When President Obama left office, he made it clear to incoming President Trump that the most important foreign policy challenge that the new administration would face would be figuring out how to prevent North Korea from developing an intercontinental ballistic…
Townie Sports
By Kevin Kelly SOFTBALL Sophomore catcher Gabrielle Comeau and Bishop Feehan are ranked #1 in the most recent Boston Herald Top 25 poll…The Latin Academy “Townie” contingent of Carleigh Schievink, Jessica Rynne, Mackenzie Nee and Jessica Pistorino have helped the…
Grand Marshal is Ready to Make Bunker Hill Day Parade Great Again
By Seth Daniel When Robert Beckwith grew up on Polk Street in the Bunker Hill Development, Bunker Hill Day and the Parade – always held religiously in those days on June 17 – were the focal point of most of…
LaMattina Not to Seek Re-Election
By John Lynds After a stellar 30-year career with the City of Boston, eleven of which was spent as the District 1 City Councilor, Sal LaMattina told the Charlestown Patriot Tuesday that he will not seek reelection during the municipal…
Lancers,Paul Revere Ride Celebrates 240 Years of Re-Enactment on Monday
By Seth Daniel As Paul Revere rides into City Square over the North Washington Street Bridge on Patriots Day every year, a certain magic comes alive every within the crowds gathered to take in the storied Patriot’s warning about the…
BGCA Swim Team Takes Part in Florida Competition
Charlestown Swimming put their hard work to the test this past weekend at the 2017 BGCA National Swim Championship in St. Petersburg, FL. Ten athletes from Charlestown were selected to compete for Team New England, a group of swimmers that…
Christopher Remmes Recognized with Coldwell Banker Diamond Award
Christopher Remmes of Boston, a sales associate affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Charlestown, has been recognized with the Coldwell Banker® International Diamond Society award. This award is presented to the top 11 percent of approximately 88,000…
Summer Hours to Start for USS Constitution
USS Constitution and its crew will shift to their summer hours of operation starting on Saturday, April 15. Constitution will be open to the general public, free of charge, Tuesday through Friday from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday…
Holy Week and Easter Services are Listed at St John’s Church
Holy Week services at St. John’s Episcopal Church continue with a Maundy Thursday potluck supper and service, starting at 6 pm on on Thursday April 13th. Good Friday services will be held on April 14th, with a service for children…
Marathon Daffodils to Line 26.2 Mile Route
Marathon Daffodils is pleased to announce that for the fourth year, they will be displaying thousands of daffodils in businesses along Boylston Street, Boston’s busy Marathon Finish Line area for the 2016 BAA Boston Marathon, as well as Back Bay…
Sen DiDomenico Joins Colleagues to Fight Federal Cuts in Legal Services
Senate President Stan Rosenberg, Senator Sal DiDomenico and Senator Will Brownsberger have sent a letter to the Massachusetts Congressional delegation urging them to fight against the Trump Administration’s proposed elimination of funding for Legal Services. Last year, 23,000 low-income and…
Site of Revere’s Landing Hidden in the Charlestown Navy Yard
By Seth Daniel One of the most famous stories in American History – that of Paul Revere’s covert trip across the Charles River from the North End to Charlestown – has its genesis right in Charlestown’s Navy Yard, and though…