POLICE/COMMUNITY MEETING: Meet the police & discuss public safety issues on the third Tuesday of every month at the police station, 20 Vine Street, at 6:30 p.m., 2nd floor, community room. POLICE RELATED INFO: Contact the District A-1 Community Service…
Letter to the Editor
The D.O.I. #1 “Thank You” Dear Editor: The members of the D.O.I. #1 would like to thank the families and Dear Editor: friends of Claire Lynch, Mary “Sis” Farrell and Patricia “Patti” Harty for their support and generous contributions to…
New Bridges to Hope in the Wake of Long Island
On October 8th of last year, I had to make a painful but necessary decision. The Long Island Bridge, after years of neglect, had to be shut down. The decaying 63-year-old structure posed imminent danger to the clients and staff…
Townie Tidbits
DID CHARLESTOWN’S POST OFFICE MUSIC DIRECTOR FORGET BEN E. KING? Legendary R & B artist Ben E. King passed away on April 30. He was the unforgettable lead singer for the Drifters and solo star whose voice gave us great rhythm ‘n blues classics…
Gloss to Speak at CHS
Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the Brattle book Shop and a regular on Antiques Road Show will be giving a talk at the Charlestown Historical Society on Tuesday May 12 at 7:00PM, at the Bunker Hill Museum, 43 Monument Square. Gloss…
Residents Turnout for Parking Meeting
Some 35 Charlestown residents showed up on Monday night, May 6, for a community meeting to explore changing the resident parking program in the neighborhood. Erin Woods and Shannon Fabiano-McLaughlin have been leading the beginnings of an effort to make…
Charlestown Garden Tour on June 13
Explore twelve private hidden gardens of historic Charlestown on Sat. June 13, 2015 from 10:00-3:00. This year’s tour boasts a wide variety of horticulture and landscape features from fruit trees to cobble walkways and the garden at the PBS “This…
Armstrong to Perform at St. John’s Church
Soprano Nancy Armstrong will perform selections from the American Song Book at a celebratory concert on Saturday, May 16 at 7:30 pm at St. John’s Church. The concert will include works by Gershwin, Berlin, Porter, and others. Donations are welcome,…
Police Briefs 05-07-2015
POLICE/COMMUNITY MEETING: Meet the police & discuss public safety issues on the third Tuesday of every month at the police station, 20 Vine Street, at 6:30 p.m., 2nd floor, community room. POLICE RELATED INFO: Contact the District A-1 Community Service…
Opportunity Knocks on Charlestown’s Doorstep
There has been much concern and consternation over the past year about the possibility of a Wynn Casino on Charlestown’s doorstep. I share my neighbors’ and neighborhood’s concern about mega-development in our backyard. However, I have also consistently cautioned against…
Townie Tidbits
UNCLE JIM AND HIS POTATO SHED My Uncle Jim (James Callahan) went to work as a young man over at F.J. Ward Produce Company at the old Charlestown Potato Sheds near Boston Sand & Gravel Company. Back as a…
Letter to the Editor
Bomber should be executed Dear Editor: The Boston Marathon Bomber should be executed and the majority of Americans favor the death penalty for Tsarnaev.. Who does self admitted “devoted pandering liberal” Karen Cordless Taylor think she is telling us that…