Karym Murphy with Sam and Sarah Collins with Nora of CharlestownDogs do a clean sweep of Mt. Vernon Avenue last Saturday, April 16, as part of the new CharlestownDogs group’s first neighborhood clean up. The organization looks to promote responsible…
Paul Revere Rides Again
The British Are Coming! Paul Revere (played by Brigadier General Leonid Kondratiuk of the Massachusetts National Lancers) made a stop with ‘Brown Beauty’ at City Square on Monday morning for his annual Patriot’s Day Ride to re-enact the storied ‘Midnight…
Shipyard Park Gets Changes
By Seth Daniel As the cold weather gives way and spring seems to finally be set upon the Town, Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) officials are touting much-needed changes to Shipyard Park in the Charlestown Navy Yard and are calling for…
Prescott Restaurant Welcomes Neighbors to Terminal Street
By Seth Daniel An exciting new entry in the Charlestown dining experience for lunch and brunch can be found in the historic 50 Terminal St. building with the new Prescott Restaurant and Scratch Kitchen. After 10 months of buildout, owners…
CNC Design Review Committee to Meet
The Charlestown Preservation Society Design Review Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, April 25, at 7:30 PM at the Mary Colbert Apartments meeting room. The room is located at the rear corner of 20 Devens Street where it…
Police Briefs 04-21-2016
CHARLESTOWN BEAT Larceny 04/11/16 – A food delivery person reported upon delivering an order to Bunker Hill Street, two black males took the food and stated they would be right back with the money. When the suspects never returned, the…
Boston is Going Fiber
By Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh This week I announced something that will change Boston’s future: working closely with the City over the next six years, Verizon will rewire the entire city with an advanced fiber-optic network. Replacing our outdated…
We Need a Transportation Transformation
By Michelle Wu, Boston City Council President As a new mom, I think often about the world that my one-year-old son will grow up in. Twenty years from now, what will Boston look like? As excited as I am about…
Townie Tidbits
SPRINGTIME ON MAIN STREET Hey, I›m penning this piece on Patriots Day. What a beautiful day to watch the Boston Marathon, the Boston Red Sox and for taking a stroll along Main Street in Charlestown near Thompson Square. …
Charlestown Youth Hockey Alumni Keep the Ice Close to their Hearts
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…
Top Award:Vesey Collects Hobey Baker Award as Top College Hockey Player
By Seth Daniel Harvard University hockey player Jimmy Vesey, who has deep roots in Charlestown, was announced on Friday night as the top college hockey player in the nation – winning the Hobey Baker Award at a ceremony broadcast live…
Local Track Club to be in Marathon Events
By Seth Daniel The Town Track program is growing in accolades, and this weekend the popular running club for all ages will play a major role in the Boston Marathon events. Coach Sean Nyhan told the Patriot Bridge that the…