By Michael P. Manning, Chair, Friends of the Boston Harborwalk Eighty years ago next week, the Japanese Imperial Navy Air Service launched a surprise and devastating attack on United States Pacific Fleet bases in Hawaii at Hickam Field and Pearl…
Month: December 2021
News Brief
Concert at St. John’s Set for Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. St. John’s Church will sponsor a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the church located at 27 Devens St., and everyone is invited to attend. The…
NSMHA CEO Jackie K. Moore Announces Retirement
North Suffolk Mental Health Association Chief Executive Officer Jackie K. Moore, Ph.D., has announced her intent to retire after more than 16 years at the helm of the Chelsea-based behavioral health nonprofit. The NSMHA Board of Directors has engaged national…
Charlestown Sees 40-Percent Reduction in Part One Crime from Last Year
Leading up to Thanksgiving, Charlestown had seen a 40-percent reduction in Part One crime from last year, according to Boston Police. Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 21 of this year, 227 incidents of Part One crime took place in Area…
Charlestown Man Sentenced on Gun Trafficking Charges
A Charlestown man was sentenced this week for trafficking more than three dozen firearms obtained from a straw purchaser in New Hampshire that ended up in the hands of gang members. He was also sentenced on a second charge of…
Local Student Earns Academic Honors
Tan Named to Spring 2021 Dean’s List at Stonehill College Felix Tan, of Charlestown a member of the Class of 2024, has been named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at Stonehill College. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students…
Police Briefs 12-02-2021
Charlestown Beat Larceny – Shoplifting 11/22/2021 – At about 5:58 p.m.., officers responded to 140 Main St. for a report of lewd behavior. The caller had informed 911 that male suspect in his 30s, wearing a green jacket with a…
Pearl Harbor Was 80 Years Ago
It was 80 years ago this coming week that the nation of Japan launched its attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The very next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt convened a joint…
Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, started this past Sunday evening and will culminate this coming Monday, December 6. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days by lighting the candles of the Menorah,…
Letters to the Editor
Thank You Abraham Lincoln Post On behalf of our son Sean, we would like to express our gratitude to the trustees of the Abraham Lincoln Post #11. The support you provide “Townie” veterans and their families is extraordinary and to…