Menino Looks to Stop Wynn’s Casino
The City of Boston last week raised the possibility that it could be considered a host community, along with the City of Everett, on the $1.2 billion Wynn Casino Resort being proposed for the former...
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Poll Shows Mayor’s Race is Still Up for Grabs
Connolly A recent Suffolk University/Boston Herald poll suggests that the Boston Mayoral race is still very much up for grabs with City Councilor At Large John Connolly and Representative Marty Walsh...
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Beating the Heat
Neighbors Ethan Greatorex, 4, and Reilley Bartlett, 5, of Charlestown found a fun way last week to beat the heat. They were happy for giveaways, fun activities, and a cool water spray feature to play...
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New Commander
USS Constitution held a change of command ceremony in Charlestown Navy Yard on July 26 at which Cmdr. Sean Kearns (right) relieved Cmdr. Matt Bonner as the 73rd commanding officer of ‘Old Ironsides’.
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HCAV Maintains Charlestown Residents Should Vote on Wynn Casino Project
Mayor Thomas Menino (left) presents a proclamation to David Storto, President of Spaulding Rehab in Charlestown. After Boston City Councilor Sal LaMattina and State Representative Eugene O’Flaherty...
View ArticleObituaries 08-08-2013
Edward Elwell Lifelong Charlestown Resident; Worked for Sears & Roebuck Edward J. Elwell, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Monday, August 5 at Massachusetts General...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 08-08-2013
Warrant Arrest 07/30/2013 – Two suspects were arrested at around 12:42 p.m. on Pleasant Street on an outstanding warrants issued out of various courts. Larceny from a Motor Vehicle 07/30/2013 – The...
View ArticleAugust is Here
Yes, the days have become noticeably shorter and there has been a chill in the air at night. And when the calendar turns to August, as it has, it’s sort of a signal that the new school year is not that...
View ArticleThere is a Boston City Council Race
While all the attention has been given to the Mayor of Boston race, let’s not forget there are Boston City Council at Large and District races as well. Surely, the race to become the City’s top...
View ArticleRental Property Registration Deadline is August 31
Last week the city’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD) announced it is pushing back the deadline for Charlestown landlords to register their rental properties. Under the city’s Rental Registration...
View ArticleMassport Helps Support Youth Summer Job Fund
Massport has contributed $31,000 to support summer job programs in Charlestown. The money is part of $450,000 in funds for summer employment for more than 300 students as part of Massport’s Community...
View ArticleHealth Center Eyed at Bunker Hill Development
North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health), a federally funded health center and MGH affiliate, is seeking to open a satellite practice in the Bunker Hill Housing Development that will provide primary...
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Whole Foods Opens Store
City Councilor Sal LaMattina (right) and Tom Cunha (behind LaMattina) Chairman of the Charlestown Neighborhood Association helps Whole Foods officials break the bread to officially open the new store...
View ArticleCharlestown Youth Soccer Continues Impressive Growth
As the summer winds down, parents and children begin to turn their attention toward the upcoming fall youth sports programs offered in schools and local towns. While football dominates the professional...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 08-15-2013
Larceny – Bicycle 08/08/13 – A victim on Brighton Street reported someone stole his blue Diamond mountain bike from the garage in his building. It appears bolt cutters were used to snap the lock,...
View ArticleThank You, Massport
Today’s Massport officials are far different from those whom our parents who lived in our community during the 1960′s had to contend with. Back in the 1960′s, Massport was an agency that just took...
View ArticleWe Must Prepare for Rising Sea Levels
Benjamin Franklin coined the expression 200 years ago, “You should buy land because they are not making it anymore.” Well, that may not be exactly true for the last 100 years, as all the communities...
View ArticleMayoral Candidate Forum on Small Business
Small businesses form the backbone of each unique neighborhood of Boston, investing in the City through taxes, local purchasing and local hiring. In addition, small businesses add vitality to the...
View ArticleSelf Defense Techniques to Be Shown
Charlestown Public Safety Meeting will meet on Tuesday, August 20, at 6:30 p.m., in the Community Room at District A-15, Charlestown Sgt. Gary Eblan will speak for one hour on self defense techniques....
View ArticleFederal Cuts Would Adversely Impact Local Families
U.S. House Republicans are proposing to cut a crucial program that helps hundreds of families in Charlestown buy food and fend off hunger throughout the year. Republicans are drafting a farm bill to...
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