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A Book Signing Event
A Book Signing Event: for “Girl On A Leash: The Healing Power of Dogs, a memoir” by Charlestown resident Betty L. King was held at Bestsellers Cafe, High Street, Medford on May 18. There were 40 people...
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Election 2013: Mayoral Candidate Walsh Will Run on His Record
State Rep. Marty Walsh, a candidate for mayor. Boston mayoral candidate Marty Walsh wants it known he’s not going to be vacillating when his past 16 years as state representative for Dorchester comes...
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The Markey Family of Monument Square, Met with President Barak Obama
The Markey family of Monument Square, met with President Barak Obama when he came to Boston on June 12 to speak at a rally for Richard’s brother, Ed Markey, the new US Senator from Massachusetts....
View ArticleDowntown View Are You a City Nerd?
One day I was a passenger in a car on the Longfellow Bridge coming into Boston from Cambridge. Bob was driving and Ann was in the front seat. We began discussing the upcoming reconstruction of the...
View ArticleCB&GC News and Notes
Summer Camp for ages 6-12 at the Green Street building will run Monday through Friday from July 1 to August 16, 2013. Hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Extended hours are 8:00 a.m. to...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Grateful for scholarship To the Peter Looney Scholarship Committee: Thank you for your very generous scholarship. I am honored to be the recipient of the Peter Looney Scholarship. This scholarship...
View ArticleBoston Public Market Closer to the Opening of Permanent Space on Greenway
The Boston Public Market that will be located at the Orange Line entrance to the Haymarket MBTA Station has completed a series of major steps toward the opening of a permanent, year-round,...
View ArticleCharlestown Youth Hockey Seeks Coaches
Charlesown Youth Hockey is currently accepting Coaches Applications for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Returning coaches should confirm their interest by sending an email to bod@cyha.com. New coaches...
View ArticleArt Gallery at BHCC re-named After Fifield
The art gallery at Bunker Hill Community College has been re-named the Mary L. Fifield Art Gallery following a unanimous vote by the BHCC Board of Trustees on June 24. Mary L. Fifield, Ph.D., who...
View ArticleSuspect in Murder Still at Large
Authorities are still searching for the Charlestown man wanted in connection with the May 7 murder of Steven Jones. Suffolk County D.A. spokesman Jake Wark said investigators are still hunting down...
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6th Annual New Balance Heart Break Hill 5K
Charlestown resident Justine Douvadijan participated in the 6th Annual New Balance Heart Break Hill 5K to benefit Franciscan Hospital for Children on Saturday, June 9th at Boston College. Nearly 600...
View ArticleObituaries 07-18-2013
Rhonda Reeder Lifelong Charlestown resident Rhonda A. Reeder, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life unexpectedly on Friday, July 12 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston....
View ArticlePolice Briefs 07-18-2013
Trespassing 07/09/13 – Officers in the area of Dunstable Street placed an individual under arrest for violation of a no-trespass order. Robbery – Knife 07/09/13 – At about 8 p.m., officers responded to...
View ArticleMayor Menino’s Final Backyard BBQ A Testament to His True Legacy
Way down at the furthest tip of Boston on Hyde Park’s Chesterfield Street last Friday, Mayor Tom Menino and 2,000 of his closest friends gathered for the 21st and final backyard BBQ at his home – a...
View ArticleWhole Foods to Open on August 7
Whole Foods announced it has planned a grand opening of its Charlestown location that will replace Johnnie’s Foodmaster on Wednesday, August 7. In Ocotober Whole Foods announced an agreement to...
View ArticleCome on over to Our House: Spaulding Rehab to Hold Open House on Saturday;...
Spaulding is proud to announce the rescheduled date for the Spaulding Open House and Family Fun Day for the Charlestown Community is Saturday July 20th from 1-5pm at the new Spaulding Rehabilitation...
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Developers for 30 Polk St. Appear at CPS Committee
Developer Doug MacDonald (left) and Architect John French presented plans for the 30 Polk Street building to the Design Review Committee of the Charlestown Preservation Society on July 15. Neshamkin...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 07-25-2013
Unarmed Robbery 07/17/2013 – The victim reported while he was delivering food to an address on Starr King Court at around 9 p.m., he was approached by four unknown white males, one of whom punched him...
View ArticleMenino’s Threat on Wynn’s Casino
For those of us who know Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, his threat to scuttle the Wynn casino development in Everett (since it is being built on a sliver of Boston land) should be a reason for concern for...
View ArticleSuffolk County Owners Saved Money on Their Car Insurance
A recent study shows that car insurance policyholders in Suffolk County have saved more than $379 million dollars over the past 10 years, in part as a result of investigations and prosecutions...
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