Halloween was as spectacular as ever on Tuesday evening on Monument Square and the Training Field. Thousands flocked to the event, young and old, to dress up as their favorite characters, meet up with neighbors and collect a fat bag…
Month: November 2017
Keys for Cadagan
KEY-ED UP: Cadagan Hooley (12) loves keys on key chains and any opportunity to get her hands on them. The Knights of Columbus was packed with supporters of Cadagan as Anthony’s Dream Foundation put on the ‘Keys for Cadagan’ time…
Voters to Head to Polls on Tuesday
By John Lynds With the municipal election set for next Tuesday, Nov. 7 candidates for District 1 City Council and Mayor of Boston are making final preparations for what is sure to be an exciting Election Day. As of today,…
RCIC wants Consideration of Surface Option Ahead of Nov 15 Meeting
By Seth Daniel Long-time proponents of the Surface Option for the Rutherford Avenue/Sullivan Square corridor – an option that eliminates underpasses and relies on surface streets and intersections – are asking that the City update their existing plan and give…
CNC Community Corner
PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE – The monthly meeting of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council will be held on Thursday Nov 9 at 7pm in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford Street. The public is invited to attend and bring up issues…
Wynn,Mayor Walsh Bring Community Together to Celebrate First Year of Grants
By Seth Daniel For so long, Wynn Boston Harbor and the City of Boston were at odds with one another, and Charlestown was somewhere in the middle. The tension for the Town was apparent as concerns mounted and residents came…
AG Healey Endorses Lydia Edwards for Council
Maura Healey, the State’s Attorney General and a Charlestown resident, is throwing her support behind Lydia Edwards in the City Council election on November 7. “I’ve seen first-hand that Lydia can and has made a significant difference in people’s lives,…
Hood Park Owners Breaks Ground on First Residential Development
By Seth Daniel Hood Park hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning, Oct. 17, at 480 Rutherford Ave., where its 177-unit residential project will soon be underway. It will be the first residential project at Hood Park, a 20-acre development permitted…
O’Leary Ends Distingusihed, 43-Year Career in Court System
By Cary Shuman Robert O’Leary of Charlestown, retired first assistant clerk magistrate of Chelsea District Court, was honored at a celebration at the Knights of Columbus in Charlestown. The room was filled with tremendous love and respect for a man…
Russell Street couple to premiere on HGTV renovation show Saturday
There’s nothing like a complete home renovation in Charlestown’s historic housing stock to drive one out of their mind. Such intensity usually happens behind closed doors, but for one Charlestown couple, the ups and downs of totally renovating their Russell…