Rep. Ryan Weighing in on Ballot Questions
With the state election set for Tuesday, State Rep. Dan Ryan of Charlestown is weighing in on the state’s ballot questions. Ryan said he is urging Charlestown residents and residents across the...
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Residents are Ready for Halloween on Friday
Children are not the only residentswho will be dressing up for Halloween. Halloween 2014 will be bigger and better than ever, with many more people able to participate because it is a Friday night....
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
The Insidious Gaming Industry Influence Dear Editor: In the last six weeks, the insidious influence and impact of the gaming industry on the Commonwealth’s political and criminal justice systems has...
View ArticleCampaign Commercial Stresses Environmental Clean-Up
A new ‘No on 3’ commercial now being broadcast on Boston television stations features former Everett teacher Mary Bagarella and stresses the importance of keeping the casino legislation in order to...
View ArticleWynn to Hold Forum for Employment and Vendors
As soon as Wynn Resorts received the Greater Boston casino license, the calls began pouring in from potential employees and vendors. All of them had questions. Now, through a series of six information...
View ArticleCasino Business:Ryan Facilitates Meeting of Residents and MGC
Massachusetts Gaming Commissioners (MGC) met with Charlestown residents last Wednesday at the Schrafts building to discuss the designation of Wynn Everett as the recipient of the Boston-area casino...
View ArticleA Monument Ave. Early Introduction to Healey
On Feb. 1, with the Bunker Hill Monument as a backdrop and amid community and comestibles, Charlestown resident and newly-announced candidate for Attorney General Maura Healey outlined a stately...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
Thank you Dear Editor: We appreciate Charlestown community’s support of our Twenty-Ninth Annual Halloween Parade on Friday night, October 31, 2014. We are grateful for Mayor Marty Walsh, State Senator...
View ArticleMayor Tom Menino
The passing this week of former, long-time Boston Mayor Thomas Menino truly removes from our lives a man whose devotion to his city and its people was second to none. The incredible outpouring of...
View ArticleCandidates for Seats on CNC Posted
The following candidates have submitted nomination papers with the required signatures seeking to be elected to the Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC). At-Large Candidates Barbara Babin Margaret...
View ArticleCommunity Leaders Remember Menino
Charlestown, like every other neighborhood in Boston, mourned the loss of Mayor Thomas Menino this week. In his 20 years as Mayor of Boston, Menino, the self proclaimed Urban Mechanic, worked to...
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Halloween. Monument Style
Maxamillion…er, Spider Man, and his dad, Nicolas Caruso, parade down the street in front of the Monument last Friday night during the 29th Annual Halloween Parade. Thousands showed up to march and...
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Healey Elected State Attorney General
Attorney General elect Maura Healey at victoryparty. Charlestown’s Maura Healey was elected Attorney General Tuesday night, beating Republican challenger John Miller in the state election to become the...
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A Good Day for Charlestown’s Elected Officials:Ryan Receives Huge Vote of...
Rep. Dan Ryan After two hard fought battles one in Marchand again during the September primary against Chelsea’s Roy Avellaneda it was made official Tuesday night and Rep. Dan Ryan will be heading...
View ArticleObituaries 11-13-2014
Ryan J. Morrissey Ryan J. “Duce” Morrissey, passed away tragically at Massachusetts General Hospital on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at the young age of 17. Ryan was born in Boston on July 20, 1997, a son...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
Wynn proposal not a done deal yet! Dear Editor With all due respect to Patriot-Bridge writer John Lynds and to Representative Dan Ryan, I would suggest a bit of caution around the statement “Casino...
View ArticleEngineering Happiness
I recently met a happy man. Why shouldn’t he be happy? He has what most men want: loving parents, a wife, Jana, who was his high school sweetheart, two cute little boys, a house, good friends, family...
View ArticleCPS Design Review Committee to meet on Nov. 17
The Charlestown Preservation Society Design Review Committee will hold its monthly meeting at the J. W. Conway Bunker Hill Post 26, American Legion hall located at 23 Adams Street on Monday, November...
View ArticleLions Club Collecting Coats for Needy
The Charlestown Lions Club will be collecting coats for children, babies and adults during the months of November, December and into early January of 2015. Our Charlestown Cooperative Bank has...
View ArticleSenseless Murder Shocks Community:CMA Seeks Greater Community Resources
It is with heavy hearts that we send this email to share with you that Ryan Morrissey, a 17-year-old Charlestown resident, died yesterday morning from fatal injuries he sustained in the shooting last...
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