On April 15, Charlestown residents are running to conquer cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team in the 123rd Boston Marathon®. Residents include: •Jessica Brodie •Lauren Hatch •Emily Hodge •Keely Macmillan •Kathryn Magnoli •Steph Martin •Timothy O’Leary •Miranda Wiley…
Month: February 2019
Memorial Hall Project Pegged at $500k
The effort to save historic Memorial Hall has often been one piece at a time – many times in the beginning with Joe Zuffante and Stan Leonard hustling to do anything possible to make improvements and reform the board. Both…
Rep. Ryan Pleased with Assignments
State Rep. Dan Ryan said this week he is pleased in what is considered a step up in becoming the vice chair of the Post Audit Oversight Committee – a powerful committee that runs investigations of government operations and actually…
CNC Community Corner
On Feb. 25 and 26, and March 6 and 7, the 2019 Spaulding-CNC Community Partnership Funds will host presentations by Charlestown non-profit organizations applying for grants. These presentations will be at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on 23…
DiDomenico Happy with Committee Posts
Last week on Beacon Hill was all about who ended up on what committees, and Sen. Sal DiDomenico said this week he was very happy with the assignments he has received from President Karen Spilka. When DiDomenico mounted his own…
Charlestown Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery in Court
A Charlestown man pleaded guilty Feb. 7 in federal court in Boston to bank robbery. Robert H. Brady, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery. U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock scheduled sentencing for May 7. Brady…
Public gets Look at Plans for New Paul Revere Park Playground
The public got a look at the latest plans for the new Paul Revere Park Playground in Charlestown at a meeting on Tuesday sponsored by the Department of Conservation and Recreation at EF Education First in Cambridge. Sandra Libby, DCR…
For the Record
•BPDA Community Meeting What: A meeting to discuss various proposals submitted to the Boston Planning & Development Agency regarding the activation of the Charlestown Navy Yard Waterfront. When: Weds., Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m. Where: Harvard-Kent Elementary School Cafeteria, 50 Bunker Hill St. •FILING…
Edwards: Four-Year Term Will Drive Voter Turnout, Participation
Councilor Lydia Edwards this week said she will defend and support the Council’s recent vote to start the process of creating a four-year term for City Council – dispatching the current two-year election cycle for the Council. The vote by…
Better Bus Mobile Meeting Makes Landing at Sullivan Station
If one is going to have a meeting about improving the bus, then there would be no better place to have that meeting than on a bus. The MBTA’s Better Bus initiative pulled into Sullivan Station on Tuesday for a…