The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) indicated they were behind in planning for the logistics of the big opening for Encore Boston Harbor – perhaps signaling that if things aren’t ironed out very soon, the big opening could be a difficult…
Month: January 2019
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Holds Local Swearing-in Ceremony
After being officially sworn in to the 116th Congress by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Washington D.C. earlier this month, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley held a local swearing in ceremony Saturday at Roxbury Community College. Pressley, who now represents the 7th…
Twenty-five Days Without Trash Services, and One Group Steps Up
With the government shutdown now logging 25 days without operations, that also means 25 days without federal National Parks Service workers at the Bunker Hill Monument to do simple things like take away the rubbish. That’s where CharlestownDogs stepped in…
For the Record
•Hood Park – The BPDA will be holding the next topic-focused Hood Park Master Plan IAG/public meeting on Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. This particular meeting will focus on the sustainability and environmental aspects of the revised Hood Park Master Plan…
Neighborhood Round Up
Lions Club Collected 179 Coats This year the Charlestown Lions Club collected 179 coats for people in need. They were delivered to Anton’s Cleaners in Somerville to be cleaned free of charge. After the cleaning, they will be delivered to…
Police Briefs 01-17-2019
Charlestown Beat Larceny 01/07/19 – A victim on Bunker Hill Street reported unknown person(s) removed her daughter’s cell phone from her backpack. The Find My Phone app showed the phone was in the area of O’Reilly Way, and the matter…
What Would Dr. Martin Luther King Think?
When one considers that it has been almost 51 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated, it is easy to understand why so many of our fellow Americans today have so little understanding of who he was and what…
Townie Tidbits
BUNKER HILL POOP CRISIS Last week while watching the evening news on Channel 5, one of their big stories concerned the effects of the federal shutdown at the Bunker Hill Monument. According to the TV report, things have gotten so…
TOWNIE SPORTS 01-17-2019
CYHA UPDATE (as of Dec. 30)•MITES: The Mite 1 Townies have been on a tear this winter as they sit at 11-2 through Dec. 30 and are in first place with the Waltham Mites 4 closing in…The Mites 2 are…