The second in a series of three meetings regarding the Eden St. playground was held on November 7. The first meeting was well attended and community members provided feedback about what they do and don’t like about the park now.…
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Neighborhood Round Up
SAVE THE DATE FOR BREAKFAST WITH SANTA On Saturday, December 1 Santa returns to The First Church, 10 Green Street to enjoy a free pancake and sausage breakfast. There will be a chance to take free photos with Santa, shop…
Wynn Sues MGC, Wynn Resorts Over Public Investigation Rollout
Former Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn has filed a six-count action in Clark County, Nevada, court calling on the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) to be barred from publicly rolling out its eight-month investigation into sexual misconduct allegations at Wynn Resorts…
Harvard Business School Allies with Constitution Museum on Hoosac Bldg
The USS Constitution Museum has been selected from a competitive pool of 34 applicants to receive a pro bono consulting engagement by Harvard Business School Association of Boston’s Community Action Partners (CAP). The study is scheduled to begin this fall.…
Chain Forge Could Break Ground This Spring, Other Buildings in the Development Mix
The Chain Forge building hotel could break ground by the Spring of 2019 if all goes according to plan, according to the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) staffer Devin Quirk. “They will be in construction as soon as this…
Community Mitigation Fund from Wynn Resorts
Those receiving grants this fall cycle: Battle of Bunker Hill Parade Committee, $5,000. Bunker Hill Knights of Columbus #62, $5,000. Bunker Hill Monument Association, $2,500. Bunker Hill Post 26 The American Legion, $2,500. Charlestown Boys & Girls Club, $10,000. Charlestown…
Impact Funds Awards 38 Projects More than $200,000 in Grants
The Charlestown Community Impact Fund and Mayor Martin Walsh announced it had awarded 38 grants in Charlestown totaling $200,750 in the fall round of awards, but one award that didn’t get funded was very conspicuous. The awards saw one of…
Halloween Celebration
This invisible person chose to remain anonymous…Who could it be? And can we even see him? Plenty of wild antics and spooky behavior took place at the 33rd annual Halloween celebration this year around Monument Square and the Training Field.…
Gov Baker, DA-Elect Rollins and ‘No on 1’ Big Winners in Charlestown
Charlestown followed the trend of the state, but bucked the Citywide trend in going all out for Gov. Charlie Baker in Tuesday’s General Election – voting for Baker in a 2-to-1 margin. Gov. Baker has been popular in Charlestown and…
The Bunker Hill: A Veteran’s Promise and a Mystery Solved
In a little apartment at 26 Austin St. – an address that no longer exists, but stood where the 99 Restaurant is today – the Tiernan family gathered around the radio on Dec. 7, 1941. President Franklin Roosevelt was speaking…