Director reflects on his first year, looks to the future -By Luke O’Neill Greg Jackson may not look like your typical executive director – and perhaps that’s a good thing. On a recent visit to the Charlestown Boys & Girls…
Month: March 2011
Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard Hold Winter Warm Up
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard (Friends) held its annual Winter Warm Up on March 10 at Parris Landing in the Navy Yard. The event was attended by more than 150 people from all over…
CNC Seeks to fill Non-profit Seats
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council is seeking to fill two vacant non-profit organization seats on its 21 member advisory board. Non-profit organizations are individually selected by the elected members of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council for a term of two years, taking office…
Census Show Charlestown has been Growing Steadily
-By John Lynds Charlestown’s population has been growing steadily for the past two decades according to new figures released by the U.S. Census Department with the Asian and African American population growing while the white and Latino population remains steady.…
Library Closing Sunday not Befitting a Great City
The trustees of the Boston Public Library have submitted a budget for the coming year which includes closing the Boston Public Library in Copley Square on Sundays as a money saver. According to the library trustees, it costs $243,000 annually…
Radiation from Japan
Forgive us if we are less than buoyed with good feeling by hearing from our public officials who check such things that radiation from the badly damaged Japanese nuclear reactors has been found in rain that has recently fallen in…
Spring Cleaning
The city begins its annual weekly street cleaning extravaganza this week. Everyone is reminded to pay close attention to postings and to signage indicating where street cleaning is to occur and at what time. To do any less is to…
Sports 03-31-2011
Bobby D. anniversary Mass Debbie DeCristoforo, Bobby’s sister, would like to pass the word in Charlestown that the first Anniversary Mass for Bobby D. will be held on Saturday, April 16 at 4 p.m. at St. Stephen Church on Hanover…
Obituaries 03-31-2011
John Reveliotis Assistant Clerk Magistrate of Suffolk Superior Court John F. Reveliotis of Charlestown died on March 25. He was 66 years old. The Assistant Clerk Magistrate of Suffolk Superior Court, he was a member of Bunker Hill Associates and…
Sen. DiDomenico Visits Golden Age Center
Senator Sal DiDomenico visited the senior centers of Charlestown last Thursday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Senator DiDomenico is picturedwith his son Sal and members of the Golden Age Center.