The Bunker Hill Monument Association (BHMA) will be 194 years old this year. The Association oversaw fund raising, construction, operations, finances and maintenance of the monument for 96 years, when it was turned over to Massachusetts. This exclusive organization included…
BPDA Officials Schedule Meeting for June 22 on One Charlestown to clarify BHA Process
By Seth Daniel The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) has scheduled an informational meeting for June 22 to discuss the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) request for proposal (RFP) process that took place several years ago. “The Boston Planning &…
Developmental Delay: Chain Forge and Rope Walk Projects Ask for Another Delay in Projects
By Seth Daniel Two major redevelopment projects of old Navy buildings in the Navy Yard will likely have additional extension granted at the June 15 meeting of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) – adding another 90 days to…
Police Briefs 06-15-2017
Charlestown beat Robbery 06/07/17 – Officers responded to City Square for a report of a robbery. The victim said when he met with two men to sell his phone, one of them took it and stated the phone was his…
Townie Tidbits
Story and Photos By Sal Giarratani CHARLESTOWN TRYS TO CHILL DURING PARADE I stopped by Steve Passacantilli’s Main Street headquarters to find Dougie MacDonald passing out free slurpie-like ice cones to cool down everyone during one of most hot and…
Technology is Killing Us
It often is said that technology is a two-edged sword. While it certainly is true that advances in technology bring many benefits, those benefits often find themselves subject to the law of unintended consequences. The dramatic rise in cell phone…
Bunker Hill Parade Starts On Sunday at 12:30
Kim Johnson of the 5th Massachusetts Battery Right Artillery holds her regiment’s Union flag high in the air as she prepared to march in the 2016 Battle of Bunker Hill Day Parade. This year’s historic and fun festivities begin in…
First Round of Wynn Community Money sees 41 Projects Funded in Charlestown
By Seth Daniel The Charlestown Community Impact Fund made the first-ever disbursal of funds late last week to 41 non-profits in the community, having to turn away 15 applications, and giving out $179,000 of the $1 million chunk of money…
BPDA Issues Scoping Document on One Charlestown, to Take Summer Off
By Seth Daniel The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) announced to the Patriot Bridge this week, after issuing a detailed Scoping Document to the One Charlestown developer, that they plan to take the summer off and come back full…
Bunker Hill Day
Charlestown Pride Week finds new entry with an old idea – a block party By Seth Daniel Charlestown Pride Week is well underway by now with a host of cherished events already having been held and others about ready to…
May Sees Two Robberies, Two Aggravated Assaults and A Breaking-and-Entering
By Dan Murphy Two robberies, two aggravated assaults and one breaking-and-entering were among the incidents of Part One crime reported in Charlestown in May, according to Community Service Officer Robert Luongo of District A-1. During one robbery, the suspect entered…
Stephen Passacantilli to Launch Campaign for District 1 Councilor on June 13
Stephen Passacantilli, a North End civic leader, Boston Public Schools parent, and former staffer to City Councilor Sal LaMattina will formally launch his campaign for Boston City Council (District 1) in Charlestown next week. Passacantilli’s Charlestown Kickoff is next Tuesday, June 13…