On most Monday or Thursday afternoons, one can find Charlestown’s Jim O’Brien sitting in the front room of the Charlestown library, actively helping students organize their homework assignments. It’s an assignment he’s not unfamiliar with having been a Boston Public…
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DiDomenico Receives Women’s Bar Association Public Official of the Year Award
Sen. Sal DiDomenico was presented with the 2020 Public Official of the Year Award from the Women’s Bar Association (WBA) of Massachusetts in honor of his longstanding support of civil legal aid funding and legislation in support of children and…
Neighborhood Roundup
Old Charlestown Schoolboys Scholarship applications available The Old Charlestown Schoolboys Association is offering a number of scholarships to high school senior boys who will be entering college, preparatory school, or technical school this year. Scholarships will also be awarded to…
Charlestown Residents Ready to Participate in Urban Renewal Community Process
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) on Feb. 27, held a meeting regarding Urban Renewal in Charlestown, where Urban Renewal Manager Chris Breen provided a history of Urban Renewal in the neighborhood, as well as information about inventory and…
North Washington Street Bridge Replacement
Project Advisory: Charles River Dam Pedestrian Walkway Temporary Closure Beginning on Thursday, March 5, at 6 a.m. and continuing through Friday, March 6, at 6 p.m., the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will close the Charles River Dam Pedestrian…
Police Deal with Fights at Encore Boston Harbor Over the Weekend
State Troopers and Everett Police dealt with two unruly individuals at Encore Boston Harbor early Saturday morning, Feb. 29, with one of the incidents leading to a State Trooper suffering a head injury. Shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, Encore Security requested assistance from the MSP…
Mayflower Sails 2020 Tickets Now Available
Mayflower Sails 2020 announced that tickets are available for its free six-day maritime festival where Mayflower II will sail into Boston Harbor escorted by the USS Constitution on May 14. History will come to life on board the ship and at the Charlestown Navy Yard from May 14 to…
Youth Hockey Comedy Night
BPDA receives new documents on Bunker Hill Redevelopment
The new development partnership of Leggat McCall and Corcoran filed its documents with the City – a Draft Project Impact Report (DPIR) – to begin the official reviews of the 10-year, massive, mixed-use, mixed-income public housing redevelopment project at Bunker…
DiDomenico’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration set for March 6
Sen, Sal DiDomenico will once again be hosting the Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on Friday, March 6, 2020 beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Bunker Hill Knights of Columbus in Charlestown. This event has become the official kick-off…