The annual Bunker Hill Day celebration in this neighborhood brings Charlestown out and together at the same time for one of the biggest celebrations of the year. At more than 50 years, this is one of Boston’s most enduring celebrations in a place that is so closely wed forever to the beginnings of the...
“Take Back” prescription drug disposal day, an event to help Charlestown safely dispose of its unused prescription drugs, takes place this Saturday, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bunker Hill Mall. The Charlestown Substance Abuse Coalition (CSAC), a program of the MGH Center for Community Health Improvement, partners with the...
If we contemporize Bunker Hill Day, this is to say, if we bring that day of valor and sacrifice up to the present moment and try to describe it properly, well, several possibilities abound. First, when we look back on a day when a brave few stood up to a great many better armed...
The pre-summer months have seen a 7–percent spike in violent and property crimes in Area A-1, compared with last year, according to Boston Police. Between Jan. 1 and May 28 of this year, 1,104 incidents of Part One crime were reported in Area A-1, which includes Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown and downtown, as opposed...
The U9 Boys played 3 games this week and finished the regular season with an impressive 8-2-1 record. The first game was a 5-3 win vs. Winthrop. Charlie Reitz broke through with his first 2 goals of the year. Tanner Creelman and Nico Berger (2) also contributed with scores. Daniel Bittner led the defense...
Drugs 05/29/12 – As a result of a drug investigation in the area of Walford Way, an individual was placed under arrest for possession of a Class B substance. Drugs 05/30/12 – As a result of a drug investigation in the area of Terminal Street, a suspect was placed under arrest for possession of...
Hyman ‘Hy’ Osvar A Giving Man with Gifted Intelligence Hyman J. “Hy” Osvar died on May 31. He was 92 years old. The husband of Charlotte Berger Osvar, the couple would have celebrated their 59th anniversary on October 25, 2012. “Hy” was born April 23, 1920 in Winthrop to the late Aaron and Rose...