J. Barry Dwyer 5K Turkey Trot is set for Chelsea Stadium Nov. 22
The 11th annual J. Barry Dwyer Turkey Trot is set for Saturday, November 22, at 10 AM at Chelsea Stadium.
The trot promises to be a fun event for persons of all ages and abilities, featuring a 5K road race, a 3K walk, and a 400 meter fun run for youngsters 10-and-under. The running course is a USATF-certified 5K with chip timing provided by Yankee Timing. The course is mostly flat with a mild hill on the way out and back. The start and finish is on the track at the Chelsea Memorial Stadium at Chelsea High School.
The entry fee for the 5K race is $30 until Nov. 5 and $35 after that date. The fee for the 3K walk is $25 until Nov. 5 and $30 after that date. The same-day registration fee is $40.
The 400 meter fun run for kids is free. There also will be prizes, food, games, and music with a post-race party at Chelsea Station.
New this year is a Chelsea Public School Spirit Contest for the most participants from a Chelsea school.
Proceeds will benefit the J. Barry Dwyer Scholarship Fund and the Chelsea High cross country and track programs. J. Barry Dwyer was a hugely successful and popular cross country coach at Chelsea High, whose teams put together a string of Greater Boston League championships and compiled a winning streak of 35 meets over five seasons in the 1970s.
Among the athletes he coached at Chelsea High were the legendary Bobby Goss (who set the national freshman high school record in the one-mile with a time of 4:23), Eddie Richard and his brothers Jim, Bobby, and Jack, Greg Benson, Richie Bradley, Tony and Paul Roasti, and many others during that era.
Register at www.racewire.com/register.php?id=14667.
Monument Square Landmark District community meeting
The next study committee meeting of the Monument Square Landmark District will be on October 29, at 6:30 p.m, at the Bunker Hill Museum. The meeting is open to public and in person.
In July of 2022, the Boston Office of Historic Preservation received a petition to create a new Landmark District in Charlestown. The Monument Square Study Committee-made up of Charlestown community members and Boston Landmarks Commissioners-is now meeting to explore the proposed district’s boundaries and preservation guidelines.