As feared the post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge is here and numbers are once again spiking in Charlestown. Charlestown experienced a 39 percent drop in the positive test rate during Thanksgiving week but that number has increased a whopping 257.5 percent the…
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Dedicated Bus Lane to Start on Mystic/Tobin Bridge This Monday
The heavily-used 111 bus route will become the most prioritized route in the MBTA system starting on Monday when a 1.1 mile dedicated bus lane from Chelsea to Charlestown begins on the Mystic/Tobin Bridge – a pilot program brought on…
Townie Santa to Return With Meals to the Elderly on Dec. 19
The Townie Santa program will continue on this year after being fully revived in 2019 by the Bunker Hill Associates, with the operation and delivery taking place on Dec. 19. Townie Santa is a collaboration between the Associates and the…
Neighborhood Round Up
Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard 2021 Annual Membership Drive Joining the Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard is a great way to get involved in the community and to stay informed on important issues and current events. Become a…
Parents, Students Seek Better Plan Than Remote Learning
The loosely formed group of parents of school-age children who are calling for a better educational plan in Charlestown has tightened up, grown substantially and sent a message that remote schooling is no longer viable. The group, now known as…
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Cannabis Shop Hopes for Hearing in Dec.
To date, most of the marijuana drama has come up on Cambridge Street with the Heritage Club, but the competing proposal by Charlestown’s Jack Kelly in Sullivan Square has quietly been moving forward and is hoping for a hearing next…
Warren Tavern ‘Toys for Tots’ Goes Virtual This Year
Like everything, the annual Toys for Tots fundraiser at the Warren Tavern is being done a little differently this year, said Organizer Kim Mahoney. In what is the 29th or 30th year for collecting toys for kids in the neighborhood…
Loaded Firearms Recovered in Bunker Hill Development
About 7:30pm on Friday, November 20, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force made an on-site firearm arrest and recovered two additional firearms in the area of 18 O’Meara Court, Charlestown. Officers were on patrol in the Bunker Hill Housing…
Former Heritage Club Owner Won’t Pursue Cannabis License Here
A highly-charged rumor floated around the Town over the Thanksgiving holiday about the new intentions of former Heritage Club owners Maggie Suprey appear to be untrue. Suprey had been in partnership with Heritage Club owner Nike John throughout the fall…