Though it’s like a distant memory now – and to many new to the Town it seems inconceivable – but there was a time in Charlestown when the City moved in with a plan to forcibly take hundreds of homes…
Month: February 2020
Grant Received by MGH Institute of Health Professions to Help Charlestown Students
A grant received by MGH Institute of Health Professions from the Charlestown office of accounting firm RSM will leverage the graduate school’s literacy expertise and research to help provide children at Harvard-Kent Elementary School with the support and resources to…
State Promises New Dog Park With Bridge Construction Amidst Recent Bad Behavior
As the state of space for dogs and dog walkers has come to a head this week in Charlestown, the state of Massachusetts indicated they a long-term plan and would build a new Dog Park at Paul Revere Park with…
North Washington Street Bridge: (Charlestown Bridge) Construction Look-Ahead:
North Washington Street Bridge (Charlestown Bridge) Construction Look-Ahead: February 9 – 22 Travel Impacts •N. WASHINGTON STREET INBOUND: Off-peak daytime lane reductions across the bridge and additional lane reductions at Keany Square will continue. One lane across the bridge and all turn…
Contractor Chosen to Repair Sinkholes, Culverts in Navy Yard
A Marine contractor has been selected to repair a number of sinkholes and broken culverts in the Navy Yard, with that contract being put before the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board for a vote Thursday evening. ACK Marine…
Neighborhood Round Up
Charlestown By Map The Chamber, Preservation Society and the Historical Society have been coordinating with Belle Lipton at the Leventhal Map & Education Center of the Boston Public Library to schedule a presentation of their new tool for finding and using historical urban…
Police Briefs 02-13-2020
Charlestown Beat Burglary – Residential 02/03/20 – A victim on Ferrin Street reported when she arrived home, she saw a glass pane beside her front door was broken, and unknown suspect(s) had entered her home. Various electronics and jewelry were…
The (Climate) News Is All Bad
At the start of World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt reportedly said to his aides, “So far, the news is all bad,” referring to the reports from the front in the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor when the Japanese were taking…
Thanks for the Memories, Mookie,
It is inconceivable to lifelong Red Sox fans such as ourselves that the Sox’ management decided to trade away Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a few random players. Mookie not only was an amazing talent…
Letters to the Editor
CYHA Comedy Night To the Editor: A vital fundraising event, CYHA Comedy Night, is upcoming on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m., in the Knights of Columbus Father Mahoney Hall. The night is a hilarious time with multiple comedians performing, most…