LOOKING BACK TO 2018, FORWARD TO 2019 Harvest on Vine had quite a year in 2018. In addition to our 24 scheduled food distributions, we ran the following events: Easter ham distribution (400 spiral hams), summer cookout (350 people attended),…
Category: Editorials
Letters to the Editor
IT DOES MATTER THAT SOMEONE LISTENS AND RESPONDS Dear Editor, Does anyone at City Hall listen to the people they serve? It seems our voices in Charlestown fall by the wayside. For many years, through emails and face-to-face conversations, I…
Charlie Baker is Not an ‘Enigma’
A story this past week on the eve of Gov. Charlie Baker’s State of the State address in the Boston Globe stated that although Gov. Charlie Baker is the most popular governor in the country (he has an approval rating…
Townie Tidbits
SO LONG TO JIMMY FURLONG I saw that James Furlong recently passed away at the ripe old age of 97 years old. He has been living in Revere for nearly 40 years at the time of death. However he was…
So Far….So Good
With the rush and hub-bub of the holiday season now over, we’ll all be settling in for another long New England winter. Up to this point, we have been fortunate. We have yet to feel the wrath of any truly…
Letter to the Editor
Thank you Bunker Hill Associates Dear Editor, The swimmers, families, staff and Board of the Charlestown Community Center want to extend a very heartfelt thank you to all of the members of the Bunker Hill Associates for their incredibly generous…
Have a Happy, Safe — and Mindful — New Year
The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, as to both the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead. In the words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring…
Townie Tidbits
IT MUST BE ‘DECEMBER BUG’ ON MAIN STREET,HUH? I stopped by June Bug Florist the other morning while walking down Main Street. They’ve got the whole place really decorated for the Christmas holiday. You walk in the place and can…
Reducing Disposable Bags in Boston
The City of Boston’s new plastic bag ordinance is a big step forward in our work to cut carbon emissions, reduce pollution, and create a cleaner, greener city. When the new ordinance goes into effect on Dec. 14, 2018, stores…
Enjoy the Holidays — Safely
Christmas this year is part of what for many people will be a four-day weekend, which means that for many of us, we will be indulging in the “Christmas spirit” early and often. By no means do we wish to…