Thank God They Never Tore down Memorial Hall Fundraiser Actually the above wasn’t the name of the fundraiser jointly put on by both the Charlestown Preservation Society and the Abraham Lincoln Post 11 GAR, which owns the Hall. However, with…
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Post Office Gets Notice to Leave Its Space in Mall
The owners of the Bunker Hill Mall have put the Post Office on notice that it must leave the storefront in the Bunker Hill Mall – perhaps as early as June 1 – and the Postal Service has not indicated…
Neighborhood Roundup
First Church Free Family Event On Saturday June 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the First Church will be hosting a Family Fun Day during the Charlestown Open Market. Stop by for games, food and fun. Bounce house for…
First Communion
Master Plan Group Hosts ‘Robust’ Meeting, Continues Momentum
The conglomeration of neighborhood groups calling for a complete Master Plan of the Town continues to grow in strength, with a number of groups, individuals and elected officials meeting on Saturday to discuss the idea. Organizers Amanda Zettel, of Charlestown…
BPDA Asks for 90-day Extension On Little Mystic Channel Lease
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) has requested a 90-day extension on its lease of the Little Mystic Channel property with MassPort in order to make additional time to speak with the community and negotiate new lease terms. The…
Hood Park Construction Project Hosts First-ever Stand-down for Opiates
Construction workers building two projects at Hood Park joined elected officials, union officials and property owners on May 3 for the first-ever construction worker stand-down to memorialize workers lost to opiate overdoses. More than 200 workers at the Hood site…
Better Bus Program Gets Approval to Change 92 Bus Route
The MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) voted on May 6 to approve 36 near-term changes to several bus routes, including the 92 route that runs through Charlestown to Haymarket. The change to the 93 bus route, which would…
BPDA Says No Plans as of yet for BHCC Parking Lots
Despite rumors run rampant about the future of the underutilized Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) parking lots, the City-owned property currently has no proposals slated for it, but will be part of a larger planning process next year. The lots…
Councilor Lydia Edwards to Celebrate Working Families
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards, serving Charlestown, East Boston, and the North End, is hosting a community brunch in honor of International Workers’ Day and the Fight for $15. The brunch will be held at The Tavern at the End…