The scorching heat of the past weekend and of the week before has left the neighborhood very, very hot. Although it has cooled off just a bit, the heat remains pervasive and it changes our mindset no matter how much we try not to be done in by it. In fact, as all of...
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Police Briefs 08-09-2012
Trespassing 08/02/12 – Officers in the area of Star King Court placed an individual under arrest for violation of a no-trespass order. Assault and Battery 08/03/12 – At about 1 a.m., officers in the area of Main Street and Monument Avenue responded to a call for a fight. The victim informed officers that while...
Obituaries 08-09-2012
Helen Connolly N.E. Tel & Tel Retiree Helen M. (McGonagle) Connolly of Charlestown died on August 3. She was 77 years old. A retired employee of the Devonshire Street, Boston office of N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co, she was the beloved wife of 55 years to Eugene “Money” Connolly; devoted mother of Karen Johnson...
Carrier Interviews Local Hockey Stars
Al Carrier, co-host of the Charlestown Live TV program that airs on BNNTV Thursday evenings, interviewed three up and coming hockey stars from Charlestown whom were drafted to hockey teams in the National Hockey League. Carrier sat down with Charlestown’s “Big Three” of Brendan Collier, who just finished his hockey career at Malden Catholic,...
Shaheen, Carrier Named Partners Healthcare Scholars
Two Charlestown residents have been named as recipients of the 2012 Partners HealthCare Charlestown Merit Scholarship. Caitlee Carrier, a life-long resident of Charlestown, is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in health care management at Elms College in Chicopee, where she will be entering her junior year in September. Carrier received a $3,500 scholarship. Sarah Shaheen,...
Neighborhood Council Deadlocked on Hubway Bicycle Location
Hubway’s plans to place two new bicycle rental locations in Charlestown was the cause for a bit of discussion earlier this week before the Charlestown Neighborhood Council. The Council questioned the efficacy of the second planned location and in the end, refused to OK it. The planned location at the corner of Warren and...
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Charlestown will shortly benefit from the bicycle boom being shepherded by Mayor Menino and Boston City Hall. Notwithstanding questions about where exactly the new locations should be, there will be two new locations here, and this is good news. The city will also be designating lanes on major streets as bicycle lanes – and...
Police Briefs 08-02-2012
Assault and Battery 07/23/12 – A victim on Corey Street reported that as a result of a dispute over monies owed, the suspect punched her in the face before running away. A search was conducted to no avail. The matter is under investigation. Robbery 07/25/12 – A victim stated that at about 10:30 p.m....
CHAD’s Movie Nights
Nothing being done during the summer in this neighborhood to create the essence of a true community feeling goes beyond the great effort managing Movie Nights by Charlestown Against Drugs. The popular outdoor movie venue has attracted large neighborhood people and their families to a series of outdoor movies in the Charlestown’s various parks....
Obituaries 08-02-2012
Lynne Butters Of Somerville, formerly of Charlestown Lynne M. (Duffy) Butters of Somerville, formerly of Charlestown, died July 26 with members of her family at her side. She was the beloved fiancee of Brian Margie; loving mother of Kristen Duffy and Ashley Butters; devoted grandmother of Haleigh, Taylor, Charlie, Danny, and Liam Ryan; dear...