Charlestown’s Conor Kelly played a huge role in the Pope John XXIII High School boys basketball team’s 61-54 victory over No. 1 seed Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Friday night on the Eagles’ homecourt. Kelly finished with seven points and…
Author: Cary Shuman
Hingston’s Coaching Career Takes Flight in Reading
Alexa Hingston was a standout at every point in her ice hockey career. From her days skating on boys teams in the Charlestown Youth Hockey Association to her training with the nationally-acclaimed Assabet Valley girls’ program out of Concord. There…
Boston Marathon Miles for Miracles:Charlestown Resident Emily Fleming Raises Funds for Patient Care, Research, and Community Health
Charlestown resident Emily Fleming completed the Boston Marathon last year, no small achievement on any day, but the freezing rain and gusty winds made the 26-mile, 385-yard course as uninviting as possible for every competitor in the field. In April,…
Navy Yard Gets $3M Federal Grant
How fitting it was that the sun burst through the clouds as the ceremony began for the announcement of the 2018 Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Experience Plan and a $3 million federal grant to the National Park Service in Boston.…
Red Sox Honor One Boston Day with Visit to Spaulding
The Boston Red Sox honored One Boston Day by doing a number of community visits around the city, including a very special stop at Spaulding Rehab in Charlestown – where many of the Boston Marathon bombing victims recovered and healed…
At Home on the Stage:Eleven Year-old David Sullivan Stars in BCT Production of ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.’
Charlestown resident David Sullivan appeared in the lead role of Ching Ho, a comedic henchman, in the Boston Children’s Theatre’s (BCT) production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.” at the Shore Country Day School in Beverly. He performed in three shows.…
Leach Completes New Degree Program at BFIT and Lands a Full-time Position
Damien Leach had a well-rounded, multi-faceted experience at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT), the non-profit, private technical college located in the South End A resident of Roxbury, Leach was a member of the first graduating class from the…
BFIT Graduate Tara Montgomery Is Enjoying Her Employment at GE
As the first member of her family to attend college, Tara Montgomery knows first hand the hard work and sacrifices necessary to realize her dream of a college degree. After being out of high school for eight years, Montgomery enrolled…