Richard O’Connor Worked in law Enforcement Richard F. “Dick” O’Connor (Retired Special Agent and Supervisor, Drug Enforcement Agency and former Detective, Boston Police Department) a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered eternal life unexpectedly on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Massachusetts…
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Cyha Comedy Fundraiser
Over 200 friends and neighbors of Charlestown Youth Hockey attended the Feb. 17th Comedy Night Fundraiser at the Knights of Columbus. Proceeds from the evening benefit Charlestown Youth Hockey. In the photo local comedian Tony V gets the crowd going.
BRA Gives Approval to Navy Yard Residential Project
Developers of a residential project at the Charlestown Navy Yard received Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) approval last week. Kavanagh Advisory Group received unanimous approval from the BRA to build 54 residential units and transform a vacant parcel at 1st Avenue…
ABCD Runs out of Fuel Aid Assistance
With a little over two months left in the federal fuel assistance program that helps thousands of Charlestown residents heat their homes during the harsh winter months, federal fuel aid for this program has run out. While the ABCD Fuel…
Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Set for March 15
The Flatley Company will be hosting their annual St. Patrick’s Day Party on Friday, March 15 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 545 Medford St. Charlestown. The annual affair that has become a local tradion will…
Meeting on Spaulding Mitigation Set for Monday
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council and CNC Development Committee will be hosting a meeting on February 25th at 7 pm at the Spaulding Hospital on 16th Street, to discuss the Spaulding transportation plans for the parking and shuttle service for patients…
Preservation Society Design Review to Meet
The Charlestown Preservation Society Design Review Committee will hold its monthly meeting at the Mary Colbert meeting room located at 20 Devens Street on Monday, February 25th , at 7:30 p.m. The meeting room is visible and directly accessible from…
The Cold Temperatures
We were spoiled after last week’s balmy temperatures. We agree that the Blizzard of 2013 was not much fun especially if you had to do the snow shoveling, but the temperatures last week were enjoyable. But Sunday and Monday came…
Police Briefs 02-21-2013
Breaking and Entering – Residence – Night – No Force 02/13/13 – A victim on Corey Street reported she returned home at about 8 a.m. and observed her front door open. She stated to officers that her television and cell…
Obituaries 02-21-2013
Shaina Coleman Shaina M. Coleman, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, passed into eternal life unexpectedly on February 5 at Lawrence General Hospital in Lawrence. She was 30 years old. Shaina was born in Boston on March 22, 1982, a daughter…