The Artists’ Group of Charlestown, AGC, will hold their 9th Annual Spring Art Exhibition on April 12-14 at StoveFactory Studios, 523 Medford Street in Charlestown. The event is co-sponsored by the Charlestown Preservation Society. This year, The AGC will add its popular Open Studios on Saturday and Sunday, featuring StoveFactory artists and additional invited...
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Mayor Menino Stepping Down
The announcement last Thursday by Mayor Thomas Menino that he will not seek a sixth term puts an end to the speculation of the last six months of whether he will or will not run for reelection. The consensus among political pundits that he would have won another election underscores what we had said...
Police Briefs 04-04-2013
Drugs 03/25/13 – As a result of a drug investigation in the Bunker Hill housing development, an individual was placed under arrest for possession of a Class B substance (cocaine). Larceny 03/26/13 – Officers responded to a construction site on Medford Street for a reported larceny. Upon arrival, officers were informed that between 5...
Obituaries 04-04-2013
Anna O’Donnell Filenes Retiree Anna L. (Losco) O’Donnell died at Oosterman’s Rest Home of Wakefield following a long illness. She was 93 years old. Born and raised in Revere, she attended Revere Schools and was a lifelong Revere resident until moving to Melrose for about 15 years. She retired from Filene’s of Boston after...
Annual Tommy Bryson Tournament Another Success
For over two decades at the Charlestown Rink on any given Sunday at noon during the hockey season, there is a fraternity of former Charlestown youth hockey players huffing and puffing up and down the ice, reliving their youth for that one special hour each week. This fraternity of players known as the “Alumni”...
Seminar on Charlestown Prison to Be Presented on April 16
Learn About the Charlestown Prison (1805-1955) on Tuesday April 16 at 7 p.m. in the Battle of Bunker Hill Museum. Exactly where was the prison? Why was Charlestown selected as the site? Who were the famous occupants of the prison? After the prison was closed in 1878, why was it reopened in 1884? Could...
City Street Cleaning to Start Next Week
Mayor Thomas M. Menino reminded residents that Boston’s Daytime Neighborhood Street Cleaning Program will officially kick-off for the season on April 1. This year, the Neighborhood Street Cleaning Program has updated street sweeping days in many neighborhoods to better align the sweeping schedule with trash and recycling days in an effort to boost the...
Happy Easter and Passover
We wish to extend to the Christian and Jewish members of our community a happy Easter and Passover season. This is the time of year that reminds us how much these two faiths have in common (starting with the Ten Commandments) and the extent to which the Judaeo-Christian heritage forms the core beliefs of...
Police Briefs 03-28-2013
Drugs 03/19/13 – As a result of a drug investigation in the area of McNulty Court, an individual was placed under arrest for possession of a Class C substance (pills). Drugs 03/19/13 – As a result of a drug investigation in the Bunker Hill housing development, two individuals were placed under arrest for possession...
Downtown School is a Step Closer to Reality: Site Selected by Menino is at 585 Commercial Street in the North End
Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced Friday the City of Boston’s intentions to acquire 585 Commercial St. as a site to be used for a new downtown school, expected to open in September of 2016. Design for the new downtown school will begin in the fall of 2013, with construction expected to begin in June...
Charlestown’s Carrie Sunde Was Crowned Miss Cambridge
Charlestown resident Carrie Sunde was crowned Miss Cambridge 2013 during the Miss Boston and Cambridge pageant at the Park Plaza in Boston. Sunde recently moved back to Charlestown to live with her dad and said she was excited to represent the neighborhood she calls home. Sunde, a 2010 graduate of North Quincy High School,...
Downtown Schools Coalition Reacts to the Announcement
Like so many parents, we’re incredibly enthusiastic about the new school announced by Mayor Menino and Councilor Ross on Friday. Just as the Mayor has been, we’ve been searching for sites for public schools. In our neighborhoods, it’s very difficult to find any site that is available and works well for a school. Finding...
BSC to Adopt New System for Assigning Students to Schools in Grades K-8
Last Thursday, the Boston School Committee (BSC) voted to adopt the External Advisory Committee (EAC) on School Choice’s recommendation for a new system for assigning students to schools in grades K-8 in Boston. The BSC voted to approve the Home-Based A option for schools in the city. The EAC voted to adopt the same...
Satellite Dish Companies Try to Block Local Ordinance
As expected, the satellite dish companies are planning to file a lawsuit to block City Councilor Sal LaMattina and the City Council’s attempt to regulate how satellite dishes are installed in neighborhoods like Charlestown. LaMattina made the announcement at a recent community meeting. The proposed ordinance would have focused on the installation, maintenance, use...
Downtown School
The announcement on last Friday by Mayor Thomas Menino of the pending purchase of the building at 585 Commercial Street in the North End for a new K-8 school with an opening in 2016 certainly comes as good news to the many local families who will be able to choose a school closer to...
Police Briefs 03-21-2013
Drugs 03/11/13 – As a result of an ongoing drug investigation in the area of the Bunker Hill housing development, an individual was placed under arrest for possession with intent to distribute a Class C substance (pills). Breaking and Entering – Residence – Night 03/14/13 – A victim on Main Street reported at about...
Obituaries 03-21-2013
Clara Mahoney Former Supervisor/Manager of Bunker Hill Health Center Clara M. (DiIanni) Mahoney, a 56 year resident of Charlestown, entered eternal life on Saturday, March 16 at her Charlestown home following an extended illness. She was 79 years old. Clara was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, on April 9, 1933, a daughter of the...
19th Annual Bryan McGonagle Memorial Tournament
This year marked the 19th Annual Bryan McGonagle Memorial Tournament and it was held on March 1st , 2nd and 3rd at the MDC rink in Charlestown. This tournament is held in honor of a young Charlestown hockey player whose life came to a tragic end 19 years ago. His family has been such a great...
Film Screening at Charlestown Library on March 14
The Friends of the Charlestown Branch Library and Boston Organics present “Forks Over Knives” : film screening followed by a discussion moderated by Amy Levine of Boston Organics and a reception. Thursday, March 14, 7:30pm. Charlestown Branch Library, 179 Main Street, Charlestown. Free and open to everyone. Wheelchair accessible. For more information: 617-242-1248,www.bpl.org/branches/charlestown.htm. Charlestown-based...
Charlestown Live on BNN-TV is Proud to Announce the Arrival of Two New Co-hosts
Charlestown Live on BNN-TV is proud to announce the arrival of two new co-hosts on it’s weekly schedule of shows. Joining our crew of Al Carrier, Diane Grant, Danny Ryan and Kathy Giordano are Abby Gray and Billy Boyle. Abby will be joining Diane to bring news from the Chamber of Commerce on local...
Charlestown Library is the Recipient of $10,000 Bequest
The Cheryl A. Stafford Trust has bequeathed $10,000 to the Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library. The generous gift was accepted with thanks and appreciation on March 12 during a meeting of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees. A longtime resident of Charlestown, Cheryl A. Stafford had a passion for reading and...
City Officials Choose Surface Option for Rutherford Ave.
After the completion of a thorough and lengthy community process, and in cooperation with the residents of Charlestown, the City of Boston has announced its decision to select the Rutherford Avenue Surface Option Design Plan. The next step toward rebuilding Rutherford Avenue is a comprehensive community process to reach consensus on a final design. ...
Saint Patrick’s Day
This weekend all Charlestown residents will be able to get their fill of the traditional Irish fare The following organizations and businesses will be open for residents to visit and have some Irish cheer: Charlestown Women’s Club Celebration on Thursday, March 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 545 Medford...
Student Jobs Are Important
Thousands of Boston students will be seeking jobs this summer and it appears that there will not be enough jobs to go around. Apparently the city’s budget cannot provide all the jobs needed for the number of students expected to apply for them. The city will be heavily dependent on the private sector to...