The Sprouts Garden is preparing to revamp their community garden on Terminal Street this month with nearly $100,000 in grants and funding, but first, they are planning to reach out to the community on Dec. 16 to try to get…
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Charlestown Loses a Special Man, Rene Menard, 1961-2019
By Tom MacDonald Rene (Rainy) Menard moved to 9 Samuel Morse Way, #878, Charlestown, 12 years ago. He’d been living at the Pine Street Inn, and the staff at Pine Street deemed him capable of managing his own apartment. Rainy…
Neighborhood Round Up
Charlestown’s Holiday Night Out Save the date and join your neighbors for a fun, family friendly night in the town on Thurs., Dec. 12, from 5-8 p.m. Support your local small businesses! The town’s businesses, makers, community groups, and nonprofits are…
‘Everything we wanted’: City, state leaders hail landmark education bill
Budget issues in the Boston Public Schools look to be something of the past after Gov. Charlie Baker signed off on a landmark education funding bill last week – legislation known as the Student Opportunity Act. This week, Charlestown Sen.…
Hold On … Here We Go
Retail Options Wide Open in Plans for Bunker Hill Redevelopment
When it comes to the Bunker Hill redevelopment, not many people get beyond the living space, the height and other matters in the proposed development, but one key piece that is currently up for major input is the substantial retail…
Long, Drawn-out-storm Delivers 6-plus Inches Locally
The first snow of the year didn’t deliver piles of snow, but carried on for much longer than anyone expected – and ended up depositing at least 6 inches of snow in Charlestown, which was enough to close the public…
Pony Up! Having Fun on The Ice and Winning Titles
Everything about the Charlestown-majority Smoke Ponies adult hockey team is casual – that is everything but the competition, which is cut-throat and bent on winning. What started as a summer trip for Charlestown’s Brendan Collier to watch Jimmy Vesey and…
North Washington Street Bridge (Charlestown Bridge) Construction Look-ahead: Dec. 1 – 14
Travel Impacts •North Washington Street Inbound: Off-peak daytime lane reductions across the bridge and additional lane reductions at Keany Square will continue. One lane across the bridge and all turn movements will be available from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on weekdays and…
Winning Combination: Jeff Bowen, Sandra Castillo Join Boston Harbor Real Estate Offices
Real estate broker associates Jeff Bowen and Sandra Castillo have joined Boston Harbor Real Estate that is led by broker/owner Jamie Cholette, whose offices are located at 188 Sumner St. in Maverick Square. Bowen has been a licensed broker since…