNC Seeking Nominations for Board Seats
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council is currently accepting nominations for the seven (7) At-Large Seats as well as nominations for the Precinct 6 seat which was recently vacated. To be nominated, 25...
View ArticleKerry, Patrick Tour WITC in Charlestown
Last Thursday U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joined Governor Deval Patrick and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom Philip Hammond at Charlestown’s...
View ArticleAmong the Best in Boston: Halloween 2014 Events for Charlestown
In 1985, eight families decided to “take back the night” for Halloween. After suffering “Mischief Night” and Halloween with smashed pumpkins, egged homes and slashed tires, Maggie Moss Tucker and Paul...
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Exploring Charlestown’s Past
Joseph Bagley Leading an Archeological Tour through Charlestown on Oct. 7 In celebration of archeology month, City of Boston Archeologist, Joseph Bagley, led a tour from the Bunker Hill Monument,...
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Co-op Bank Announces Appointment of Rufo
David Rufo The Cooperative Bank is pleased to announce the recent hiring of David J. Rufo, Mortgage Originator. Previously, David worked at Washington Trust Mortgage Corp, as a Senior Mortgage...
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WHO IS THIS GIARRATANI GUY? I hear time to time from folks who wonder why I care so much about Charlestown but live in East Boston. The answer is simply economics. If I could afford Charlestown again,...
View ArticleVoters Set to Cast their Ballots on Election Day Tuesday Nov. 4
The campaigns are winding down and on Tuesday, Nov. 4 Charlestown residents will join voters statewide in selecting our leaders in government for the next four years. Gov. Deval Patrick decided not to...
View ArticleSt. John’s Harvest Fair on Nov. 15
St. John’s Episcopal Church in Charlestown is sponsoring its 175th annual Harvest Fair on Saturday, November 15th from 10 a.m. until 2 .p.m. upstairs in the parish house at 27 Devens Street....
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