The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) approved a change in occupancy for the office building at 34-42 Warren St. on Feb. 5 – a change that results in losing 35 spaces on the second-floor of the office/parking garage building. This…
Month: February 2019
Hingston’s Coaching Career Takes Flight in Reading
Alexa Hingston was a standout at every point in her ice hockey career. From her days skating on boys teams in the Charlestown Youth Hockey Association to her training with the nationally-acclaimed Assabet Valley girls’ program out of Concord. There…
CNC Hears of Engine 50 Opening, Ambulance Response Times
The Charlestown Neigh-borhood Council (CNC) met on Tuesday night, Feb. 5, and got a great piece of good news in that the Engine 50 rehabilitation project is soon to come to an end. Tuesday night was an agenda heavy on…
Encore Boston Harbor Releases 5,000 Jobs to Be Filled by June Opening
For years Encore Boston Harbor has been telling people to be prepared for the day that they begin to start filling the 5,000 jobs that are going to be needed to run the massive resort casino a stone’s throw across…
Exelon Has Had Discussions about Sale of Old Power Plant
Officials at Exelon, located just across the Mystic River, said this week they have had conversations in the recent past with developers expressing interest in purchasing the old power plant site in Everett abutting the Alford Street Bridge. Mark Rodgers,…
MBTA Better Bus Proposal Looks at Big Changes to 92 and 93 Routes
A new effort by the MBTA to improve bus routes – unveiled last week within the Better Bus program – features two major changes for Charlestown riders amidst a proposal that seeks to make 47 changes to 63 of the…
Neighborhood Round Up
Charlestown Historical Society seeks volunteers The mission of the Charlestown Historical Society is to preserve and promote the history of Charlestown, the cornerstone of America. We are looking for volunteers to join our committees. Please visit charlestownhistoricalsociety.org to learn more…
Police Briefs 02-07-2019
Charlestown Beat Burglary – Residential – No Force 01/31/2019 – A victim on Corey Street reported unknown suspect(s) entered her home and removed $150 cash from her grandson’s wallet. There were no signs of forced entry at this time. Larceny…
Immigrants Are Our Future
It is an undeniable fact of history that all Americans other than Native Americans are descendants of immigrants. It also is undeniably true that immigrants have not always been welcome with open arms, starting most conspicuously with the Know-Nothing Party…
Guest Op-Ed: Memories of the Old Bunker Hill Development in the 1950’s
The first in an occasional installment of the writer’s memories of growing up in the Bunker Hill Development in the 1950s. It was a cold Tuesday morning, on Feb. 1, 1951, when we moved into the Charlestown Housing Project. My…