Councilor Lydia Edwards will get the ball rolling on the community review of the re-started Bunker Hill redevelopment plan at a hearing in the Town on Oct. 18. Edwards said this week that the meeting will be a follow-up to…
Month: October 2018
Three Great Choices: Charlestown Public Schools Shine on MCAS, Proving Continued Revival
The three major elementary schools in Charlestown showed tremendous achievement on the state MCAS test among all schools in the Boston Public School network, with the Harvard-Kent singled out by the district as a school continuing to be on the…
Neighborhood Round Up
Harvest on Vine Food Pantry The Harvest on Vine Food Pantry this week are boxes of cereal and macaroni and cheese, two of the most popular items that empty the shelves. Any donation on non-perishable foods that you could make…
Off-Peak Lane Closures Begin This Month for North Washington St Bridge
The state and City will begin off-peak lane closures this month on the North Washington Street Bridge to accommodate utility work for the beginnings of the multi-year bridge project, which will begin its major work next spring. Public meetings will…
New Hood Park Plan Gets Rough Outing at CNC over Building Height
The new Hood Park revised master plan didn’t get too many supporters on Tuesday night, Oct. 2, at the Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC), with most councilors and audience members wary of the 200-foot-plus heights proposed. Mark Rosenshein of Trademark Partners…
‘The Fourth Grade Project’ Premieres in City Square
Fourth graders are curious, young observers of society, aware of the struggles and complexities that impact their families and communities. Internationally-renowned artist Judy Gelles has documented the stories of more than 300 fourth-grade students from around the world in her…
Townie Tidbits
GRANDPA’s OWEN GETS BAPTISED Two Sundays ago down in Norwood Center at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, my first-ever grandchild, Owen Richard Morrison got christened. I still can’t believe how fast life passes by us. I still remember my daughter…
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, hundreds of people from Boston’s Latino community joined me on City Hall Plaza to come together for this nationwide celebration of Latin ancestry and culture. Boston is home to a strong, proud Latino population, and…
Townie Sports
CHS names former star Hugh Coleman as hoop coach Charlestown High School has hired one of the state’s most successful high school basketball coaches, a man whose family name is already synonymous with basketball excellence at the school. Hugh…