By Seth Daniel City Councilor Ayanna Pressley said she was encouraged by the first liquor license expansion hearing for Boston last Thursday, June 22, and stated that the Home Rule Petition language was only a “blueprint” and certainly could be…
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Status of One Charlestown Discussed
By Lauren Bennett The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) and the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) held a public meeting on June 22 to discuss the status of the One Charlestown Article 80 Review Process, specifically addressing questions about the…
NASCAR Driver Patrick Receives Welcome, Tour at Warren Prescott School
By Pat DeCola NASCAR.com Danica Patrick arrived at Charlestown’s Warren Prescott K-8 School on Wednesday morning, June 14, to a sea of students chanting her name in unison, a DJ blaring top 40 hits and New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s (NHMS)…
Jury Acquits in Fatal Fistfight that Killed Brian Hingston
The Dorchester man who hit and killed Charlestown native Brian Hingston last year in Dorchester – as Hingston tried to break up a scuffle – was cleared by a Suffolk County Superior Court jury last Friday after the jury deliberated…
Charlestown High School Graduates the Class of 2017
By Patrick O’Connor Graduation for the class of 2017 at Charlestown High School took place on Thursday afternoon, June 15, at the Clarke Athletic Center at UMass/Boston. Welcoming all and serving as mistress of ceremonies was Victoria Parker. The exercises…
Police Briefs 06-29-2017
Charlestown Beat 06/19/17 – Officers responded to Austin Street for a reported armed robbery. The victim told police that two suspects entered the store. One suspect then brandished a black handgun and demanded cell phones. Two phones were taken, and…
Townie Tidbits
By Sal Giarratania REMEMBERING THE VENDOME FIRE I still remember quite clearly what happened on Saturday afternoon, June 17, 1972 when nine firefighters perished when a wall collapsed after a fire at the Hotel Vendome was extinguished. Firefighters had spent three…
Letters to the Editor
ON QUINN SCHOLARS Dear Editor: Commencing with Robert Irgens in 1970, we have a stellar group of Quinn Scholars. As the first woman recipient in 1977 Ann Marie Duffy has brought an abundance of pride to her community and most…
Enjoy A Safe and Sane Fourth
The summer season’s big holiday, the Fourth of July, is upon us. Millions of Americans will be celebrating the holiday — which will be a long and extended four-day weekend for many of us — with friends and family in…
Sports 06-29-2017
Townie Sports By Kevin Kelly WHAT A GAME!!! In the 23rd annual Harry Agganis Baseball Game, the North All stars defeated the South All Stars by a score of 6-5 in an exciting back-and-forth affair. South third baseman Patrick Kelly…