A Disney feature film shot mostly in Charlestown earlier this year premiered last weekend, and put a great face on the Town with a snowy winter landscape (which was fake as we had no snow last year) and a cameo…
Author: Seth Daniel
Return to School: Cassellius Announces Some In-Person Learning to Return in Charlestown
Some of the most vulnerable students in Boston Public Schools (BPS) will be able to return to local schools on Dec. 14 for in-person services and learning, according to an announcement by Supt. Brenda Cassellius on Tuesday. However, a plan…
Kennedy Center Honors Partners in Funding for Roof Repairs
The Kennedy Center celebrated the completion of their historic roof replacement project this week, a project that received state funding and City Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding as well. The Kennedy Center school, formerly the Old Kent School, was designed…
Long-Vacant Store Now Features Neighborhood Home Décor Boutique
Bunker Hill Relics had become a relic to most everyone passing by on that key business corridor of Main Street, but the long-vacant storefront has now found the perfect complement to the businesses on the block. Charlestown’s Donna Garlough opened…
Dedicated Bus Lane to Start on Mystic/Tobin Bridge This Monday
The heavily-used 111 bus route will become the most prioritized route in the MBTA system starting on Monday when a 1.1 mile dedicated bus lane from Chelsea to Charlestown begins on the Mystic/Tobin Bridge – a pilot program brought on…
Townie Santa to Return With Meals to the Elderly on Dec. 19
The Townie Santa program will continue on this year after being fully revived in 2019 by the Bunker Hill Associates, with the operation and delivery taking place on Dec. 19. Townie Santa is a collaboration between the Associates and the…
Parents, Students Seek Better Plan Than Remote Learning
The loosely formed group of parents of school-age children who are calling for a better educational plan in Charlestown has tightened up, grown substantially and sent a message that remote schooling is no longer viable. The group, now known as…
Cannabis Shop Hopes for Hearing in Dec.
To date, most of the marijuana drama has come up on Cambridge Street with the Heritage Club, but the competing proposal by Charlestown’s Jack Kelly in Sullivan Square has quietly been moving forward and is hoping for a hearing next…
Warren Tavern ‘Toys for Tots’ Goes Virtual This Year
Like everything, the annual Toys for Tots fundraiser at the Warren Tavern is being done a little differently this year, said Organizer Kim Mahoney. In what is the 29th or 30th year for collecting toys for kids in the neighborhood…
Former Heritage Club Owner Won’t Pursue Cannabis License Here
A highly-charged rumor floated around the Town over the Thanksgiving holiday about the new intentions of former Heritage Club owners Maggie Suprey appear to be untrue. Suprey had been in partnership with Heritage Club owner Nike John throughout the fall…