This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…
Townie Sports
2017 HIGH SCHOOL FALL SPORTS ALL STARS FOOTBALL Steven Williams, Charlestown (Boston Globe Div. 8 First Team) Malik Fields, Charlestown Dionix Villilo, Charlestown SOCCER Jacqueline Gentis, Latin Academy Haley McLaughlin, Latin Academy Carly Heffernan, Boston Latin Samuel Chavez, Charlestown Khorey…
Santa Style
KEEPING COOL! The First Church in Charlestown was the place to catch Santa Claus last Saturday morning, Dec. 9, as the snow began to fall. The church sponsored a visit with Santa and a pancake breakfast free to all in…
Remembering Pearl Harbor
Charlestown’s Bob Gillen – retired commander of the USS Constitution – stands at attention as he calls in the Color Guard during last Thursday’s (Dec. 7) Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on the decks of the Cassin Young in the Navy…
Donation for Babe Ruth
Bunker Hill Associates gave more than $2,500 to local organizations. Shown above are Charlestown Babe Ruth President Kevin Kelly with Associates President Carolyn Wrenn Shannon.
Graphic Arts Building Construction Progressing
By Seth Daniel Ground broke quietly last September on the Graphic Arts building project, a pioneering project of 171 residential units in two buildings fronting Sullivan Square and Rutherford Avenue. It wasn’t a place that many would have wanted to…
New School Times Have Mixed Reviews
By Seth Daniel For students and staff at Charlestown High School, last week’s Boston Public Schools (BPS) announcement about a new, later start time for the Medford Street school was a cause for celebration. Because many students come from far-away…
CNC Corner
The Spaulding-Charlestown Neighborhood Council Community Partnership Fund announces the third year of funding. There will be a second tutorial on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at 7 p.m. also at the American Legion Hall. Please note that attending one of these…
Mattapan Councilor Announces Full Support in Council President Bid
By Seth Daniel Mattapan Councilor Andrea Campbell – in just the beginning of her second term in office – announced on Saturday night that she had secured the votes to become the next City Council president, and the first African-American…
Historical Talks Planned for Dec 16
The Massachusetts Lafayette Society will sponsor two historical talks on Dec. 16 at the Bunker Hill Museum in Charlestown from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Dr. Robert Selig, the National Park Service Historian for the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route, will summarize his…
Drug Court at Charlestown Celebrates Recent Graduation
Three new graduates of the Charlestown Drug Court program celebrated a graduation with friends, family, court officials and recovery coaches recently in a ceremony at the courthouse. The Charlestown Division of the Boston Municipal Court and its Probation Department, which…
Post Office Not Moving — Right Now
By Seth Daniel One of the hottest rumors around the Town this week is stamped and ready for the delivery. That rumor is that the Charlestown Post Office in the Bunker Hill Mall is planning to move to make way…