The monthly meeting of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) will be held on Thursday Sept 6, at 7 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford Street. The public is encouraged to attend. We also encourage you to vote…
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BuildBPS Debuts Effort with New Desks, Furniture for School Year
Charlestown students will be greeted with a comfortable seat when they return to school on Thursday, Sept. 6. That’s because both the Warren-Prescott School and the Harvard-Kent School were the benefactors of the first wave of BuildBPS money, funds that…
National Parks Celebrate Shipbuilding Women of the Navy this Weekend
The National Parks of Boston will celebrate the role of women workers at the Charlestown Navy Yard during World War II with a ceremony, walking tour, and special exhibit on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3. During World War II over…
Mass Gaming Still Ironing Out Investigation into Encore
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) investigation into the Encore Boston Harbor/Wynn Resorts company is still in the final stages, and a date for a public presentation of the findings has yet to be scheduled. A spokesperson for the MGC told…
Breen Moves on to BPDA Position
Charlestown’s Mayoral Liaison Chris Breen has left his position as the neighborhood coordinator for Mayor Martin Walsh, and will now be working in a position at the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA). Breen has served as the point person…
Neighborhood Round Up
HARVEST ON VINE FOOD PANTRY The Harvest on Vine Food Pantry this week is requesting boxes of cereal and mac and cheese, two items that empty the shelves fast. Any donation of any non-perishable foods that you could make would also be greatly…
Fourth Human Case of WNV Reported
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) Tuesday announced the fourth human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year. The person is a woman in her 50s from Middlesex County who was never hospitalized for her…
Her Own Doggie Book
Anne and Mae (2) Killelea check out their copy of the “Rescue and Jessica” book after the exciting program and reading in the Navy Yard on Tuesday night, Aug. 21. The authors and illustrator of the book appeared in Shipyard…
Navy Day at Warren Prescott School
In a time honored tradition, more than 100 Naval Chief Select candidates marched up to the Monument and on to the Warren Prescott School on Tuesday morning, Aug. 21, for the annual Navy Day. Navy Day brings Chief Select candidates…
Harbor Advocates Call for Care When Planning for Waterfront
As residents of Charlestown and local advocates call for more accessibility to the Town’s forgotten Mystic River waterfront, other advocates are sounding a warning that the industrial port areas – known as Designated Port Areas (DPAs) – should not be…