The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) announced on Tuesday that the adjudicatory hearings on the Wynn Resorts and Wynn MA, LLC license suitability will begin on April 2 and continue through April 4. The hearings will take place at the South…
Author: Seth Daniel
Superintendent Search in a Quiet Period, but Semi-finalists Chosen
The School Superintendent Search Committee has chosen a series of semi-finalists for the position and over the next two weeks will be conducting private, confidential interviews of those candidates before announcing finalists and rolling out the public portion of the…
City Watchdog Urges Caution in Employee Salaries, Contracts
With the City’s 2018 payroll growing by more than 8 percent over the previous year, one City watchdog is urging caution and a tightening of the reins as this year’s City Budget begins to move forward. “We offer words of…
Soundtrack to Saturday
Over kitchen table discussions, while doing the dishes, or quiet moments over tea – the ‘Irish Saturday’ soundtrack on WROL radio has reigned supreme in most Charlestown Irish American households. Older residents remember a lifetime of putting on the radio…
Police Asked BLS to Stay Quiet in Video Scandal for One Year
A number of Charlestown parents with children at Boston Latin School (BLS) have raised serious questions about delays and lack of information in the past year that the school – but not the public – has known about a person…
Bunker Hill Museum to Show ‘Green Square Mile’ March 27
The beers were flowing quickly at Old Sully’s and the Red Sox were pulling out a close contest one hot, July evening some 13 years ago when an unexpected movie about Charlestown was born. Ed Callahan, of Charlestown, remembered this…
Lower Mystic Group Looks at Silver Line Extension Here
After nearly two years of regional study, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) released a groundbreaking transportation report with several public and private partners – a report that calls for an extension of the Silver Line into Charlestown and for…
E-inc. To Host Third Thursday Science Activity Nights
E-inc. science discovery center will be having Third Thursday activity nights for children ages 5-7 starting on March 21 and running monthly through June. The first Third Thursday will be ‘The Ocean’s Rocky Shore’ and will accommodate up to 15…
BPDA Approves Three Final Proposals for Navy Yard
After months of intense discussion, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved three of the four final proposals to activate the Navy Yard this summer – including a proposal to put a Tall Ship restaurant in Dry Dock #2.…
Meet Judge Robert Ronquillo: Boston Municipal Court Chief Tells Kids to Strive for Education, Dreams
For an adult, it’s no small task to keep high schoolers on the edge of their seats, engaged and hanging on every word. But that’s just what Boston Municipal Court Chief Justice Robert Ronquillo achieved when he visited Charlestown High…