Police Briefs 12-15-2016
Charlestown Beat Warrant 12/05/16 – Officers in the area of Vine Street placed an individual under arrest for an outstanding warrant. Larceny from Building 12/07/16 – A victim on Belmont Street...
View ArticleKeeping Warm with Charlestown History, Blanket Proceeds Will Benefit St. John’s
By Seth Daniel The historic sites in Charlestown are a comforting sight to those who live in the neighborhood and those who once lived here, and now there’s a gift for the holidays whereby those sites...
View ArticleWynn Boston Harbor to Start Putting Up Steel
By Seth Daniel There’s something about steel columns and beams that make a building project much more tangible no matter how many millions of dollars one pours into removing soil and setting...
View ArticleTransfer of Site Management in One Charlestown is Reason of Concern among...
By Seth Daniel At least one member of the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) for One Charlestown is feeling a little betrayed by how the transfer of ownership is now being contemplated between the developer...
View ArticleBPDA Grants IAG Delay Request On One Charlestown
By Seth Daniel The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) announced on Wednesday that it will grant the 90-day moratorium on Development Review of the One Charlestown project, a request made by...
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Santa at Pier 6 by Boat — of Course
Santa Claus gave his reindeer a break and travelled to Charlestown by boat on Saturday, Dec. 10, landing at the Navy Yard and greeting children and festive revelers at Pier 6 Bistro. Santa was greeted...
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Warren Tavern Toy Drive
Governor Charlie Baker joined hundreds of Charlestown residents for the annual Warren Tavern Holiday donation party to Toys for Tots last Sunday, Dec. 4. The event benefits the statewide drive...
View ArticleTownie Tidbits
By Sal Giarratani THE SAN PATRICIOS I am a history buff since forever. In college I took the first Irish History class every taught there. Ninety-nine percent of my classmates had Irish surnames. I was...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 12-22-2016
Charlestown Beat Warrant 12/14/16 – Officers in the area of Vine Street placed an individual under arrest for an outstanding warrant. Larceny 12/15/16 – A victim on Washington Street reported a bag...
View ArticleDonations, Help Come in Abundance as Community Empathizes with Fire Victims
By Seth Daniel There has been no shortage of helping hands in the Town since the six-alarm fire at 142 Bunker Hill St. last Friday left 25 people displaced from their homes just 10 days before...
View ArticleTips Offered on Making Christmas More Green
This holiday season, Republic Services encourages consumers and customers across Boston to incorporate sustainability into their celebrations and family gatherings with helpful sustainability tips....
View ArticleBPS Officials Take Positive Approach In Working on Edwards School Lot
By Seth Daniel Boston Public Schools (BPS) officials took a more collaborative and positive approach in dealing with residents about the Edwards Middle School parking lot in a meeting on Monday night,...
View ArticleWelcome Sign Makes A Mysterious Disappearance in Thompson Square
By Seth Daniel All signs are now pointing at mischief and thievery in the disappearance of the custom-made wooden ‘Welcome to Charlestown’ sign that recently vanished from the median strip on Thompson...
View ArticleRyan Calls for a More Structured Moratorium on One Charlestown
By Seth Daniel When City officials informed State Rep. Dan Ryan about the 90-day delay on review of the One Charlestown development, his said he took it all in slowly, and ended up with more caveats to...
View ArticleMonument Laundry Owner Grateful to Firefighters for Response
By Seth Daniel Everyone appreciates the work of firefighters, but that appreciation isn’t really felt in one’s gut until they’ve experienced a major fire. That gratitude is certainly felt this week by...
View ArticleGrass Roots Group Now Opposing One Charlestown; Seeks Answers
By Seth Daniel Most worthwhile things have their beginnings over a cup of coffee. And so it is the case that four Charlestown women sharing a cup of coffee three months ago began their passionate...
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Firefighters Battle Six-Alarm Blaze;23 Residents Left Homeless
By Seth Daniel Boston Fire Fighters battled a 6-Alarm fire this past Friday at the corner of Monument ave. and Bunker Hill Street. The sun was just rising around 6:40 a.m. when Gretchen Anjomi of...
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Schrafft’s Sign Re-Lit with More Efficient Lighting
By Seth Daniel The Schrafft’s light went back on earlier this month after being removed for replacement. The Flatley Company said the old sign gave the image of sloppiness,and was becoming unsafe. They...
View ArticleKeeping Our Water Supply Safe
In 2014, the American Waterworks Association declared MWRA’s water to be the best in the nation. (In fact, it won both first and second place both for the City of Boston’s and the MWRA’s own sample.)...
View ArticleTownie Tidbits
By Sal Giarratani HEY EVERYBODY JIMMY WALSH JUST HAD A BIRTHDAY One of Charlestown’s best political minds Jimmy Walsh just had a birthday on Christmas Eve. He just turned the Big Six-0 if you can...
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