Charlestown’s Ropewalk project down at the Navy Yard will share in $39 million in federal and city funds to create more affordable housing opportunities in the neighborhood. The $34 million Ropewalk project, which received Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) approval in…
Month: May 2015
Residents Dig in for Fight over Armory Project
“Listen to me!” Charlestown resident Tom Ward yelled midway through the Charlestown Neighborhood Council meeting last Thursday, May 14. “Just listen to me!” Ward’s sentiment echoed the goal of the 40 or so residents who gathered at the meeting for…
Resident Starts Drive To Save Iconic Lightship
The red glow of the Nantucket Light Ship – now docked in East Boston indefinitely – can be seen as a red dot on the other side of the Harbor from Charlestown, but it’s potentially sad story is resonating on…
Police Briefs 05-21-2015
Charlestown Beat 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…
Enjoy a Safe Holiday Weekend
Memorial Day weekend marks the traditional start of the summer season, bringing with it the anticipation of sunshine and warmth, of vacations, and of time spent with family and friends. So we ask our readers to stop right now —…
Let Us Never Forget Their Sacrifice
Of all of our national holidays, Memorial Day is the most solemn. Memorial Day reminds us of the Supreme Sacrifice that has been made by so many of our fellow citizens to keep us a free people and provides us…
Leadership Scholarship Awards Six Seniors, Brings in New Crop
They had been so small, but they returned all grown up. Six high school seniors that once walked the halls of the Harvard-Kent School and received the Leadership Scholarship Award when they were much younger, much smaller students, at the…
Armstrong is Ready to Entertain This Saturday for St. John’s
When accomplished Soprano Nancy Armstrong moved to Charlestown, it was because of how easy it was to park. That should give a hint to just how long the talented early music singer has called the neighborhood home. “I lived in…
Engine 50 Firehouse Rehab Set
The country’s oldest public firehouse will get major overhaul over the next five years with money that has been earmarked in the city budget. The Engine 50 Firehouse at 34 Winthrop St. in Charlestown will receive a $3.5 million investment…
Police Briefs 05-14-2015
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…