A new connector road being built right now by Encore Boston Harbor on Spice Street and D Street could make a huge difference in the levels of traffic coming from Hood Park using Rutherford Avenue and Sullivan Square, and it’s…
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Disco for David
WHEELS OF STEEL: With a photo of the late David Whelan hanging above them, superstar Charlestown DJs: Kevin McGoff, Smoky Cain, Dan Campbell, Dennis Taylor, and Eddie D pause for a picture during the Flashback Friday portion of Disco for…
Hood Park Rolls Out New Configuration of Buildings, Open Space in Filing
Hood Park filed its amended Master Plan last Friday with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), and there are several changes to what was previously discussed – including a larger village green, larger buildings moved to the back of…
High Hand:Encore, Cambridge College Open Doors on New Dealer School
Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox was on hand in Charlestown Monday with Cambridge College President Deborah Jackson, and a handful of members in the first Dealer School training program, to officially open the doors on the area’s only training facility…
What’s in a Name? For Eden Street Park, There Are about a Dozen to Consider
There’s a small patch of open space on Eden Street that has about as many names as it has square feet of space. Some simply call it Eden Street. Others from the older set call it the McCarthy. The hockey…
Bunker Hill Associates Introduce New Grant Application Process
The Bunker Hill Associates have introduced a new grant application process this month in order to make more of an impact with larger grant awards, focusing on fewer organizations with its gifts. President Kim Mahoney and Secretary John Taglilatella rolled…
CPS Historic House Tour to Kick Off on Saturday, Sept 22
The Charlestown Preservation Society (CPS) will premiere another fantastic version of its Historic Home Tour next Saturday, Sept. 22. CPS President Ellen Kitzis said they have seven buildings on the tour within walking distance of one another – each with…
MGH Institute Students Help Out in Charlestown
Nursing student Sophia Nedelman focused intently on examining a young girl and her friend. Then, the girl asked if she could examine her friend herself, so the MGH Institute of Health Professions student handed over her stethoscope. A moment later,…
Charlestown’s Quinlan Locke Chosen as Walsh’s Next Neighborhood Liaison
Mayor Martin Walsh announced this week the appointment of Quinlan Locke as the new Charlestown Neighborhood Liaison within the Mayor’s Civic Engagement Cabinet. “Quinlan is no stranger to Charlestown, and I am excited to have him join the Office of…
First Day of School
Yarielys Burgos being welcomed by staff members from RSM company as she arrives at Harvard-Kent Elementary School on first day on Thursday, Sept. 6. RSM workers greeted students at the Harvard-Kent and the Warren-Prescott on the first day of school.