Sponsored by The Charlestown Chamber of Commerce and the Charlestown Women’s Club. Proceeds from the event went to the CHAD Christmas For Kids Program. The Charlestown Chamber of Commerce and the Charlestown Women’s Club held their Second Annual Holiday…
Month: December 2011
Gloria Conway Passes Away: Remembering Patriot Publisher Gloria Conway
Gloria Jean (Scott) Conway, the longtime publisher and managing editor of the Charlestown Patriot, died Dec. 23. She was 71 years old. Born on July 17, 1940, in Westerly, R.I., Mrs. Conway was the daughter of Peter and Dorothy Scott.…
Joe McGonagle Remembers Gloria Conway
Where do I start. Gloria had a quiet strength about her. She loved this town as much, if not more, than anyone I know. She did all the right things for all the right reasons. No bows, no praise –…
Gloria Conway: A Friend Forever
Several years ago I had the good fortune to discover an old, cardboard shoebox tucked away rather discretely into a corner of the top shelf in my father’s clothes closet. I had been looking for something else, I can’t remember…
Taking from Our Heroes: Veterans Services Official Admits to Stealing Money Meant for Homebound Vets
A former high-ranking official in the City’s Veterans Service Department admitted on Tuesday to pocketing some $13,000 in City funds that were meant to serve sick, homebound veterans. Joseph Miller, 57, of Beverly, stood in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday…
CNC Development Committee Hosts Meeting to Review Medford Street Plans
The CNC Development Committee will be hosting a meeting for review of the proposed redevelopment plans for 267 – 281 Medford Street (Nancy Sales Building). This project was previously reviewed and approved by the CNC in 1995. As part of…
Out with the Old; In with the New
It was a turbulent and tumultuous year in some parts of the world. In this nation, it was, above all, a year when we got more of the same rather than the dramatic change needed to alter our course. The…
Obituaries 12-29-2011
Irene Smith Charlestown Resident Irene V. (Hughes) Smith of Charlestown, formerly of the West End, died on December 19. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas F. Smith; devoted mother of Irene Mahan and her husband, Edward of…
Santa Claus
On Friday, December 16th The Cooperative Bank once again hosted Santa Claus in the Charlestown Branch. Santa andhis elves worked very hard to prepare for the over 100 kids that came through the branch to have their free picture taken…
Townie Mites Take 2011 Mcgoff Trophy
This year marked the 11th Annual Dan McGoff Memorial Christmas Classic Hockey Tournament hosted by Charlestown Youth Hockey and there were plenty on hand to watch some very talented teams compete all weekend long in over 20 games. The tournament …