Rebecca Mann knew very little about hockey before she had to have her foot amputated a year ago, but now she can’t get enough of it. Mann and several other Greater Boston players – part of the Spaulding Shamrocks adaptive…
Month: December 2018
Grand Jury Returns Murder Indictment In Homeless Man’s Fatal Beating in Park
The man accused of fatally beating 54-year-old Joshua Rivera as he slept in a Charlestown park has been indicted for the homeless man’s murder, Boston Police Commissioner William Gross and Suffolk County District Attorney John P. Pappas announced Wednesday. The…
Council Holds Hearing Regarding Funds for Sullivan Square Reconstruction
The City Council Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation held a hearing on Monday regarding funds from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission that will be used for engineering and design services for the reconstruction of Sullivan Square/Rutherford Avenue. The money, a…
Police Briefs 12-20-2018
Vandalism 12/11/18 – A victim on Green Street reported an unknown male punched one of the windows of her residence, causing it to shatter. The suspect then fled in the direction of the Bunker Hill housing development. A search of…
Townie Tidbits
IT MUST BE ‘DECEMBER BUG’ ON MAIN STREET,HUH? I stopped by June Bug Florist the other morning while walking down Main Street. They’ve got the whole place really decorated for the Christmas holiday. You walk in the place and can…
Reducing Disposable Bags in Boston
The City of Boston’s new plastic bag ordinance is a big step forward in our work to cut carbon emissions, reduce pollution, and create a cleaner, greener city. When the new ordinance goes into effect on Dec. 14, 2018, stores…
Enjoy the Holidays — Safely
Christmas this year is part of what for many people will be a four-day weekend, which means that for many of us, we will be indulging in the “Christmas spirit” early and often. By no means do we wish to…
Enjoy the Holiday Season
This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…
Townie Sports
REGISTRATION FOR CHARLESTOWN LITTLE LEAGUE 2019 IS NOW OPEN! Players should be between 4-12 years old by Aug. 31, 2019. Register on line: https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=2089459 Contact us at [email protected] if you have trouble with registration. Winter practices for AAA and Majors will begin at Extra Innings…
Obituaries 12-20-2018
James Furlong Retired Boston Police Officer James E. Furlong, a 40-year resident of Revere, formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Roslindale. He was 97 years old. James was…