Michael P. Quinn Dinner Dance Returns April 1 to Knights of Columbus Hall Michael P. Quinn’s mission of assisting the talents youth of our beloved town has been made possible by your continued support. Preparations are now underway for the…
Month: February 2023
Local Author’s Latest Work: Tom MacDonald at Charlestown Library To Discuss His New Crime Novel
Award-winning author Tom MacDonald has published his fifth Dermot Sparhawk crime novel, The Murder of Vincent Dunn. Tom will be at the Charlestown Library on Thursday, February 16, at 6:00 PM to talk about the book. In 2021 Tom’s “Nashua…
Charlestown Again Central to a Crime Story, but With a Difference
Everyone thinks they know Charlestown, the small, historically Irish-Catholic neighborhood of Boston sometimes referred to as the bank robbery capital of the country. The “Green Square Mile,” as it’s been known, has given novelists and filmmakers alike plenty of fodder…
Wu Announces Call for Artists To Redesign Neighborhood Signs
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the launch of the Neighborhood Sign Redesign program in partnership with the Office of Arts & Culture, the Department of Property Management, and the Department of Innovation and Technology. Across Boston, neighborhood signs welcome residents and…
Boston’s COVID-19 Metrics Continue To Trend Downward
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) shared the following updates on the city’s COVID-19 metrics: COVID-19 particles in Boston’s wastewater decreased by 47% over the past 14 days and are now at an average of 1,014 RNA copies/mL (data as…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Named to Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 Semester at Quinnipiac University The following area student Timothy McGinley of Charlestown was named to the dean’s list To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade point average of…
The Sky Is Falling?
With U.S. jets shooting down numerous unidentified flying objects seemingly every day over North American air space in the past week, we’re all wondering, “What the heck is going on?” As this is being written, the only thing we know…
The Victims in Turkey And Syria Need Our Help
The ongoing tragedy because of the devastating earthquake that struck the nations of Turkey and Syria is the worst humanitarian disaster the world has seen in many years. More than 35,000 people have died and that number is sure to…
E-Inc. Offers New Renewable Energies Curriculum
By Marianne Salza E-inc., an environmental learning and action center located in the Charlestown Navy Yard, provides programming in 30 schools and community centers in Cambridge and across Boston. The non-profit organization has been implementing a new, Renewable Energies curriculum…
CNC Posts Election Results
By Nancy Johnsen On Saturday, February 4, approximately 338 Charlestown residents showed up despite the arctic weather to vote for their chosen candidates in the Charlestown Neighborhood Council’s Special Election. “When I told him how many people voted today, my…