Despite a heavy heart from the news that her son’s killer, Pablo Flores Jr., had been granted parole from prison last week, Susan Rawlinson’s spirits were lifted high like the balloons that were launched in memory of her late son,…
Author: Seth Daniel
Charlestown Working Theatre Goes Online for Fundraiser
The annual Charlestown Working Theatre (CWT) fundraiser has attracted top-rate comedic talent for years, but this year the online version of the event, after a one-year hiatus due to COVID in 2020, will feature a lineup that could never be…
Two Hotly Contested Cannabis Proposals Get Hearing on Same Day
Marijuana is supposed to be mellow, or so they say, but it’s been anything but that in Charlestown as the City upped the ante on the ultra-intense competition between two cannabis proposals vying for licenses in the Town landed public…
Boston’s Opioid Overdose Death Rose Notably in 2020
It came as no surprise to recovery community advocates this week, but the state did confirm this week that opioid-related deaths increased by 5 percent statewide in 2020, with notable increases logged in Boston. Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts increased…
Encore Boston Harbor Continues to Set Records, Solid Asset for Company
Encore Boston Harbor reported record earnings during an investor call on Monday, with the casino and hotel leading all other Wynn properties in the first quarter of 2021. While all eyes were on the Macau (China) properties, which is typically…
Through Our Eyes Local Photo Project Brings a New Take to This Year’s Snapshot
One of the most amazing photo projects in the Town of recent years has been Through Our Eyes, sponsored by Christ Church Charlestown, and embraced by the community before the pandemic, but especially last year as the project captured a…
Gov. Baker Tours Encore Vaccination Site
Looking up at the massive chandelier above him in the main ballroom of Encore Boston Harbor, Gov. Charlie Baker last Wednesday, May 5, proclaimed the state’s newest mass vaccination site as the most opulent place to get a COVID shot…
Charlestown Photographer Conducts Healing Project for Mother’s Day
This Mother’s Day, Charlestown’s Janelle Bruno will likely have her two boys and husband swarming around her – treating her like a queen and taking care of her every need for that special day. That, of course, only comes after…
CNC Membership Rallies Around Special Townies in Eviction Matter
The Charlestown Neighbor-hood Council (CNC) held its monthly meeting on Tuesday night and almost singularly focused its two-hour deliberations on the potential eviction of Special Townies from its long-time Mishawum Park office space. The majority of the night centered around…
Spring Has Sprung and Pier 6 Re-Opens to the Public
Just when those on the waterfront in the Navy Yard needed some good news, Charlestown Marina owners Chuck and Ann Lagasse stepped in to provide that welcome spark of spring re-opening. Last weekend, they announced that the HarborWalk between Pier…