PLAY BALL!!! BABE RUTH REGISTRATION UNDERWAY Registration for the 2018 Charlestown Babe Ruth summer program is underway. Player registration fee is $75 and can be done on-line at http://charlestownbaberuth.website.siplay.com/. The program fields a 13-15-year-old team and a 16-18 year-old team and…
Month: April 2018
Easter Egg Hunt
EGG-XACTLY! Bobby and Ally (2.5) Das are proud of their well-stocked Easter basket last Saturday, March 31, during the First Church in Charlestown’s Easter egg hunt on the Training Field. The Easter event was in conjunction with another hunt at…
Grand Opening
Chris DeLuca, CSB Branch Manager Jane Gricci, David Flannigan, and Kathy ‘Cookie’ Giordano, host of ‘Charlestown & Beyond,’ during the Cambridge Savings Bank’s Grand Opening celebration in the new Thompson Square branch on Weds., March 28. To celebrate the opening,…
Chain Forge Project to Move Foward
The Chain Forge building has long held a lot of promise in the Navy Yard, but the planned hotel and restaurant space in the former red-brick Navy building has to date only held delays and complications. All of that looks…
Spring Applications Available for Wynn Community Funds
The Charlestown Community Fund, money supplied to the Town’s organizations by the Wynn casino, has its spring round of applications available for funding requests now. The annual deadline to submit spring grant applications is on April 15. Since the deadline…
Capuano Campaign Reports More than $1.1M on Hand
The re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. Mike Capuano is reporting having $1.1 million cash on hand after raising more than $500,000 in the first quarter of 2018. The 2018 1st quarter reports are due to be filed with the Federal…
City Square Park Looks to Get More People into and Using the Park
City Square Park Governor Grace Bloodwell is looking to make the area even more active this spring and summer than it already is, and the trend starts this coming Saturday, April 7, with a clean-up of the area. Bloodwell took…
Councilor Flaherty, Sen Boncore Announce are out for District Attorney
City Councilor at-Large Michael Flaherty, and State Sen. Joe Boncore, both announced this week they would not run for Suffolk County District Attorney. Flaherty cited medical issues for his decision, while Boncore said he wanted to focus on issues that…
CNC Discusses Plans for Old Duffy Building, Chappie Street Gets Ok
The Charlestown Neigh-borhood Council (CNC) met on Tuesday night for their monthly meeting and, right off the bat, discussed what looks to be a major residential development at the former James Duffy Building on Main Street. Chair Tom Cunha said…
Repairs on Gilmore Bridge Start Sunday
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that starting on Sunday, April 8, MassDOT will be performing deck joint repairs on the Gilmore Bridge (Charlestown Avenue, Cambridge/Austin Street) from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. Work will be done under nightly…