Over kitchen table discussions, while doing the dishes, or quiet moments over tea – the ‘Irish Saturday’ soundtrack on WROL radio has reigned supreme in most Charlestown Irish American households. Older residents remember a lifetime of putting on the radio…
Author: Seth Daniel
Police Asked BLS to Stay Quiet in Video Scandal for One Year
A number of Charlestown parents with children at Boston Latin School (BLS) have raised serious questions about delays and lack of information in the past year that the school – but not the public – has known about a person…
Bunker Hill Museum to Show ‘Green Square Mile’ March 27
The beers were flowing quickly at Old Sully’s and the Red Sox were pulling out a close contest one hot, July evening some 13 years ago when an unexpected movie about Charlestown was born. Ed Callahan, of Charlestown, remembered this…
Lower Mystic Group Looks at Silver Line Extension Here
After nearly two years of regional study, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) released a groundbreaking transportation report with several public and private partners – a report that calls for an extension of the Silver Line into Charlestown and for…
E-inc. To Host Third Thursday Science Activity Nights
E-inc. science discovery center will be having Third Thursday activity nights for children ages 5-7 starting on March 21 and running monthly through June. The first Third Thursday will be ‘The Ocean’s Rocky Shore’ and will accommodate up to 15…
BPDA Approves Three Final Proposals for Navy Yard
After months of intense discussion, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved three of the four final proposals to activate the Navy Yard this summer – including a proposal to put a Tall Ship restaurant in Dry Dock #2.…
Meet Judge Robert Ronquillo: Boston Municipal Court Chief Tells Kids to Strive for Education, Dreams
For an adult, it’s no small task to keep high schoolers on the edge of their seats, engaged and hanging on every word. But that’s just what Boston Municipal Court Chief Justice Robert Ronquillo achieved when he visited Charlestown High…
BPDA Announces ‘Planning Study’ for Charlestown; Stops Short of ‘Master Plan’
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) announced this week that they will enter into a ‘Planning Study’ for Charlestown in 2020, with that announcement coming just one week after the Charlestown Preservation Society (CPS) and other organizations called on…
Charlestown Horse Owner Rooting Hard for ‘Bourbon War’
Charlestown’s Mark Sullivan doesn’t particularly care for mint juleps, but if his horse ‘Bourbon War’ finishes the race season strong, he will gladly be sipping juleps at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby. Sullivan – who has lived for 19…
Councilor Wu Visits Charlestown HS; Learns about Open Enrollment Challenges
Charlestown High Principal Will Thomas hosted Councilor Michelle Wu on Monday morning, and the school leader educated the councilor on what he believes are unfair standards placed upon his school – a school that has a much larger population of…