GU14 Charlestown 0, Melrose 2 The Charlestown GU14 team played an excellent game Saturday against Melrose at home in Charlestown. The Townies outplayed Melrose with their quick short passes back and forth and carried the ball up the field taking many shots on the Melrose net. Townie captains for the game were Maeve Shea...
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Obituaries 10-13-2011
Robert ‘Boston Bob’ Alix Longtime employee of Howes Leather Robert F. “Boston Bob” Alix of Ridgway, PA, formerly of Boston’s West End, died suddenly on Oct. 3. A U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, he was a longtime employee of Howes Leather Co. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary Theresa...
BFD Dedicates New Fire Boat in Charlestown
The Boston Fire Department dedicated their new 70’ high speed aluminum fire boat on Sept. 29 by the Residence Inn, Charlestown. This boat was built over the past year in Kingston, Ontario Canada by MetalCraft Marine at a cost of $4,211,019.00. It replaced a 39 year old fire boat now in use. This boat...
Kick off the Halloween Season at the Charlestown Branch Library
The Friends of the Charlestown Branch Library presents Halloween Nation: Behind the Scenes of America’s Fright Night with Lesley Bannatyne on Thursday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Charlestown Branch Library, 179 Main St Halloween Nation is the first book to delve into the popular culture of 21st century Halloween through the eyes and...
Charlestown Live
This week’s Charlestown Live program on BNN-TV will begin a new era as the show moves forward after the untimely death of host Peter Looney in August. On Thursday, Oct. 6, Kathy Giordano, host/producer, will introduce three new, exciting hosts to the viewers: Al Carrier, Diane Grant and Dan Ryan. They will continue to...
Friendly’s Files for Bankruptcy; Charlestown Location to Close
Charlestown’s Friendly’s is being closed, it has been revealed. The doors are now locked and everyone working there has lost their job. Friendly’s officials said it is one of 30 underperforming locations to be closed in Massachusetts. The company has filed for bankruptcy in order to reorganize itself, to streamline the operation and to...
The Demise of Friendly’s
The Charlestown Friendly’s will be one of 63 being shut down by the company which has filed for bankruptcy. This comes as very troubling news to many in this neighborhood, and to us, as Friendly’s has been a part of the local scene for decades. It would be almost impossible to find a kid...
Walmart in Boston
Mayor Menino does not want Walmart operating in Boston. He believes the retailing giant is just that, a giant whose ability to wipe out smaller store owners far outdoes any good that it does as a provider of jobs and cheaper prices for working people. He has a point. The point is well taken....
Charlestown Youth Soccer News
GU 14 Charlestown 0, Tewksbury 8 The Charlestown GU14 team suffered a tough loss to Tewksbury on Saturday at Frasca Field in Tewksbury. Townie captains for the game were Annie Coviello and Josie Hoyt. Isabelle Charbonnier and Caroline Collier both played great games in goal for Charlestown. Charbonnier made a number of great saves...
Obituaries 10-06-2011
Florence Alexander Of Virginia, formerly of Charlestown Florence M. Alexander of Arlington, VA, formerly of Charlestown, Woburn, Nashua, N.H. and Nederland, TX, died on Sept. 25. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles F. “Fred” Alexander; devoted mother of the late Laurie and Stephen Alexander; loving grandmother of Billy Bolia of Waltham...
Local Charlestown Boys Earn Spots on the Greater Boston Junior Bruins Pee Wee Major Team
A Pair of local youth hockey players will travel to Quebec, Canada as members of the Greater Boston Junior Bruins Pee Wee All – Stars. Nolan Doherty and Cam DelValle who both played for the Charlestown Youth Hockey program are among the top 19 Pee Wee Major players from the Greater Boston League who...
Charlestown Resident Attends MGH’s 200th Anniversary Gala
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of its founding, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) hosted its Bicentennial Gala on Friday, September 16, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Hosted by MGH President Peter Slavin, MD, for over 1200 guests, the evening featured a surprise video clip from President Obama and performances by the Tanglewood...
Barry Playground Opening
Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined Charlestown residents to unveil $867,852 in improvements to Barry Playground, 41 Medford St. on Saturday Sept. 10.
Children of the Famine Memorial Re-dedicated
Using the proceeds from the sale of the “The Green Square Mile…the Story of the Charlestown Irish” documentary DVD, the Committee developed to site, designed and ultimately constructed a spectacularly beautiful and emotionally moving “Children of the Famine Memorial” at the Archdiocesan Burial Ground (aka Saint Francis de Sales Cemetery). The Charlestown Historical Society...
Charlestown Youth Soccer News
GU14-1 Charlestown 0, Reading 5 The home opener for the Townies ended in a 5-0 loss to Reading this Saturday afternoon. The score line is not reflective of the overall play of the Townies who were unlucky not to take at least a goal or two from this game. The first half opened up...
The Red Sox
Added to the outrage of last week’s Patriot’s loss to the Bills with three seconds to go is the dismal coming to the end of the season of the Red Sox. What have we done, we wonder, to deserve such a fate? Perhaps the Red Sox players need a salary raise to give them...
When the Weather Sends Your Mind Wandering
In late September when the leaves are falling, the sky is blue and you’re still in your summer wear wandering about Charlestown is a dream come true. If you’re up by the Monument or near to the Mystic River or looking out on the water from your apartment or condo in the Navy Yard,...
Police Briefs 09-29-2011
09/19/11 – Disorderly Person As a result of a disturbance on Main Street, two individuals were taken into custody and charged with being a disorderly person. 09/20/11 – Drug Possession As a result of an ongoing drug investigation in the area of Medford Street a suspect was placed under arrest and charged with possession...
Obituaries 09-29-2011
Daniel Bradley Of Plum Island, formerly of Charlestown Daniel P. Bradley of Exeter Way, Plum Island, formerly of Charlestown, died on Sept. 22 at Mass. General Hospital in Boston. He was 73 years old. Born in Somerville on Jan. 18, 1938, son of the late Daniel P. and Mary (Gilfoyle) Bradley, he worked as...
Tips from Tom
What a great moment for Charlestown’s Andrew McLaughlin, 13, shown with Patriots superstar Tom Brady taken at Copley Place Tuesday.
Jenny’s Giving ‘Backpacks’ to the Charlestown Community
Sue, Joey and Charlotte Lacey presented Tom MacDonald of Harvest on the Vine over 30 backpacks filled with school supplies to be distributed to children in need in Charlestown. This is the third year of the Jenny’s backpack program. “We want all children to be able to start the school year with the...
The Rocking Chair’s Journey
As the reds and yellows of fall begin to replace another summer, I am reminded of a piece which appeared in the Charlestown Patriot during the summer of 1983. The story was influenced by the feelings that I hold for a small New Hampshire cottage that became part of my family’s life some forty...
Car -free Week
September 22nd, has become Car-Free Day in great metropolitan centers of population and business throughout the world. The intention of the car-free holiday is to inspire the use of mass transit, and forms of transportation other than those relying exclusively on the internal combustion engine. Boston and Massachusetts has taken Car-Free-Day a step further....
The Walk Against Cancer
More than 9,000 men, women and children – and many from Charlestown - converged on the Back Bay on Sunday as participants in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk Against Cancer took place As usual, it was a huge success honoring friends, family, co-workers, and patients facing all forms of cancer. Over the past...