USS Constitution and the USS Constitution Museum celebrated the 223rd birthday of the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world during a Facebook Live presentation, Wednesday, October 21. The broadcast will began at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, highlighting pivotal moments…
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Stories from the Shipyard: USS Hartford
By Mike Manning, Chair – Friends of the Boston Harborwalk In terms of notoriety, the USS Hartford is one of the best known vessels constructed in the Boston Navy Yard (in Charlestown). The Hartford was launched on November 22, 1858…
Walsh Announces Good Neighbors Program Fulfills More Than 4,500 Requests
Mayor Martin J. Walsh on Monday announced the Good Neighbors program, a partnership with Nesterly that connects older, at-risk individuals with volunteers to help with basic needs, has fulfilled more than 4,500 requests for food delivery and friendly check-ins since its creation…
USS Constitution Museum Acquires Rare Collection of Early U.S. Navy Documents
The USS Constitution Museum recently acquired at auction an outstanding collection of significant correspondence related to the first years of USS Constitution’s career under sail. The collection, encompassing more than 150 individual documents, sheds light on the fledgling U.S. Navy’s participation in the nation’s first international…
Neighborhood Round Up
FCNY October Virtual Event Join Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 29 th for a virtual evening with Lizabeth Cohen, author of Saving America’s Cities: Ed Logue and the Struggle to Renew Urban America…
The Anchor in the Navy Yard Schedule Halloween Events
The Anchor in the Navy is hosting the following Halloween events: • Open daily through November 3rd • Visit The Anchor’s Apple Orchard, Spooky Shipyard and the city’s largest, urban Pumpkin Patch featuring over 400 traditional and specialty pumpkins on display!…
Police Briefs 10-29-2020
Charlestown Beat Attempted Robbery 10/20/20 – A victim on Union Street reported while she was walking her dog, a male suspect approached her, brandished a knife and demanded her wallet. The victim replied she didn’t have any money and ran…
Be Sure to Vote
Okay — this is it. The long presidential campaign has come to an end and it will all be over by the time this newspaper is published next week. Although a record-breaking number of Americans already have taken advantage of…
It’s Us Vs. The Virus
The stunning announcement this week by Trump administration officials that they will be doing nothing to halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has grave implications both for the health of every American and for the U.S. economy. With an…
Guest Op-Ed: This November 3, Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh We are slowly approaching the most important day of the year: Election Day. This year, although we’ll be voting under different circumstances because of the COVID-19 pandemic, please be assured the City of Boston is…