The Boston School Committee has elected its Chair and Vice-Chair for 2015. In unanimous votes Monday, the Committee selected Michael O’Neill for a third term as Chair and Dr. Hardin Coleman as Vice-Chair. “Michael O’Neill and Hardin Coleman exemplify the…
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Obituaries 01-08-2015
Diane Gans Of Charlestown Diane T. Gans of Charlestown passed peacefully on January 3 after a long illness. She was 54 years old. Mrs. Gans was predeceased by her parents Paul and Frances Dineen and is survived by her partner,…
Women Army Corps Christmas Luncheon
The Women Army Corps Chapter14 met on Saturday, December 5, 2014 for their annual Christmas luncheon at the Mount Vernon Restaurant in Somerville. The attendee of honor was Cheryl Lussier Poppe, the first woman Superintendent of the Chelsea Soldier’s Home.…
A Look Back at the People and Events that Shaped 2014
The year 2014 was a tumultuous year news-wise both nationwide and in Charlestown. From extreme victories to challenging defeats, the residents have ridden a roller coaster as it hasn’t done in a number of years. From elections to casinos to…
MGH Institute Again Supports: Local Charities and Organizations
The MGH Institute of Health Professions supported several charities in Charlestown and other worthy organizations during this season of giving. The organizations supported were: The Welcome Home Initiative, Constitution Inn YMCA, Charlestown Navy Yard. Faculty and staff raised $2,470 to support the…
Boston Author Talk at Charlestown Library
Revisit some of the vanished buildings and places of old Boston when historian Anthony Sammarco presents an illustrated lecture from his latest book Lost Boston at the Charlestown Branch Library, 179 Main Street, on Monday, January 12 at 6:30 p.m.…
Ring Out the Old….
The New Year always provides us with a time of reflection, both upon the year that has passed and upon the one to come. The opening lines of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem, Ring Out, Wild Bells, sums up what we…
Letter to the Editor
Thank you for the support Dear Editor, “In the end it will not matter to us whether we fought with flails or reeds. It will matter to us greatly on which side we fought”.— G.K. Chesteron There are many in…
Not All News is Bad
Most readers probably think 2014 has been a year of bad news and more bad news. I won’t bore you with the details. You know what they are. But there have been a few bright spots for Bostonians that should…
Obituaries 12-31-2014
Mary Heffernan Goodrich Lifelong Homemaker Mary R. ‘Fifi’ Heffernan Cunneen Goodrich of Mechanic Falls, Maine died Monday, December 22 at her home. She was 70 years old. She was born in Boston on September 26, 1944, the daughter of George…