Drugs 03/25/13 – As a result of a drug investigation in the Bunker Hill housing development, an individual was placed under arrest for possession of a Class B substance (cocaine). Larceny 03/26/13 – Officers responded to a construction site on Medford Street for a reported larceny. Upon arrival, officers were informed that between 5...
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Obituaries 04-04-2013
Anna O’Donnell Filenes Retiree Anna L. (Losco) O’Donnell died at Oosterman’s Rest Home of Wakefield following a long illness. She was 93 years old. Born and raised in Revere, she attended Revere Schools and was a lifelong Revere resident until moving to Melrose for about 15 years. She retired from Filene’s of Boston after...
Annual Tommy Bryson Tournament Another Success
For over two decades at the Charlestown Rink on any given Sunday at noon during the hockey season, there is a fraternity of former Charlestown youth hockey players huffing and puffing up and down the ice, reliving their youth for that one special hour each week. This fraternity of players known as the “Alumni”...
Seminar on Charlestown Prison to Be Presented on April 16
Learn About the Charlestown Prison (1805-1955) on Tuesday April 16 at 7 p.m. in the Battle of Bunker Hill Museum. Exactly where was the prison? Why was Charlestown selected as the site? Who were the famous occupants of the prison? After the prison was closed in 1878, why was it reopened in 1884? Could...
City Street Cleaning to Start Next Week
Mayor Thomas M. Menino reminded residents that Boston’s Daytime Neighborhood Street Cleaning Program will officially kick-off for the season on April 1. This year, the Neighborhood Street Cleaning Program has updated street sweeping days in many neighborhoods to better align the sweeping schedule with trash and recycling days in an effort to boost the...
Happy Easter and Passover
We wish to extend to the Christian and Jewish members of our community a happy Easter and Passover season. This is the time of year that reminds us how much these two faiths have in common (starting with the Ten Commandments) and the extent to which the Judaeo-Christian heritage forms the core beliefs of...
Police Briefs 03-28-2013
Drugs 03/19/13 – As a result of a drug investigation in the area of McNulty Court, an individual was placed under arrest for possession of a Class C substance (pills). Drugs 03/19/13 – As a result of a drug investigation in the Bunker Hill housing development, two individuals were placed under arrest for possession...
Downtown School is a Step Closer to Reality: Site Selected by Menino is at 585 Commercial Street in the North End
Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced Friday the City of Boston’s intentions to acquire 585 Commercial St. as a site to be used for a new downtown school, expected to open in September of 2016. Design for the new downtown school will begin in the fall of 2013, with construction expected to begin in June...
Charlestown’s Carrie Sunde Was Crowned Miss Cambridge
Charlestown resident Carrie Sunde was crowned Miss Cambridge 2013 during the Miss Boston and Cambridge pageant at the Park Plaza in Boston. Sunde recently moved back to Charlestown to live with her dad and said she was excited to represent the neighborhood she calls home. Sunde, a 2010 graduate of North Quincy High School,...
Downtown Schools Coalition Reacts to the Announcement
Like so many parents, we’re incredibly enthusiastic about the new school announced by Mayor Menino and Councilor Ross on Friday. Just as the Mayor has been, we’ve been searching for sites for public schools. In our neighborhoods, it’s very difficult to find any site that is available and works well for a school. Finding...