Mobile Historic Neighborhood Walking Application Rescheduled
The rescheduled launch of the Mobile Historic Neighborhood Walking Tour application will start at Memorial Hall (14 Green St.) on Sunday May 20 from 10:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. The Charlestown Preservation...
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First Communion Class
Lilliana Telesford crowns the Blessed Mother on Sunday, May 6, during the 159th First Communicants of St. Francis de Sales Church on Bunker Hill Street. Father Dan Mahoney presided over the...
View ArticleHelp End Distracted Driving
Glancing at that new text message on your phone. Scrolling through satellite radio stations to find the right song. Adjusting your GPS to find a new route. Any of these activities momentarily takes...
View ArticleMemorial Day Is a Time for Reflection
The Memorial Day weekend is upon us, a three-day weekend that for most Americans marks the start of the summer season. Many will celebrate appropriately with barbecues and outdoor activities with...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 05-24-2018
Charlestown Beat Robbery – Street 05/17/18 – A victim reported while walking on Green Street, she was jumped and robbed by two males and a female. At that time, one of the male suspects pushed her to...
View Article10 Years and Over $50,000 in Support for Aspiring Charlestown Students
This marks the tenth year that a consortium of affiliates from Partners HealthCare – MGH Charlestown HealthCare Center, MGH Institute of Health Professions, and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital – will...
View ArticleEncore Soil Clean Up, Dredging Complete with $68 Million Price Tag
After moving nearly a million tons of soil and sediment on land and water for more than 18 months – and spending in excess of $68 million in private funds – Encore Boston Harbor announced that it has...
View ArticleZelma Lacey House Announces New Fitness Partnership Started
Zelma Lacey House, an assisted living community located in Charlestown, and managed by full-service real estate and property management firm Peabody Properties (www.peabodyproperties.com), recently...
View ArticlePlacement Evaluations for Charlestown Soccer Fall Season to Take Place
Placement evaluations for Charlestown Soccer’s Fall 2018 travel soccer season will take place over the course of the first two weeks in June. Sessions will run for roughly one hour and 15 minutes,...
View ArticleParkARTS Watercolor Painting Workshops Return
Budding artists ages nine and up are invited to join the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for its popular summer series of ParkARTS Watercolor Painting Workshops during the month of June at six...
View ArticleCNC Corner
The monthly meeting of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council will be held on Tuesday June 5 at 7 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford Street. At 6 p.m., we will be giving out the awards...
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Walking Tour
Brian Sullivan and Jeff Zettel look at a gravestone amongst the Phipps family in the Phipps Burial Ground, one of the stops on the new Charlestown Preservation Society’s walking tour app. The Phipps...
View ArticleRemembering Those Who Gave All
This Memorial Day, we remember and honor the American heroes who gave their lives for our country. Our Gold Star families deserve respect this day, and every day, of the year. My own father, Andrew,...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 05-31-2018
Charlestown Beat Drugs 05/22/18 – As a result of a drug investigation in the area of Bunker Hill Street, two individuals will be summonsed to Charlestown Court for possession of a Class A substance...
View ArticleWomen’s Heritage Trail Charlestown Walking Tour
In 1989, a group of Boston Public School teachers, librarians and students established the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail (BWHT) to remember, credit and commemorate the numerous women who helped mold...
View ArticleO’Neill Elected Secretary-Treasurer Of National Urban Schools Coalition
Charlestown’s Michael O’Neill, a member of the Boston School Committee, has been elected secretary-treasurer of the Council of the Great City Schools, the nation’s primary coalition of large urban...
View ArticleYMCA to Hold Summer Splash on June 7
The Charlestown YMCA is holding its annual signature fundraising event, Splash Into Summer, on Thursday, June 7, from 6-9 p.m. at Courageous Sailing Pier (Pier 4) in Charlestown. Every year, the...
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The monthly meeting of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council will be held on Tuesday June 5, at 7 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford St. At 6 p.m., we will be giving out the awards from...
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Schoolboys Dinner
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES: Dan Smith, Keith Lordan, John Scheiffern, Bill Smith, and Bill Lordan enjoyed the 105th Old Charlestown Schoolboy’s Association dinner last Sunday, May 20, in the Knights of...
View ArticleRyan Endorses Carvalho for District Attorney
On Monday during Charlestown Pride Week, State Rep. Dan Ryan of Charlestown announced he is endorsing his State House colleague, Evandro Carvalho of Dorchester, for District Attorney in the race to...
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