The Charlestown library reopened on Monday, November 26 after being closed for several months for building renovations and improvements. Many Charlestown residents said they missed the library during the closure and are glad the Main Street branch is back in business. “This is a wonderful community resource. I come here to use the computer,”...
The Youth Villages-Germaine Lawrence Campus recently honored Meg Vaillancourt of Charlestown, senior vice president of corporate relations for the Boston Red Sox and executive director of the Red Sox Foundation, with the “Women of Excellence” award for her fundraising efforts benefiting at-risk girls and boys. The Youth Villages-Germaine Lawrence Campus’ Women of Excellence award...
St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish together with Friends of the Charlestown Library & Hammond Residential Real Estate Announce a Free Holiday Concert on Sunday, December 9 at 3:30 at St. Mary’s Church, 55 Warren Street The Copley Singers, Brian Jones, Director, this year offer a wide-ranging program of familiar carols in both traditional...
The Boston Conservation Commission had cancelled their November 28 public meeting of the Boston Conservation Commission. The sole item on the agenda, which was the Shipyard Quarters Marina Enforcement Order, will be heard on December 12, 2012.
I’m worried. It’s about a surface parking lot. It seems silly to worry about a parking lot, but that’s the way it is. Maybe it will turn out okay, but things have a way of getting out of hand. Let’s hope I’m wrong. This parking lot lies on the Esplanade near Charles Circle. That...
With the holiday season now upon us, we urge our readers to remember to be aware of your surroundings as you race from a holiday party to planning for friends and family visiting to just coming back with your Christmas shopping. This piece of advice is all the more relevant with the recent assault...
Thanksgiving has come and with it a few added pounds around the waist have been gained. Now, the race is on for Christmas. If you drive around the neighborhood, Christmas lights and decorations are already out on homes. This is only the calm before the storm of events that will get you into the...
CHARLESTOWN Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 POLICE/COMMUNITY MEETING: Meet the police & discuss public safety issues on the third Tuesday of every month at the police station, 20 Vine Street, at 6:30 p.m., 2nd floor, community room. Drugs 11/19/12 – As a result of a drug investigation in the area of the Bunker...
Stephen Langone Retired Boston Firefighter Stephen T. Langone of West Roxbury, formerly of Charlestown, Ret. Boston Firefighter Eng. Co. #50, died suddenly on November 20. He was 67 years old. A U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam Conflict and a member of Boston Firefighters Union Local # 718, he was the beloved husband of...
Whole Foods Market is pleased to announce a complimentary shuttle service for its new neighbors in the Charlestown and North End communities. The complimentary shuttle will take shoppers to the closest open Whole Foods Market location, in Beacon Hill, while its Charlestown store is undergoing renovations. Whole Foods Market has arranged this free shuttle...