Carmine Bartolo Longtime employee of Revere Sugar Refinery Carmine A. Bartolo, a resident of Charlestown for over 60 years, went to the Lord surrounded by his family on September 25. He was 87 years old. Carmine was born in Everett…
Blessing of the Animals
Yvette DiFrummolo and Maggie the dog pose for a photo at last Sunday’s (Oct. 4) Blessing of the Animals in Thompson Square. Rev. Thomas Mousin and Father James Ronan led the service to recognize the multitudes of God’s creatures we…
Blood Moon
Local resident Ed Loan caught this picture of the Blood Moon over Charlestown on Sunday, September 27. The next time the moon will make the closest approach again to the earth will be in 2033.
Wynn Files Lawsuit Regarding Allegations
By Seth Daniel After having restrained itself for many months, Wynn Everett owner Steve Wynn said Wednesday that his company is fed up with the treatment its received in Boston and they were now going to do something about it…
Latin Academy Bus Elimination Causes Parents’ Nightmare
When seventh graders going to Boston Latin Academy, which is in Roxbury, wake up in Charlestown on a school day, the long journey to school requires taking an MBTA bus to Haymarket – often in the dark long before 7…
Hubway Bike to Expand to More Locations
Mayor Martin J. Walsh along with the Boston Transportation Department/Boston Bikes ann-ounced this week that work is underway to expand the Hubway Bike Share System to 15 additional station locations throughout the City, including two locations in Charlestown. “Hubway is…
Police Briefs 10-08-2015
Charlestown Beat POLICE/COMMUNITY MEETING: Meet the police & discuss public safety issues on the last Wednesday of every month at the police station, 20 Vine Street, at 6:00 p.m., 2nd floor, community room. POLICE RELATED INFO: Contact the District A-1…
Letters to the Editor
Thank you for scholarship Dear Editor I would like to thank the Mark and Michelle Gorman Scholarship Fund Committee for selecting me as a 2015 scholarship recipient. Having been my first time participating in the tournament it was amazing to…
Townie Tidbits
BY SAL GIARRATANI COOKIE AND CHARLESTOWN BACK ON BNN-TV I am so happy that Cookie Giordano will once again be doing a Charlestown program on BNN-TV. Her old show, «Charlestown Live›› was on the air for nine years and became…
Candlelight Vigil
A Charlestown resident looked solemn while holding her candle at the CSAC and CHAD 7th Annual Candlelight Vigil on Saturday night. The vigil remembers those who lost their battle with drugs and alcohol. The vigil is especially important this year…
Music,Community Keep Smokey On the Right Path in a Tough Year
By Seth Daniel Michael Cain – known more appropriately the neighborhood as Smokey – frequently jokes that in turning around his life from drugs and addiction, he made a move from the back of this newspaper where the police log…
Boston Files New Suit to Strip Wynn of Mepa Certificate
By Seth Daniel The City of Boston – just as it spoke of productive meetings last week with Wynn executives – quietly filed a new lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court’s Civil Division on Monday asking for a declaratory judgment that would…