James Whelton, MD Tufts Professor James A. Whelton, M.D. of Wayland, who served 25 years as chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and was a professor at Tufts University School of Medicine died…
Month: May 2012
Residents Meet the Mayor
Mayor Thomas M. Menino welcomes Charlestown resident Dianna Bellavance to the May 3 Neighborhood Coffee Hour sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and Dunkin’ Donuts at Peter Looney Park. Mayor Menino met one-on-one with residents and gave out…
Radio Talk Show Host Karson Tager Gives Charlestown a Voice
No other radio host expresses candid remarks, personal anecdotes, and a passion for his community quite like Karson Tager. The Mix 104.1 morning radio personality is the friendly voice that makes traffic a little more bearable on your commute to…
Police Briefs 05-10-2012
Assault and Battery 05/02/12 – A victim reported while on Bunker Hill Street, she was approached by two individuals, one of whom, after a brief dispute, began to punch her in the face while the other held her. The suspects…
Sports 05-10-2012
Charlestown Lacrosse had another great Sunday of lacrosse. All teams are home this Sunday 5/13 at the Charlestown High School fields. Come check out a game between 9:00am and 5:30pm. You can find the schedule online atwww.charlestownlacrosse.com. U13 Girls The…
Obituaries 05-10-2012
Edward Giguere Of New Hampshire, formerly of Charlestown Edward C. Giguere of Manchester, NH, formerly of Charlestown, died on May 2 after a long illness. He was 62 years old. He retired in 2006 as a result of disabilities after…
Cleaning Up
Ty Gonzales, 6th grader at the Warren Prescott School donated his Saturday to help make Charlestown Shine in the annual city-wide clean-up.
First Annual Looney Park Day Draws Large Crowd on Saturday
The promise made last year to re-dedicate the effort to keep Peter Looney Park clean from year to year was accomplished last weekend. More than 100 parents, their children and the friends of the late Peter Looney turned out to…
Charlestown’s Elaine Driscoll to Be Gaming Spokeswoman
Boston Police Department Spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll has been offered a position as the Gaming Commission’s first director of communications. The Gaming Commission this week made the offer to Driscoll, who is now apparently negotiating a contract with the commission. Driscoll…
Preschool at Kennedy Center?
With the closing of the Tiny Tots program, and kindergarden wait lists being at an all-time high, The Kennedy Center is exploring the option to create a new preschool for three to five-year-olds in Charlestown to start in the fall.…