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Schoolboys Award 17 Scholarships to Local Students
By Seth Daniel The Old Charlestown Schoolboys Association delivered 17 scholarships on Monday night, May 9, to students in the Town. The annual Scholarship night precedes the larger Old Charlestown...
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A Clean Sweep
Double duty: Landon and Austin Grant – twin fourth graders – were ready to pitch in for Boston Shines at the Warren Prescott School Garden on Friday, May 6. The annual neighborhood clean-up took place...
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THE “FATHER DAN” TO THE RESCUE Recently, the Boston Fire Department added a new boat to its fire fighting fleet. It was named after Rev. Dan Mahoney who has been a fire chaplain since 1964. Father Dan...
View ArticleDowntown View:Fish,Flowers and Fresh Produce
By Karen Taylor Last year for my birthday one of my daughters gave me flowers. These were not the usual birthday flowers. They were delivered to my door for several weeks from the one-eighth acre...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 05-19-2016
CHARLESTOWN BEAT POLICE/COMMUNITY MEETING: Meet the police & discuss public safety issues on the last Wednesday of every month at the police station, 20 Vine Street, at 6:00 p.m., 2nd floor,...
View ArticleUpcoming Events Planned at the Charlestown Working Theater
Charlestown Working Theater presents theatre KAPOW’s Raining Aluminum, an original piece based on the parallel storylines of the 1917 explosion in Halifax, Nova Scotia (and the subsequent American...
View ArticleCouncilor LaMattina Calls for Ferry Service Connecting Charlestown, Eastie...
By Seth Daniel It’s not hard to see East Boston or the North End from pretty much anywhere in Charlestown. Sometimes, it almost looks like one could swim right over with little effort. However, getting...
View ArticleBRA Hires Continuum to Help Re-Brand Itself as a More Approachable Agency
By Seth Daniel Looking to become a more friendly and approachable agency, and to part from its negative history, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) board approved a contract with Boston-based...
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Noonan to Serve as Parade Marshal,to Host Annual Banquet on this Friday
By Seth Daniel When it comes to filling a room, Danny Noonan and his wife, Kathleen (Wrenn) Noonan, have no problem bringing a crowd – mostly family members to be certain – and when it comes to leading...
View ArticleRep Ryan Secures Earmarks in House Budget to Help Charlestown
By John Lynds Representative Dan Ryan was able to secure several line items for Charlestown and Chelsea when the House approved a $39.56 billion Fiscal Year 2017 budget. Ryan, who represents both...
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Morrissey Scholarship Gala
A huge crowd assembled on Friday night, May 13, for the 2nd Annual Ryan ‘Duce’ Morrissey Scholarship Gala at the Knights of Columbus. Two scholarships were awarded in memory of ‘Duce’ on the night....
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Charlestown High to Lose Air Force JROTC
Budget cuts and declining enrollment have forced Charlestown High School to close its Air Force JROTC program at the end of this year. The program has been a fixture at Charlestown’s parades and other...
View ArticleLet’s Remember the True Meaning of Memorial Day
Memorial Day, our most solemn national holiday, will take place this weekend. It is symptomatic of our national culture that for most Americans, the true meaning of Memorial Day has long been lost...
View ArticleEnjoy the Weekend — Safely
We saw a statistic the other day that seemed baffling: The death toll on our nation’s roads and highways once again is on the rise. Last year, there were 38,000 highway fatalities in America. That’s...
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SAD TO SEE AIR FORCE JROTC MARCHING OUT OF CHARLESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY The news last week in the Charlestown Patriot on students losing an opportunity to participate in JROTC, an activity with...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 05-26-2016
CHARLESTOWN BEAT Drugs 05/16.16 – As a result of a drug investigation in the area of Medford Street and Old Landing Way, an individual was placed under arrest for distribution of a Class B substance...
View ArticleOld Ironsides to Feature 21-Gun Salute on Memorial Day
Monday, May 30, USS Constitution in Charlestown will conduct a 21-Gun Salute from the pier side saluting battery, once a minute for 21 minutes starting at noon, in commemoration of Memorial Day and...
View ArticleMummers Won’t Return This Year for Bunker Hill Concert,Parade
By Seth Daniel A sad tuba has blown its last note. After nearly three decades of making the trek from Philadelphia to the Town, the Mummers will not be coming to the Bunker Hill Day festivities and...
View ArticleCould Charlestown High become Boston’s New Downtown High School?
By John Lynds During his speech last week at his annual Charlestown fundraiser, City Councilor Sal LaMattina said he is working towards making Charlestown High School Boston’s downtown high school. “We...
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Residents Enjoy Seeing Marionette Theatre
Story and photo by Marianne Salza Like most children growing up in Czechoslovakia, Vít Hořejš developed a love and appreciation for the tradition of marionette puppetry. Now as the Artistic Director of...
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