On most Monday or Thursday afternoons, one can find Charlestown’s Jim O’Brien sitting in the front room of the Charlestown library, actively helping students organize their homework assignments. It’s an assignment he’s not unfamiliar with having been a Boston Public…
Month: March 2020
DiDomenico Receives Women’s Bar Association Public Official of the Year Award
Sen. Sal DiDomenico was presented with the 2020 Public Official of the Year Award from the Women’s Bar Association (WBA) of Massachusetts in honor of his longstanding support of civil legal aid funding and legislation in support of children and…
Neighborhood Roundup
Old Charlestown Schoolboys Scholarship applications available The Old Charlestown Schoolboys Association is offering a number of scholarships to high school senior boys who will be entering college, preparatory school, or technical school this year. Scholarships will also be awarded to…
Charlestown Residents Ready to Participate in Urban Renewal Community Process
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) on Feb. 27, held a meeting regarding Urban Renewal in Charlestown, where Urban Renewal Manager Chris Breen provided a history of Urban Renewal in the neighborhood, as well as information about inventory and…
North Washington Street Bridge Replacement
Project Advisory: Charles River Dam Pedestrian Walkway Temporary Closure Beginning on Thursday, March 5, at 6 a.m. and continuing through Friday, March 6, at 6 p.m., the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will close the Charles River Dam Pedestrian…
Police Deal with Fights at Encore Boston Harbor Over the Weekend
State Troopers and Everett Police dealt with two unruly individuals at Encore Boston Harbor early Saturday morning, Feb. 29, with one of the incidents leading to a State Trooper suffering a head injury. Shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, Encore Security requested assistance from the MSP…
Mayflower Sails 2020 Tickets Now Available
Mayflower Sails 2020 announced that tickets are available for its free six-day maritime festival where Mayflower II will sail into Boston Harbor escorted by the USS Constitution on May 14. History will come to life on board the ship and at the Charlestown Navy Yard from May 14 to…
Police Briefs 03-05-2020
Breaking and Entering 02/24/20 – Officers responded to Terminal Street for a report of two individuals who had cut the padlock off the gate to a parking lot that stores cars. As a result of the subsequent investigation, the duo…
March Is Weather Purgatory
With the promise of winter coming to an end and spring just around the corner, we have high hopes for March. The crocuses start to pop through the ground and the sun is noticeably stronger and warmer. There also is a…
Letter to the Editor
Genuine Appreciation To the Editor: The CYHA Board of Directors would like to extend the most genuine appreciation to all who made the CYHA Comedy Night a spectacular evening. We cannot thank enough the coordination, commitment and laughs brought on…