Children played with bubbles, ran around the pier, and danced together during the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center’s Injury Prevention Fair last Saturday, July 12.
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The Ones That Didn’t Get Away: Charlestown Resident Marco Savage Wins Youth Fishing Tournament
More than 40 teens from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston took part in the 4th Annual Fan Pier Celebrity Youth Fishing Tournament on Thursday, July 17th. The tournament began at 7:30 with a quick breakfast at...
BRA Approves $4m: Rutherford Ave. Project
The Boston Redevelopment Authority recently approved a $4 million transit orientated project on Rutherford Avenue. The Rutherford Landing project at 463 Rutherford Ave. promises to bring transit-oriented housing to Charlestown. The $4 million project will replace a dilapidated, three-story building at 463 Rutherford Avenue...
New Tolling System in Effect on Tobin
On Monday morning MassDOT activated the new all-electronic tolling system on the Tobin Bridge/US 1 southbound. The new system is the first phase in a plan to convert all...
Townie Tidbits
AUSTIN AND CHARLESTOWN SHARING AMERICA TOGETHER Austin, Texas over 1,500 miles away from Boston and Charlestown shares the same pride in American history. As I turned the State Capitol...
Letter to the Editor
Action needed on splash pad Dear Editor: I am writing this message to request some action regarding the splash pad that was installed recently in Ship Yard Park. This...
USS Constitution Underway on July 4th for Last Turnaround Before Dry Dock
At 216 years old, the USS Constitution was still as majestic as ever during her July 4th turnaround in Boston Harbor. This is the last time Old Ironsides will...
Walsh to Host ‘Mondays With the Mayor’ July 14 At Bunker Hill CC
Mayor Martin J. Walsh will host the third “Mondays with the Mayor” on Monday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Bunker Hill Community College, 250 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown. The...
Walsh Close to Signing Deal with Mohegan Sun
After losing his bid to get the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to delay awarding a Boston-area casino license until after the November ballot question aimed at repealing the state’s gaming...
Tour of ‘Inside Haymarket’ Offered
Each Friday and Saturday from dawn to dusk, Haymarket, Boston’s centuries-old open-air market adjacent to Government Center, the North End, and Faneuil Hall, offers a unique shopping experience. Sellers...
Downtown View: The Welcome Mat Is Yanked for Banks
What’s so bad about a bank? They seem pretty benign. Then why do ten Boston neighborhood shopping districts, including those in the North End and Charlestown, make them or...
Obituaries 07-10-2014
Carl Zellner Retired Boston City Planner; helped design Big Dig and Boston roads and parks;avid Boston historian Carl A. Zellner, a former longtime resident of Boston and Charlestown, passed...
Zen and Now
Members of Gardner’s Regiment, Charlestown Militia strike a pose outside of Charlestown Yoga. Pictured (l-r) Tom Coots, Ed Roche (black coat) and Joe Brown (green coat)
Despite Boston’s Pleas, MGC Will Issue License
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) voted unanimously – 4-0 – to move ahead with the issuing of gaming licenses despite a November ballot question that could wipe out casino...
Local Youths Give Ideas for Programs in City Budget
Over the past few months Charlestown youth had their say on how the city’s budget could help programs near and dear to them or what they would like to...
BCYF Block Party Is on July 17
Mark your calendar and bring your friends and family to a fun and free BCYF Neighborhood Block Party! Every Thursday night in July and August from 5:00 to 7:00...
Enjoy a Safe and Sane Fourth
Back at the turn of the last century (i.e., 1900), newspapers exhorted their readers to observe a “safe and sane” Fourth of July. That’s because in communities big and...
Townie Tidbits
“Who’s on first?” -Lou Costello Sometimes it is hard enough to know what time it is or how to shop when you forget the shopping. list on the kitchen...
Letters to the Editor
Thank you Sal LaMattina Dear Editor: The members of the Abraham Lincoln Post want to take this opportunity to thank our city of Boston district councilor Sal La Mattina...
Obituaries 07-03-2014
Carl Zellner Carl Zellner passed away Sunday June 29th at Cape Cod Hospital. As a local historian Carl was a dedicated and great friend of Charlestown. His obituary will...
Battle of Bunker Hill Commemorative Exercises
Mayor Martin Walsh and Veterans Affairs Commissioner Francisco Urena attend the Battle of Bunker Hill Commemorative Exercises in Charlestown on Tuesday, June 17. Children from the Warren Prescott School...
Harrington Elected ‘Mayor of Charlestown’
The Townie Association had a very busy Bunker Hill Day weekend. On Friday, June 13th, Charlestown elected the 2014 Mayor of Charlestown, Kelliegh Harrington and said thank you to...
SJC Allows Casino Question on State Ballot in November
The statewide group that is trying to repeal the Massachusetts expanded gaming legislation scored a major victory Tuesday when the Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of allowing a...
BRA Approves Ropewalk Project
Last Thursday, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) board voted to approve the $34 million Ropewalk project at the Charlestown Navy Yard. The board also voted to extend the designation...