Council Candidates Pound the Pavement
By John Lynds With four months to go until the City Preliminary Election, Eastie’s Lydia Edwards and Margaret Farmer and the North End’s Stephen Passacantilli have been hitting the pavement in the...
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Navy Yard Activation Request Gets Huge Response for BPDA
By Seth Daniel Charlestown’s Context has big ideas for Pier 5, call for a multi-level developmentthat would include an amphitheater and science center on the bottom floor, with condos and retirement...
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Walsh Fundraiser
Mayor Martin Walsh addressed his supporters at his Charlestown Fundraiser this past Thursday night, May 11, at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Hundreds of residents turned out for the mayor’s campaign...
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Honoring A Civil War Soldier
Members of the Sons of Union Veterans folded a flag to place alongside the newly marked grave of Civil War veteran Francis William Loan.
View ArticlePolice Briefs 05-25-2017
Charlestown Beat Violation of Auto Law 05/15/17 – As a result of a traffic stop on Main Street, an individual was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle without a license. Assault and...
View ArticleUnique BPDA Loan Program Helps Tea Bar Come to Main Street Area
By Seth Daniel The former Sorelle’s location off of Main Street is about to be occupied by an exciting and innovative cold brew tea bar, and it’s in no small part due to the cooperation of a unique...
View ArticleOwners of 6 Soley Street Seeking to Move-In
By Seth Daniel After three years of contentious meetings, court battles, bitter discussions with some Soley Street neighbors and numerous volleys across the passageways of City Hall, the owners of the...
View ArticleWynn Boston Harbor Pushing for Special, Limited 4 A.M. Liquor License
By Seth Daniel Citing the need to be competitive in a business with narrow margins, Wynn Boston Harbor is pushing strongly for a provision in the State Budget that would allow the casino to serve...
View Article‘Coffee with A Cop’ Comes to Grasshopper Café
By Dan Murphy Commissioner William Evans of the Boston Police Department joined district officers and neighborhood residents for “Coffee with a Cop” at the Grasshopper Café on May 17. Each Wednesday,...
View ArticleSt Clement School in Medford to Close June 2017
St. Clement School in Medford announced Friday, May 19, that it will close at the end of the school year in June 2017. Currently the school educates students in Pre-K and grades 6-12. The school had...
View ArticleTree Removal Hearing Set for June 1
In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 87, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 1, at 10:30 a.m. on a request to remove two public...
View ArticleTransportation to Move Forward With Sullivan Square Underpasses
By Seth Daniel In a standing room only meeting in the Knights of Columbus on May 18, the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) announced that it intended to move forward on the long-term Sullivan...
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E-7 Chief McLaughlin to Return Home for Retirement
By Seth Daniel Chief Torpedoman Neil McLaughlin is shown here at the North Pole with a sign showing how far away Charlestown is from the top of the world, a trip he took at the outset of his Naval Sub...
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Daughters of Isabella #1 Banquet
The annual Daughters of Isabella# 1 May Banquet took place on Friday, May 19, and continued the May tradition that has been ongoing since 1903. Organizers had a good turnout and a good dinner....
View ArticleTownie Sports
By Kevin Kelly A HIDDEN TREASURE While attending the jam-packed 3rd annual Ryan “Duce” Morrissey Scholarship banquet, in which $12,000 was awarded to deserving “Townie” high school and college...
View ArticleGov Baker Stands Tall — Again
The swift and unequivocal announcement last Friday by Gov. Charlie Baker that Massachusetts will join in an initiative with other states to encourage alternative forms of energy in order to reduce...
View ArticleTownie Tidbits
By Sal Giarratani THANK YOU CHARLESTOWN Thank you for your hard work and your generous donations. The spring fundraiser was a huge success, raising roughly $25,000 to buy food for the neediest families...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 06-08-2017
Charlestown Beat Violation of Auto Law 05/31/17 – As a result of a traffic stop on Medford Street, an individual was taken in to custody for operating a motor vehicle with a revoked license. Robbery...
View ArticleStephen Passacantilli to Launch Campaign for District 1 Councilor on June 13
Stephen Passacantilli, a North End civic leader, Boston Public Schools parent, and former staffer to City Councilor Sal LaMattina will formally launch his campaign for Boston City Council (District 1)...
View ArticleMay Sees Two Robberies, Two Aggravated Assaults and A Breaking-and-Entering
By Dan Murphy Two robberies, two aggravated assaults and one breaking-and-entering were among the incidents of Part One crime reported in Charlestown in May, according to Community Service Officer...
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