On the early evening of Wednesday June 29, the Friends of the Library gathered to celebrate Rosemary Kverek, our 2022 “Friend of the Year,” to thank her for her numerous contributions, not only to our local library, but also for…
Month: August 2022
Wu Announces City Accepting Eligibility Forms for Community Preservation Funding
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the availability of eligibility forms for applications for the upcoming round of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding. For Fiscal Year 2023, the City of Boston has made nearly $39 million available for CPA projects under three…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Boston College High School Honor roll The following Charlestown students have been named to the Third Quarter Honor Roll at Boston College High School: • Joseph Broderick, High Honors (Class of 2022) • John Flanagan, High Honors (Class of 2022) •…
Bill Russell Was A Beautiful Person
For those of us who were Boston sports fans in our childhood while growing up in the 1960s, there was only one real hero — and that was Bill Russell. With 11 NBA titles in 13 seasons, the Celtics and…
Gina Raimondo for President
This past week, Congress finally passed the CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors) and Science Act, legislation that will provide $280 billion in federal funding to ensure that the making of semiconductors, which are crucial to every…
Guest Op-Ed: Losing Everything, What or Who Is Important?
Dr. Glenn Mollette What or who is important to you? The recent devastating flood in eastern Kentucky reminds us all that life can be swept away in a moment. Hundreds of families lost everything. One family lost their house and…
Letter to the Editor
Thank you Old Charlestown Schoolboys To the Editor, Old Charlestown Schoolboy’s Association, I would like to thank you for your generous support to my family. This scholarship will help me with school supplies and books for my senior year as…