Sen. Sal DiDomenico will once again be hosting the Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on Friday, March 3, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Bunker Hill Knights of Columbus Hall in Charlestown. This event has become the official kick-off…
Police Briefs 02-23-2017
Charlestown Beat Burglary – Residential 02/13/17 – A victim on Walford Way reported an unknown person was kicking and banging on his door in an attempt to gain entry. The victim also said his apartment had been broken into a…
Townie Tidbits
ON THE BOOK SHELF NEAR YOU I am a book reader and have been since a little kid growing up on the gritty streets of Roxbury and the South End. As I grew out of childhood, my love for reading…
How We’re Making Boston’s Street Safer
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh In January, the busy streets of Boston became safer. As we dig out from this month’s snowstorms and prepare for spring, I want to remind drivers, cyclists and pedestrians about our City’s newest initiative to…
Townie Sports
By Kevin Kelly The basketball and hockey high school State Tournament pairings come out later this week, and several Townies are primed for post-season action. Here is a list of “Townie” hoopsters who, incredibly, will all be participating in the…
Eastie VS Boston Latin Academy Gallery
YMCA Fundraiser
Jimmy Lister, Rosemarie Boucher, chair of Public Relations, and James Morton, CEO/President of the Greater Boston YMCA chat on Feb. 2, during the Charlestown YMCA fundraiser.
Sledding is Not Just for Kids
Anabell Moody and her grandmother, Linda Moody, prepare to sled down the Bunker Hill last Friday during a break in the snowstorms. Scores of residents headed to the Hill for a day of sledding and snowball fights on an official…
Charlestown Preservation Society Opposes One Charlestown Plan
By Seth Daniel The Charlestown Preservation Society (CPS) has issued and submitted a three-page letter of concerns to the City and the Mayor’s Office regarding the One Charlestown project in its current form. The three-page letter is signed by CPS…
Wynn Mitigation Fund to Accept Applications
By Seth Daniel The Wynn-funded Charlestown Community Trust Fund will soon be releasing applications for its first round of dispersals to community non-profits – with a target date for the first dispersal on May 31 of this year. Councilor Sal…
Female Councilors Embark on Study,Meeting Series on Early Ed,Childcare
By Seth Daniel While there is frequently a lot of emphasis on public schools and private schools, and where parents will send their school-age children, not much attention has been paid to policies surrounding and even more critical time in…
Acoustic on Main Ready to Rock (Quietly) in Charlestown,Citywide
By Seth Daniel If a local restaurateur were wanting to have an acoustic live music show, in the past that would mean taking a trip to City Hall and sifting through red tape, yellow tape and Scotch tape to get…