The two candidates vying for the District 1 City Council seat stopped by the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) community meeting in the district Monday night to introduce themselves to voters. First up was candidate Tania Del Rio who recently…
Winter Landscapes from the 19th Century to the Present Exhibit at Fabled Antiques
Fabled Antiques announces Snowbound: Winter Landscapes from the 19th c. to Present, an exhibit of paintings depicting the rugged snow-covered beauty of Boston and New England in the heart of winter. The exhibition features works by noted nineteenth- and twentieth-century…
State Sen. Edwards Endorses Former Chief of Staff Gabriela Coletta for City Council
State Senator Lydia Edwards said her former Chief of Staff Gabriela Coletta is the best candidate to take over her District 1 City Council seat when she leaves in April. Edwards, who was sworn in as First Suffolk & Middlesex…
Historic Houses of the Month: Sullivan Square
Sullivan Square was named for the Sullivan family, several of whom were very prominent in Charlestown businesses as well as land speculation. James Sullivan (1744-1808) was the fifth governor of Massachusetts, the president of the Middlesex Canal Company (1793-1808) and…
Charlestown’s COVID Positive Test Decreases
The group of anti-vaxxers camped outside Mayor Michelle Wu’s home are going to have to admit sooner rather than later that her vaccination mandate for indoor venues is working to combat the latest COVID surge in the city. Less than…
North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead Through February 19
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below. Scheduled Work North…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Killoran Named to University of Rhode Island Fall 2021 Dean’s List The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that Brigid Killoran of Charlestown has been named to the Fall 2021 Dean’s List. More than 6,800 students were named…
The 1887 Electoral Count Act Must Be Amended
Americans always have taken for granted the sanctity and integrity of our electoral system. For decades, we routinely have sent observers to countries where democracy is a new thing to ensure that those nations conducted their elections on the up-and-up,…
A Silver Lining To Inflation
We saw a report on the news the other night about the effect that inflation is having on food prices thanks to supply chain issues that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlighted that inflation is taking a…
Letters to the Editor
Should Not Be Allowed to Hog the Area To the Editor: I agree completely with the view taken by Lisa Allen, Carol Hickey, Phil Sherry and Marion Sweeney in last week’s paper, that putting a beer garden, The Anchor, in…
Charlestown Under Snow
ABCD, City’s EITC Program in Full Swing at Kennedy Family Service Center
Most people don’t want to think about it but it’s the time a year to begin thinking about filing 2021 tax returns. For many working people in Charlestown there’s some relief from the confusing process of figuring out taxes. Action…