Case ‘Not’ Closed:State Delegation Will ‘Adamantly’ Oppose State Plan to...
By Seth Daniel A new capital needs draft master plan produced and released last week by the state Trial Courts has, right off the bat, pegged the Charlestown District Court for possible closure,...
View ArticleField of District 1 City Council Candidates Begins to Take Shape
By John Lynds The announcement last week that longtime District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina would not seek reelection this fall has led to several potential candidates from Charlestown, East Boston,...
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Paul Rides Again
Paul Revere (Richard Reale) gallops out of City Square on on Patriot’s Day morning, April 17, after warning the good people of Charlestown that the British regulars were coming. Having seen the two...
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Life Imitating Art
Wayne Muller and Amelia Leason imitate art! That of artist Tim Evans, who painted a vision of frustration in his new work during the Artist Group of Charlestown’s (AGC) Spring Show reception at the...
View ArticleTownie Sports
By Kevin Kelly SPRING HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS BASEBALL LEADERS BATTING AVG. Mike Ward, Latin Academy .667 Chris Tucker, Latin Academy .545 Patrick Kelly, Pope John XXIII .286 Conor Kelly, Pope John XXIII...
View ArticleHow Boston Basics Helps Our Children
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Ron Ferguson Here in Boston, we are committed to creating an equitable city for all. Reaching this goal requires many approaches. But if we really want to create more...
View ArticleTownie Tidbits
By Sal Giarratani BACK TO ONE CHARLESTOWN The May 1 proposed meeting between Charlestown residents and Joe Corcoran is quickly approaching and many in the Town anticipate that this meeting will be well...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 04-27-2017
Charlestown Beat Warrant Arrest 04/20/17 – Officers on Old Ironsides Way placed an individual under arrest for an outstanding warrant charging probation violations. Warrant Arrest 04/20/17 – As a...
View ArticleNavy Yard Restaurant Group Opens New Venture in Eastie, to Provide Water...
The owners of Pier 6 Restaurant in the Navy Yard have expanded across the Harbor in Eastie to open their newest venture, ReelHouse, and will offer a complimentary water shuttle between the Charlestown...
View ArticleBoy Still in Hospital after Baseball Accident at Ryan Playground
By Seth Daniel A 9-year-old boy remains in the hospital after what appears to be a freak accident while playing baseball with his mother’s boyfriend on McKeon Field in Ryan Playground Sunday afternoon....
View ArticleRemembering the Hotel Vendome:Teamsters Donate $60,000 to St Francis
By Seth Daniel When Father Dan Mahoney of St. Francis DeSales Church was a young priest in Charlestown, still then the chaplain of the Boston Fire Department, he had one of the hardest days of his life...
View ArticleSail Boston vs Bunker Hill Day: Sacred Ceremonies Moved Back to Avoid Impacts
By Seth Daniel There are thousands of reasons to love the idea of Sail Boston if one lives in Charlestown. But there’s one reason to have some concerns. The date, June 17. While the Bunker Hill Parade...
View ArticleSail Boston to Land in Charlestown, Thousands Expected on June 17 to View...
By Seth Daniel Charlestown’s Navy Yard will be one of the key landing points for Sail Boston 2017 this coming June, and is expected to be a prime viewing location for many thousands of people expected...
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Mayor’s Cup Tourney
The Charlestown Mites won the Mayor’s Cup championship on Thursday, April 20, at the McGonagle Rink in Ryan Playground, with Mayor Martin Walsh congratulating the boys on their victory. Here, Owen...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 05-04-2017
Charlestown Beat Warrant Arrest 04/25/17 – Officers in the area of Main and Green streets placed an individual under arrest for an outstanding federal probation-violation warrant charging weapons...
View ArticleDinsmore Receives Preservation Award to Kick Off City’s Preservation Month
By Seth Daniel It was a patient exercise for the former medical professional, but one by one over the last two years Charlestown’s Rob Dinsmore was able to compile a digital record of the oldest and...
View ArticleOne Charlestown Process Gets Underway with IAG Meeting, Old Proposal is Out
By Seth Daniel Project managers from the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) told a meeting of the One Charlestown Impact Advisory Group (IAG) on Thursday evening, April 27, that the original...
View ArticleLocal Children Get Out on the Water Thanks to Efforts of Save the Harbor
A group of kids and families from The Charlestown Residents Alliance were among the more than 650 people who joined Save the Harbor/Save the Bay on Mass Bay Lines MV Freedom for 3 free Marine Mammal...
View ArticleBoston Foundation to Match Donations to Harvest on Vine
Did you know that 17 percent of Charlestown’s 7,931 households, or 1,355 homes, experience food insecurity? Half of these household have children under 18. One out of four Charlestown children depends...
View ArticleCharlestown High Corner: Lots to Offer at One of the Few Open Enrollment High...
By Adam Calus One of the few open-enrollment high schools remaining in the district, Charlestown High School serves 925 students from across the city of Boston, with about 120 students who live in the...
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