Charlestown Public Safety Meeting will meet on Tuesday, August 20, at 6:30 p.m., in the Community Room at District A-15, Charlestown Sgt. Gary Eblan will speak for one hour on self defense techniques. Sgt. Eblan will offer valuable survival tools…
Month: August 2013
Mayoral Candidate Forum on Small Business
Small businesses form the backbone of each unique neighborhood of Boston, investing in the City through taxes, local purchasing and local hiring. In addition, small businesses add vitality to the neighborhoods by attracting customers, beautifying their storefronts and improving the…
We Must Prepare for Rising Sea Levels
Benjamin Franklin coined the expression 200 years ago, “You should buy land because they are not making it anymore.” Well, that may not be exactly true for the last 100 years, as all the communities on the water have been…
Thank You, Massport
Today’s Massport officials are far different from those whom our parents who lived in our community during the 1960’s had to contend with. Back in the 1960’s, Massport was an agency that just took what it wanted, regardless of the…
Police Briefs 08-15-2013
Larceny – Bicycle 08/08/13 – A victim on Brighton Street reported someone stole his blue Diamond mountain bike from the garage in his building. It appears bolt cutters were used to snap the lock, police said. Assault and Battery with…
Charlestown Youth Soccer Continues Impressive Growth
As the summer winds down, parents and children begin to turn their attention toward the upcoming fall youth sports programs offered in schools and local towns. While football dominates the professional sports landscape in the fall, families continue to choose…
Whole Foods Opens Store
City Councilor Sal LaMattina (right) and Tom Cunha (behind LaMattina) Chairman of the Charlestown Neighborhood Association helps Whole Foods officials break the bread to officially open the new store in the Bunker Hill Mall Charlestown.
Health Center Eyed at Bunker Hill Development
North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health), a federally funded health center and MGH affiliate, is seeking to open a satellite practice in the Bunker Hill Housing Development that will provide primary care, dental, and vision services. NEW Health is hoping…
Massport Helps Support Youth Summer Job Fund
Massport has contributed $31,000 to support summer job programs in Charlestown. The money is part of $450,000 in funds for summer employment for more than 300 students as part of Massport’s Community Summer Jobs Program. The money will give 20…
Rental Property Registration Deadline is August 31
Last week the city’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD) announced it is pushing back the deadline for Charlestown landlords to register their rental properties. Under the city’s Rental Registration and Inspection Ordinance, landlords had until August 1 to register their properties…