Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2022 Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series in partnership with Dunkin’ in neighborhood parks citywide from May 4 to June 30. Mayor Wu’s Neighborhood Coffee Hours are a unique…
Marathon Daffodils to Pay Tribute to the Return of the BAA Marathon and Boston Strong
The Boston Marathon will run this year on Patriots Day, April 18! Thousands of Marathon Daffodils will be distributed over the Patriots Day weekend to fill the City of Boston, to welcome runners, residents, visitors and workers for a celebration…
Spring Concert Marks North Shore Philharmonic Season Finale
Violist Kimberly Lehmann will take center stage as the featured soloist in the William Walton Viola Concerto when her spouse, Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra in the Orchestra’s 2021-2022 season finale Sunday, April 24, at…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Drops Slightly, But Still Over 8%
As the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) continues to recommend residents receive a second COVID booster vaccine, Charlestown’s weekly COVID positive test rate decreased last week after reaching 9 percent two weeks ago. Last week, 414 Charlestown residents were tested…
Charlestown Sprouts to Expand, Requests Support from Community
The Charlestown Sprouts Community Garden is expanding this spring by building new gardening beds. As many as 30 gardening families new to Charlestown Sprouts will be able use these beds to grow culturally important food for their families. To support…
CMA Offering Scholarships for College-Bound Students
The Charlestown Mothers Association is pleased to offer up to $6,000 in college scholarships to high school graduates who have been residents of Charlestown for at least five years, and will be attending college this fall. The amount of each…
Friends of Ryan “Duce” Morrissey Scholarship Applications Now Available
We are pleased to announce a total of $25,000 in scholarships for 2022. Scholarships in the amounts of $7,500 each will be awarded to two college freshmen, $2,000 each to three college upperclassmen and $1,000 each to four high school…
News Briefs
Charlestown Schoolboys Banquet Set for May 15 The banquet for the Charlestown Schoolboys its scheduled for Sunday, May 15 starting at 4:00 p.m. The location will be the Knights of Columbus on Medford Street. The awards ceremony for the scholarship…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Brown Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Kayleigh Brown of Charlestown was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Brown was initiated at Fordham…
BAA Is Right to Ban Russian Runners
We applaud the decision of the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) to ban runners from Russia and Belarus from competing in this year’s Boston Marathon. We recognize that the move casts a wide net and may serve to punish ordinary Russian…
America: Still the Land of the Free
One of the things that we take for granted as Americans is our freedom to worship — or not to worship — as we see fit. What brings this thought to mind is the plethora of religious-oriented observances that are…
Guest Op-Ed: Moderation, Balance and Rigid Flexibility
Dr. Glenn Mollette Most doctors will encourage their patients to not overdrink alcohol. Too much might cause you to fall and impairs an individual’s ability to make good decisions or drive an automobile. Going on a binge of anything may…