Neighbors and community preservationists are unhappy with a plan that has re-emerged to demolish the historic home on 8 Lawrence St. in Thompson Square and potentially replace it with an apartment building.Realtor George Sarkis has proposed to demolish the home,…
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Major assemblage of property on Sullivan Square could be large development
A massive assemblage of property this summer on Sullivan Square, including the old Flynn Junkyard and one related property, seems to be setting the state for what some in the community say could be another in a line of developments…
Here’s the kicker: Fall soccer starts this weekend with fully in-house program
The Charlestown Soccer League is preparing to stage a full, in-house league this fall with plenty of precautions and protections, but certainly also a lot of fun playing ‘The Beautiful Game.’League President Allen Reitz said soccer will be different this…
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Councilor Michelle Wu Officially Announces Run for Mayor in 2021
City Councilor Michelle Wu announced on Tuesday that she plans to run for mayor in 2021, after Mayor Martin Walsh announced last week that she would be in the race. Wu was elected City Councilor At-Large in 2013, and incumbent…
Appreciation: Silence Was No Option for Bill Lamb on Highways and Preservation: Long-Time Charlestown Residents Dies Tragically in Boating Accident
If one has stood at the apex of City Square and looked off over the Bunker Hill/Zakim Bridge with a beautiful unobstructed view of the Charles River and downtown Boston – then they have seen Bill Lamb’s vision. If anyone…
It’s Time: Back to School Preparations Take Unique Format as Kids Get Ready for Remote Learning
School leaders have never had to prepare for school in quite such unique ways, but all previous ways of getting ready for back to school have been tossed aside this year as school communities look to re-invent this coming Monday,…
RSM Virtual Fundraiser to Benefit Kennedy Center and Harvard Kent
The RSM company in City Square will host a virtual Birdies for Love fundraiser this year with all local benefits going to the Kennedy Center and two Harvard Kent School efforts. Colleen Boyce of RSM said the annual fundraiser has…
COVID Defiance Recovery Group Draws a Socially Distant Crowd at the Football Field
When members of the recovery community couldn’t meet any longer in their usual inside spaces, they simply went outside. If in-person recovery meetings couldn’t happen at the usual locations, many in the Charlestown recovery community weren’t about to lose their…
Historic Houses of the Month Frederic Tudor and Charlestown’s Ice Trade
It’s hard to imagine, but in the early 19th century there were 14 wharfs along the Charlestown waterfront extending along the shoreline of Charles River Bay just below Town Hill, all the way to the Navy Yard. There were an…