The new residential building on the Bunker Hill Mall fronting Rutherford Avenue had its first public meeting on Monday night via Zoom with the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) and heard some concerns about parking and design of the building –…
Author: Seth Daniel
Mayor’s Cup tournament goes full force this week with much action
The Charlestown Youth Hockey Association (CYHA) boys’ and girls’ teams have won seven out of eight early games this week in the revived Mayor’s Cup tournament – paving a way to hopefully bring home several Cups to the Town once…
Diner proposed at former Grasshopper Restaurant
The owners of Monument Restaurant have requested an all-alcohol restaurant license and are proposing a new diner concept for where the former Grasshopper Restaurant used to be on Bunker Hill Street. The proposal would apparently run simultaneously with a separate…
Three townhouses and demo proposed at 41 Bartlett St.
The long-time family ownership of the 1830s-era home at the corner of Bartlett and Elm Streets detailed a plan to develop three townhouses with parking on the lot and demolish the two-family home that has been the hub of their…
House passes Home Rule Petition to eliminate mayoral special election
State Rep. Dan Ryan reported from Beacon Hill this week that he has voted and the House has passed the Home Rule Petition that waives any special mayoral election were Mayor Martin Walsh to leave his seat before March 6.…
Students ready for return to hybrid learning
Several hundred students are slated to begin their first day of in-person learning this school term on Monday in the long-awaited hybrid education model, but for some of those children, they will be walking into the school for the first…
New Advisory Group members named for PLAN Charlestown
Some 26 people have been chosen for the long-awaited PLAN Charlestown Advisory Group, which began meeting last night, Feb. 24, beyond newspaper deadlines. The Advisory Group had been rolled out more than a year ago when PLAN Charlestown kicked off…
Chain Forge hotel project gets another extension, looking at residential project
The Chain Forge hotel project in the Navy Yard is paying handsomely to extend their development designation for the old forge building, and in a tough COVID market for hotel financing, is looking to move towards a residential development. The…
Neighbors rush to help woman who lost her dog
The cannon on the USS Constitution fired at noon on Monday – as it does pretty much every day. The blast echoed through the Navy Yard, but it also became an unwelcome sound for Sue Morse’s dog – who took…
Who could have predicted? Some 41 years ago, Jack O’Callahan was headed to the Olympics
In the Charlestown Patriot newspaper some 41 years ago, on page 3 of the Feb. 14, 1980, edition, an easily missed article appeared about a Charlestown hockey player headed off to the Olympics. The wonderful article written by former staffer…