Are you looking for a creative way to explore the great outdoors this summer? The Boston Parks and Recreation Department invites you to participate in Pics in the Parks, a series of virtual photography clinics for individuals of all ages…
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Neighborhood Roundup
State Rep. Dan Ryan Socially Distant Office Hours Meet with your state Rep. Dan Ryan during his local office hours at Charlestown Tea and Treats, 1 Monument Ave. on Friday, June 26th from 10-11 a.m. To contact Rep Ryan’s Office:…
COVID-19 Is a Predator — And We Are Its Prey
The media, politicians, and others have likened our ongoing battle with the corona virus as the equivalent of “going to war.” The doctors and nurses in the overburdened ERs in New York City, when its hospitals were being overwhelmed with…
Guest Op-Ed: Progressives Too, Can Back the Blue
By Councilor Lydia Edwards Thank you. I haven’t said it enough to the men and women in blue that serve our great city. Time and time again they are expected to be at their best when we are at our…
Guest Op-Ed: A Typical Class Schedule in the Time of COVID: One Teacher’s Perspective…
By Allen Reitz Prior to the 2020-2021 school year, all students will be given an A or B designation before the school year begins. Starting this fall only half of our students can attend school on any given day to…
Masked Militia
CNC Community Corner
*NOTICE* The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will NOT hold a public meeting this month in-person or otherwise. We wish to respect the slow and careful re-opening of our City. Please look for further information from us in the coming weeks. Contact any one…
Michael’s Mission Raises $3,500 for Charlestown Recovery House
Michael Cain would have had his birthday today, June 18, but was sadly lost several years ago. Still, his spirit has lived on year after year around his birthday as the Town assembles to remember him and raise money for…
The Burning of Charlestown: Only Two Spoons Remained for Relief Ellery
By Massachusetts Historical Society Two teaspoons made by Boston silversmith John Allen were all that survived of the home of Relief Ellery after the Battle of Bunker Hill ravaged Charlestown on June 17, 1775. The spoons were among “several articles…
WOW: Wind on Water Public Art Exhibit Opens June 2020
This month WOW: Wind on Water, a yearlong outdoor public art exhibit of Wind Sculptures by internationally renowned artist Lyman Whitaker, opens in the Charlestown Navy Yard along the Boston Harbor. Visitors of all ages will enjoy viewing the sculptures’ majestic…