Once-underutilized Lowney Park has been converted in the last few months into a Peace Park, and advocates from the Charlestown Coalition will open the revamped space this coming Tuesday, with an unveiling, a march and an event. “It’s all about…
Month: June 2018
Stay Away, Amazon
As Amazon narrowed its list of city choices for its HQ2 from 238 to 20 in January, journalists, bloggers, and civic leaders were furiously trying to square up the finalists against one another to guess which city would reel in…
Letters to the Editor
JOINT STATEMENT ABOUT THE PEACE PARK FROM THE CLERGY OF CHARLESTOWN Dear Editor As members of the clergy serving both the Catholic and Protestant traditions in Charlestown, we want to express our support for the Peace Park that is being…
Is This Really America?
The national disgrace that is occurring at our Southern border is something that we never could have imagined happening in the United States of America. The images of children separated from their parents and locked behind chain link fences evokes…
This Was Week to Remember Community, Heroes, Hometown
The Charlestown Pride Week and Battle of Bunker Hill Day Parade couldn’t have rolled out in a better way last week, with great attendance at all of the events and crowds packing the streets for the Parade – aided of…
Lower Mystic Kick-Off Looks to Envision Future of a Forgotten Waterfront
The Boston Harbor and the Charles River are uniquely associated with Charlestown both historically and visually, but the Mystic River waterfront on the backside of the Town is often neglected and forgotten – mostly because it’s highly inaccessible to the…
Bunker Hill Monument Association Steeped in History, Remembrance
Many might not know it, but the Bunker Hill Monument came down to eight guys and a hearty breakfast. Knowing that the hill in Charlestown was hallowed ground, and not content with the makeshift wooden marker that was there, they…
Neighborhood Round Up
PEACE PARK DEDICATION JUNE 26 On Tuesday, June 26th there will bean unveiling ceremony on Charlestown’s Peace Park at the Mt. Vernon Street Plaza. The ceremony will be followed by a community-wide Walk for Peace and inspirational dinner. Meet at…
Hero Square Ceremonies Steal the Show on Friday
Growing up in Charlestown, Eugene ‘Gene’ Doe would jump off the old arm platform that swung off equipment in the Oilies park on Medford Street , a perfect precursor to his storied service as a paratrooper – where he made…
Woof! Public Art Exhibit to Open in Navy Yard June 21
Large dogs have begun to take up a temporary home in the Navy Yard this week, all in preparation for a large art show featuring large dogs. The Navy Yard Garden Association announced a Summer Solstice Celebration and Grand Opening…