Month: June 2011

“Townie” Sports Update

Jackson McGonagle recently completed his baseball season at the Taft School in Watertown CT, where he was the starting catcher and led his team in stolen bases.  Jackson, a two-way starter for the football team and an Honor Roll student,…

Little League News

The Board of Directors for Charlestown Little League would like to express their sincere appreciation to the 99 Restaurant, Senator Sal DiDomenico, the Boston Police Department (K-9 Officer Sean Williams, Sergeant Tom Lema, Officer Bob Luongo and Officer Christine Vraibel),…

My Alabama Trip

For the first time since 1967, I visited my mother Rosia Mae’s hometown of Russellvile, Alabama.  In total, seventeen Kellys, Dagles and Houlihans made the trip and in the neighboring town of Phil Campbell, my Uncle Roy Davis hosted a…

Decisions, Decisions…

The stress associated with coping with life’s incessant grind can sometimes be overwhelming.  Whoever said “don’t sweat the small stuff” certainly knew what they were talking about but, unfortunately, many of us do “sweat the small stuff.”  Self-inflicted sleep deprivation,…

Police Briefs 06-23-2011

06/13/11 – Disorderly As a result of a radio call to Eighth Street, an individual was taken into custody and charged with being a disorderly person. 06/15/11 – Shots Fired Officers responded to Walford  Way for a report of shots…

Obituaries 06-23-2011

Francis Saccardo Retired Mass. State Court House Officer Francis J. Saccardo of Hampton, N.H, formerly of Charlestown, died recently. He was 80 years old. A US Army veteran of The Korean War, he was a member of The Conway/Bunker Hill…