Hood Park Kicks off Community Discussion, Trading Open Space for Height
The first in a series of three planning and design charrettes regarding the future of Hood Park was held on May 30, just a week after the company proposed a 230-foot office building on its campus –...
View ArticleIndigo Ag in Hood Park Gets Major State Job Creation Grant
Indigo Agriculture – headquartered in the Hood Park campus – has received a major life sciences job creation grant this week in excess of $1 million. The Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced $20...
View ArticleTwo North End Restauranteurs Partner to Bring Flavor of the North End to...
Encore Boston Harbor has picked two North End restaurant legends—Frank DePasquale and Nick Varano—to operate a 135-seat, 5,200-square-foot Italian restaurant at the Five-Star, $2.5 billion Encore...
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Touch-A-Truck
Tripp Nugent enjoying his time on a pay-loader last Sunday, June 3, during the kick-off event for Charlestown Pride Week – the Touch-a-Truck event by the Charlestown Mothers Association (CMA). The...
View ArticleA Great Day for All Bostonians
Saturday’s Boston Pride Parade, in which mayors from across the nation and coast-to-coast joined with our Mayor, Marty Walsh, in showing their support for the Rainbow Resistance, was a manifestation...
View ArticleGlenda Jackson — A True Inspiration
Glenda Jackson, the brilliant British actress, is 82 years old. Yet despite being an octogenarian, she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a play Sunday night. Performing on the stage on...
View ArticleA Tragedy with a Lesson for All of Us
Most of us probably never heard of Charlotte Fox, who was the first American woman to ascend three, 26,000-foot or higher mountains, including Mt. Everest. Yet she tragically made the news recently...
View ArticleWoof! Public Art Exhibit to Open in Navy Yard June 21
Large dogs have begun to take up a temporary home in the Navy Yard this week, all in preparation for a large art show featuring large dogs. The Navy Yard Garden Association announced a Summer Solstice...
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PEACE PARK DEDICATION JUNE 26 On Tuesday, June 26th there will bean unveiling ceremony on Charlestown’s Peace Park at the Mt. Vernon Street Plaza. The ceremony will be followed by a...
View ArticleIs This Really America?
The national disgrace that is occurring at our Southern border is something that we never could have imagined happening in the United States of America. The images of children separated from their...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
JOINT STATEMENT ABOUT THE PEACE PARK FROM THE CLERGY OF CHARLESTOWN Dear Editor As members of the clergy serving both the Catholic and Protestant traditions in Charlestown, we want to express our...
View ArticleStay Away, Amazon
As Amazon narrowed its list of city choices for its HQ2 from 238 to 20 in January, journalists, bloggers, and civic leaders were furiously trying to square up the finalists against one another to guess...
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ISEE PREP CLASS AT THE CLLC This fall, the Charlestown Lacrosse & Learning Center (CLLC) will once again be hosting our annual ISEE Prep-Class for sixth-grade students during the 2018-2019 school...
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Observing 243rd Anniversary
Members of the Connecticut Society Of The Sons Of The American Revolution stand guard at the Monument on Sunday, June 17, during the annual Battle of Bunker Hill Commemoration Exercises put on by the...
View ArticleEnjoy a Safe and Sane Fourth
The summer season’s big holiday, the Fourth of July, soon will be upon us. Millions of Americans will be celebrating the holiday — which will be a long and extended five-day weekend for many of us —...
View ArticlePromises to Make to Yourself
You make promises to others but what promises do you make to yourself? Making appropriate commitments to yourself is essential for guiding your life in the direction you desire. If you don’t take...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 06-28-2018
POLICE/COMMUNITY MEETING: Meet the police and discuss public safety issues on the last Wednesday of every month at the police station, 20 Vine Street, at 6:00 p.m., 2nd floor, community room. POLICE...
View ArticleMajor Changes in Store for Parking Tickets, Street Cleaning July 2
Fines will be increased effective Monday, July 2, for parking in violation of 11 City of Boston parking regulations, including overstaying a meter – which goes up to $40 a whack. The fines to be...
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LOCAL RESIDENT RAISING MONEY FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION Justyne Collier, local resident of Charlestown, whose brother committed suicide in 2004, is working to raise money for the American Foundation for...
View ArticleCharlestown’s Grzelcyk Signs New,Two-Year Deal with Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced on June 15 that the Bruins signed defenseman Matt Grzelcyk, of Charlestown, to a two-year contract through the 2019-2020 season with an annual cap...
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