Charlestown Beat POLICE/COMMUNITY MEETING: Meet the police & discuss public safety issues on the last Wednesday of every month at the police station, 20 Vine Street, at 6:00 p.m., 2nd floor, community room. POLICE RELATED INFO: Contact the District A-1…
Townie Tidbits
BY SAL GIARRATANI MY GRANDMA HARRINGTON WAS CALLED MA HARRINGTON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD Over the years, I enjoy searching my roots on both sides of my family, the Harringtons from Charlestown and the Giarratanis from the North End. I…
Boston Library is in Top Tier
By Mayor Martin Walsh A library card gives you access to not only printed books and e-books, but streaming audio books, movies, music, television shows, and digital magazines and comics. Last month, during ‘Library Card Sign Up Month,’ more than…
Obituaries 11-19-2015
Stephan Slesar Cardiologist Stephan J. Slesar of Charlestown died at home on November 14. He was 83 years old. He was the husband of Corinne for 55 years; father to Tara of Reston, Virginia, Joseph and his wife, Amy of…
Soldiers’ Home Annual Veterans Day Services
The Chelsea Soldiers’ Home held its annual Veterans’ Day services on Thursday, Nov. 5, in the St. Michael’s Chapel on the campus. Honored on the day were Charlestown’s Cmdr. Robert Gillen (retired Navy) and Charlestown native Father Patrick Healy.
Turning the Trend: More Parents Looking to Stay in Charlestown
Over the last 15 years, as new people moved into the Town with kids and young natives began raising a new generation of Townies, it was always sort of assumed that the little tykes being wheeled down Main Street in…
Beacon Hill Athletic Club Eyes Space in City Square
The well-known Beacon Hill Athletic Club (BHAC) is looking to add its eighth location in City Square if neighbors and the community reach an agreement on the move. A meeting of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) Basic Services Committee will…
Wynn Everett Awards More than $3m in Contracts to Certified Veteran-Owned Businesses
Wynn Resorts has announced that it has awarded more than $3 million in contracts to certified veteran-owned businesses in the design phase of the five-star Wynn Everett resort. The recent Wynn contracts to veteran-business enterprises total $3,165 million, or 6.2…
Police Briefs 11-12-2015
Charlestown Beat POLICE/COMMUNITY MEETING: Meet the police & discuss public safety issues on the last Wednesday of every month at the police station, 20 Vine Street, at 6:00 p.m., 2nd floor, community room. POLICE RELATED INFO: Contact the District A-1…
Letters to the Editor
CNC election is Saturday Dear Editor, Election Day may be over, but Charlestown residents still have a chance to make their voices heard at the polls! Elections for the Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) precinct seats will be held on Saturday,…
Townie Tidbits
BY SAL GIARRATANI ANNUAL VETERANS APPRECIATION DINNER SHOWS “TOWNIE SPIRIT” About a month ago Joe Zuffante called me to help spread the word that the Abraham Lincoln, Post 11, GAR up at Memorial Hall on Green Street in Charlestown would…
Let’s Truly Honor Our Veterans
Veteran’s Day originally came into existence shortly after World War I when it was known as Armistice Day, marking the end of what was known then as the Great War on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the…