Way down at the furthest tip of Boston on Hyde Park’s Chesterfield Street last Friday, Mayor Tom Menino and 2,000 of his closest friends gathered for the 21st and final backyard BBQ at his home – a backyard BBQ that…
Police Briefs 07-18-2013
Trespassing 07/09/13 – Officers in the area of Dunstable Street placed an individual under arrest for violation of a no-trespass order. Robbery – Knife 07/09/13 – At about 8 p.m., officers responded to First Avenue for a report of a…
Obituaries 07-18-2013
Rhonda Reeder Lifelong Charlestown resident Rhonda A. Reeder, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life unexpectedly on Friday, July 12 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 47 years old. Rhonda was born in Somerville on August…
6th Annual New Balance Heart Break Hill 5K
Charlestown resident Justine Douvadijan participated in the 6th Annual New Balance Heart Break Hill 5K to benefit Franciscan Hospital for Children on Saturday, June 9th at Boston College. Nearly 600 friends took part in the event, raising more than $75,000.…
Suspect in Murder Still at Large
Authorities are still searching for the Charlestown man wanted in connection with the May 7 murder of Steven Jones. Suffolk County D.A. spokesman Jake Wark said investigators are still hunting down leads to the whereabouts of Pablo Flores Jr. who…
Art Gallery at BHCC re-named After Fifield
The art gallery at Bunker Hill Community College has been re-named the Mary L. Fifield Art Gallery following a unanimous vote by the BHCC Board of Trustees on June 24. Mary L. Fifield, Ph.D., who retired as BHCC President on…
Charlestown Youth Hockey Seeks Coaches
Charlesown Youth Hockey is currently accepting Coaches Applications for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Returning coaches should confirm their interest by sending an email to [email protected]. New coaches should go to www.cyha.com and fill out a short application. There is availability for…
Boston Public Market Closer to the Opening of Permanent Space on Greenway
The Boston Public Market that will be located at the Orange Line entrance to the Haymarket MBTA Station has completed a series of major steps toward the opening of a permanent, year-round, self-sustaining market on the Greenway in Boston’s downtown…
Letters to the Editor
Grateful for scholarship To the Peter Looney Scholarship Committee: Thank you for your very generous scholarship. I am honored to be the recipient of the Peter Looney Scholarship. This scholarship will be put towards furthering my education at Tufts University. …
CB&GC News and Notes
Summer Camp for ages 6-12 at the Green Street building will run Monday through Friday from July 1 to August 16, 2013. Hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Extended hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.…
Downtown View Are You a City Nerd?
One day I was a passenger in a car on the Longfellow Bridge coming into Boston from Cambridge. Bob was driving and Ann was in the front seat. We began discussing the upcoming reconstruction of the bridge and the granite…
The Markey Family of Monument Square, Met with President Barak Obama
The Markey family of Monument Square, met with President Barak Obama when he came to Boston on June 12 to speak at a rally for Richard’s brother, Ed Markey, the new US Senator from Massachusetts. Shown with Obama are Richard,…