Milestones don’t happen every day, and that couldn’t be more accurate when it came to the St. Francis De Sales Church’s Jubilee 160 celebration on Sunday, May 19 – a celebration that highlighted the good times of the past and…
Month: May 2019
In Dramatic Shift, Harvard-Kent To Get Sixth Grade Added in 2020
Last fall, Interim Supt. Laura Perille and her team came to Charlestown High School to talk about BuildBPS and new changes to education in the Town – but she was met with some very disappointed parents at the Harvard-Kent Elementary…
CNC Community Corner
The monthly meeting of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council will be held on Tuesday June 4 in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford St. At 6:15 p.m. we will be giving out the Spaulding-CNC Community Partnership Fund awards to Charlestown non-profit organizations. …
Edwards Middle Set to Be Reconfigured Could Help with Early Education /Elementary Boom
If there is a key cog in the wheel of public education in Charlestown and East Boston, that critical cog is the Edwards Middle School on Main Street. As School Department officials rolled out major changes to the landscape of…
D-Day Hero Remembered
By Bill Durette This year marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings that occurred in Normandy during WWII. This was the beginning of the fight to liberate Europe from the Nazis. That crucial day on June 6, 1944 was…
Roller Coaster Resort: Wynn Applies Uncertainty and Certainty in Run-up to Opening
In a journey that has zero time available for a detour, Wynn Resorts seemingly got off the freeway to smell the flowers last week. Now, however, they seem to be back on the road to an opening on June 23,…
Annual Beacon Hill Art Walk Set for June 2
The 30th Annual Beacon Hill Art Walk is your opportunity to see original art created by local artists in remarkable and unexpected locations. Visitors will get a rare look into private gardens, alleyways, and courtyards in one of Boston’s most…
Battle of Bunker Hill Day Parade to Honor the Late Bob Gillen
The Battle of Bunker Hill Day Parade on June 16 will feature a solemn tribute to the late Robert ‘Bob’ Gillen – a former Navy officer who spent countless hours helping to plan and execute the Parade since returning to…
Older Residents Frustrated with 92 Bus Decision, ‘Done Deal’ They Say
A standing-room only crowd gathered at the Golden Age Center on Friday to hear from MBTA officials who are executing the Better Bus project, which has taken away the final leg of the 92 bus going to Assembly Row. The…
Townie Tidbits
Thank God They Never Tore down Memorial Hall Fundraiser Actually the above wasn’t the name of the fundraiser jointly put on by both the Charlestown Preservation Society and the Abraham Lincoln Post 11 GAR, which owns the Hall. However, with…