BTD to Return on Feb 28 to Talk about Rutherford, Sullivan Plans
By Seth Daniel As opposite sides have dug in on the either/or underpass versus surface option debate on Rutherford Avenue and Sullivan Square, the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) seems to be...
View ArticleHometown Hockey Hero:Brendan Collier Skates Again at the TD Garden
By Cary Shuman Brendan Collier is a role model for youth hockey players in Charlestown. He is a hometown kid who learned the sport here, took his high voltage game to Malden Catholic where he led his...
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Lower Mystic Working Group Seeking Local Input on Plans
By Seth Daniel Carri Hulet of the CBI group helped to coordinate a small group discussion last Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Knights of Columbus regarding the Lower Mystic Regional Working Group that formed...
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Faster Mom – Please
Kimberly Osborne pushed her son, Cameron, on milk crates across the ice rink during the Warren Prescott School Ice Skate Party on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Steriti Rink in the North End. Several...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
A beautiful building Dear Editor: The old bank building in Thompson Square is indeed an architectural masterpiece in a sad state with empty storefronts. A restaurant would be great but a Starbucks...
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By Sal Giarratani REMEMBERING NOT SO MUCH THE BLIZZARD OF ‘78 I really did think the Blizzard of ’78 – now a 39 year old memory would never fade, but it has. I still think that snowstorm that hit on...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 02-16-2017
Charlestown Beat Larceny 02/03/17 – A victim on Eighth Street reported her blue Lexa bike was stolen from the garage of her building. The lock had cut from the bike, and video footage of the crime...
View ArticleWynn Boston Harbor Holds Update Meeting on Construction
By Seth Daniel The Wynn Boston Harbor team visited Charlestown on Wednesday evening and was expected to brief residents on construction progress, upcoming roadwork this summer and job opportunities in...
View ArticleAcoustic on Main Ready to Rock (Quietly) in Charlestown,Citywide
By Seth Daniel If a local restaurateur were wanting to have an acoustic live music show, in the past that would mean taking a trip to City Hall and sifting through red tape, yellow tape and Scotch tape...
View ArticleFemale Councilors Embark on Study,Meeting Series on Early Ed,Childcare
By Seth Daniel While there is frequently a lot of emphasis on public schools and private schools, and where parents will send their school-age children, not much attention has been paid to policies...
View ArticleWynn Mitigation Fund to Accept Applications
By Seth Daniel The Wynn-funded Charlestown Community Trust Fund will soon be releasing applications for its first round of dispersals to community non-profits – with a target date for the first...
View ArticleCharlestown Preservation Society Opposes One Charlestown Plan
By Seth Daniel The Charlestown Preservation Society (CPS) has issued and submitted a three-page letter of concerns to the City and the Mayor’s Office regarding the One Charlestown project in its...
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Sledding is Not Just for Kids
Anabell Moody and her grandmother, Linda Moody, prepare to sled down the Bunker Hill last Friday during a break in the snowstorms. Scores of residents headed to the Hill for a day of sledding and...
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YMCA Fundraiser
Jimmy Lister, Rosemarie Boucher, chair of Public Relations, and James Morton, CEO/President of the Greater Boston YMCA chat on Feb. 2, during the Charlestown YMCA fundraiser.
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SAYING GOOD BYE TO JEANNIE I’ve known Jean McLaughlin for over 40 years through her husband Dennis. Often, I would walk into Boston over the High Bridge and join up with Denis on his way to work at Ray...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 03-02-2017
Assault 02/22/17 – A victim on Bunker Hill Street reported he heard a knock on his door, and when he opened it, a man demanded money to pay a debt. The suspect then swung at the victim and motioned to...
View ArticleJean Mclaughlin,Served as Special Assistant for Three Boston Mayors,Dead at 75
By John Lynds Jean M. (Smith) McLaughlin, who served as special assistant for three Boston mayoral administrations, has died. Mrs. McLaughlin, a lifelong Charlestown resident and forty-year employee of...
View ArticleApplications for First Round of Wynn Money Available,Deadline Scheduled for...
By Seth Daniel The waiting game for Wynn money is over as Mayor Martin Walsh announced this week that applications for the mitigation fund money are now available for the first-ever distribution to...
View ArticleCompromise Seemingly Reached in Development of 40 Warren
By Seth Daniel After nearly five years of conflict and several different designs, it appears that the office building an parking garage at 40 Warren St. will get a facelift and and third story....
View ArticleOnline Tool for Summer Jobs Now Available
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the opening of SuccessLink, an online tool that enables Boston youth to register for summer jobs. The SuccessLink application will be available from Saturday, February...
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