State Rep. Dan Ryan has been moving lots of legislation and negotiations through his Beacon Hill office over the past few weeks as the State Budget and end of session scramble has been in overdrive. The formal session for the…
O’Hara Makes a Service Retreat in Syracuse
Ronan O’Hara of Charlestown, a junior at Boston College High School, spent a most rewarding and uplifting week, from June 17 to 23, at a service retreat at the Brady Faith Center in Syracuse, New York. O’Hara with nine of his classmates, under the guidance…
‘Mighty’ Net-Minder Erin Alves Wins Tommy Bryson Memorial Goalie Award
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…
O’Donnell Receives Fulbright Award
Peter O’Donnell of Centre College has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to Kosovo from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. O’Donnell will support the teaching of English at the University of…
Local Students Receive Academic Achievements
KEOGH GRADUATES FROM LASELL Tyler C. Keogh of Charlestown received his bachelor’s degree in December 2017 from Lasell College and was honored at Lasell’s 164th commencement ceremony on May 12. The college granted 398 bachelor’s and 125 master’s degrees. Keogh…
DiDomenico Secures $2M for Charlestown in Bond Bill
Sen. Sal DiDomenico and his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate recently passed H.4613, An Act promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity, colloquially known as the ‘environmental bond bill.’ The legislation…
Encore Boston Harbor Books First Wedding, with Local Ties
Weddings take time. So it is that one year before opening the doors, bookings have started for weddings at the Encore Boston Harbor resort casino, and the first person to book a wedding celebration at the luxury resort has deep…
Teamsters Endorse Rollins for DA
Rachael Rollins announced that Teamsters Local 25 has endorsed her candidacy for Suffolk County district attorney. “Rachael Rollins is the most qualified candidate in this race,” said Teamsters Local 25 President Sean M. O’Brien. “Rachael has experience as a federal…
Bunker Hill CC Gets $25M Grant for Major Renovations
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) was awarded $25.7 million from the Baker-Polito administration to fund a major renovation project at the College’s Charlestown Campus. The announcement was made on July 10, on the Westfield State University campus at a ceremonial bill-signing, authorizing…
Police Briefs 07-19-2018
Breaking and Entering 07/10/18 – Officers responded to Dunstable Street for a breaking and entering in progress. As a result of the subsequent investigation, an individual was placed under arrest, and will be charged accordingly. Warrant 07/10/18 – Officers…
Letters to the Editor
THANK YOU Dear Editor I would like to thank the Ryan “Duce” Morrisey Scholarship Committee for awarding me one of the high school scholarships this year. It means so much to me to be a part of remembering Duce. It…
Townie Tidbits
“YO AMO LA PAZ” Over this summer, community activists in East Boston have been holding peace marches for a safe summer in the neighborhood. One sign carrier held up a sign in Spanish that read YO AMO LA PAZ, translated…