The Charlestown Working Theatre (CWT) will play host to a dynamic production featuring eight local playwrights who have focused in on telling the stories of eight, real-life Boston residents who have been displaced from their housing. The Artists’ Theater of…
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Suffolk DA Candidate Henning Outlines Agenda on Guns and Opioids
Candidate for Suffolk County District Attorney Greg Henning released a television ad focused on his agenda to keep Suffolk County safe from gun violence, combat the opioid epidemic, and ensure that young people get a second chance. The ad, which…
Author Hornfischer and National World War II Museum Honored Onboard Old Ironsides
On Thursday, August 9, the USS Constitution Museum honored bestselling author and historian James D. Hornfischer and the PT-305 Restoration Team from the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana with awards recognizing their significant contributions to maritime history. “At…
Peoples’ Fire Station Anniversary Celebration
The firefighters from Engine 50 under the stars and stripes, with Capt. Guy Cammarata (third from right).
South Boston Wins Again in the 15th Kitchen Kup
After last season saw two South Boston teams compete for the coveted Kitchen Kup, and take it home to Southie, this year many in Charlestown hoped to reclaim the coveted piece of summer hardware, but it wasn’t meant to be.…
Boston Police, Coalition Working Together on Outreach after Overdoses
As overdoses have increased around the City over the past three years, the Boston Police at the same time have taken on a new approach to addressing those who have overdosed – and in Charlestown they have developed a great…
Edwards, Essaibi-George Want Hospitals, Universities to Pay Their Fair Share in Boston’s PILOT Program
The City Council Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing on Aug. 2 regarding the Payment in Lieu of Tax (PILOT) program. Through this program, which is in its seventh year as of fiscal year 2018, schools, hospitals, and…
Community Preservation Act Staff to Hold Charlestown Meeting
The Community Preservation Act (CPA) staff members will return to Charlestown for a second meeting aimed at generating more applications for the millions of dollars in funding available from the new community chest. The first round of funding came out…
Progressive Massachusetts Endorses Pressley for Congress
Progressive Massachusetts, a statewide grassroots organization aimed at organizing voters around progressive issues, today endorsed Ayanna Pressley for Congress. Founded in 2013, Progressive Massachusetts has twenty chapters across Massachusetts, including five chapters in the 7th Congressional District. “Given the reactionary…
Ronald McDonald House Celebrates One-Year Anniversary in the Navy Yard
When Charlestown resident and Director Ellen Simmons first began her leadership of the Ronald McDonald House on Boston Harbor, she knew it was going to be both challenging and rewarding. Challenges like: dealing with the misperception that McDonald’s is their…