The Friends of City Square Park partnered with the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Partnerships Matching Funds Program. The matching grant program allowed the Friends to contribute $10,000, which was matched by $20,000 from DCR for a total of $30,000 to be used towards the Park renovation and upgrades. The project, which will clean...
The Charlestown Mother’s Association (CMA) is pleased to announce this year’s CMA scholarship winners. This year, the applicant pool was our strongest ever, and the scholarship committee found it challenging to select from so many talented applicants. In the end, we decided this year to award a total of five college scholarships to Charlestown...
If a parent has any info/photo of their child participating in a sports or recreational activity (elementary school, high school, college, or otherwise), please E-Mail me at bunkerhillbillie@aol.com and I will be sure to include the info/photo in a column. I’d also love to hear about any honor roll students or scholar athletes, or...
Kathleen Adams Of Revere, formerly of Charlestown Kathleen A. Adams of Revere, formerly of Charlestown and Chelsea, died on May 24. She was the beloved daughter of the late Earl and Christine (Harower) Adams; sister of Marion Hart of Medford, formerly of Charlestown, and the late Beatrice McNelley, Irene Ricupero and James and Charles...
This July 4 marks the 235th year of American Independence. It is a worthy occasion noting the anniversary of one of the great days in world history in all of time. If you are the type who appreciates history the 235th anniversary of anything is a major occasion. For instance, the Harvard graduation which...
Speech by James L. Nelson Monument Orator, June 17, 2011 I would like to thank The American Legion’s James W. Conway Bunker Hill Post 26, the Boston National Historical Park and the Bunker Hill Monument Association for the terrific honor they do me in asking that I present the oration on this, the 236th...
Commemorating the honored dead at Bunker Hill The morning of June 17 saw modern-day patriots gather at the top of Bunker Hill to remember those patriots who fought and died in this town on Saturday, June 17, 1775. This day marked the 236th anniversary of the first pitched battle of the Revolutionary War, as...
Some sports purists and civil libertarians said they felt let down by Boston’s official response to the Bruin’s Stanley Cup victory last week. They were miffed because crowds weren’t allowed to get out of hand on the night of the victory or to roam freely throughout the city burning cars and breaking windows and...
If a parent has any info/photo of their child participating in a sports or recreational activity (elementary school, high school, college, or otherwise), please E-Mail me at bunkerhillbillie@aol.com and I will be sure to include the info/photo in a column. I’d also love to hear about any honor roll students or scholar athletes, or...
Congratulations to St. Anslem graduates Alexa Hingston (Sociology), Christina Marx (Nursing) and Siobhan Marx (Sociology). Alexa and Christina were also named to the Dean’s List…Graduating from Curry College were Luiz Duque, Colleen McGillicuddy, Vanessa Zottola and William Langan. Langan was also named to the Dean’s List, along with Venida Gray and Joseph Twomey…Mohamed Adan...