By Andrew Langer Hurricane Harvey dumped enough rain on Texas to fill the entire Chesapeake Bay. Widespread flooding caused an estimated $190 billion in damage, meaning Harvey could be the most expensive storm in American history. The hurricane hit the…
Have We Hit Bottom Yet?
In the early 1960s, there was an iconic TV commercial for the long-defunct National Airlines (which merged into Pan American in 1980) with the tagline, spoken by the pert blonde stewardess, “Is this any way to run an airline? You…
A Great State of the State
Gov. Charlie Baker’s impressive and commanding State of the State address to the state legislature Tuesday evening truly was one of the most powerful such speeches in recent memory. Gov. Baker listed a host of accomplishments of his administration, most…
Townie Sports
THE BEAT GOES ON… Some things never change…such is the case with Pope John XXIII “hoop” coach Leo Boucher. After the sudden closing of St. Clement HS (where Leo coached his teams to 14 consecutive state tourney appearances – including…
Obituaries 01-25-2018
Margaret Donovan Of Medford Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Donovan of Medford died on Jan. 16. She was the beloved wife of the late Timothy Donovan, devoted mother of Timothy Donovan and his wife, Beverly of Salem, NH, Christopher Donovan and his…
Sindoris to Play for Northeastern
High School hockey phenom Micaela Sindoris (Charlestown Youth Hockey, Boston Jr. Eagles, and now a senior at Worcester Academy) committed to play Division 1 college hockey at Northeastern University in a ceremony last week with her family at Worcester Academy…
Hitting All the Right Notes at the Soldiers’ Home
Boston Bruins’ famous National Anthem singer, Rene Rancourt, has spent 41 years singing before Bruins contests, and last Thursday, Jan. 11, he spent an afternoon at the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home singing and entertaining residents and staff. The time was put…
One Charlestown Financier Sun-Cal Backs Out of the Project Subhead: Corcoran has Until End of January to Present BHA with New Partner
By Seth Daniel The One Charlestown development proposal took a big hit in its current form this week when it was confirmed that the financier on the project, Sun-Cal, had backed out and will no longer be part of the…
Concert Venue at Hood Goes in ‘Off and On Again’ Arc
By Seth Daniel The Hood Park parking garage – which has tentatively been slated to also contain a 4,000-person concert venue and a restaurant – has been in a roller coaster drama over the last week that has ended in…
CNC Corner
The CNC is pleased to announce that 25 Charlestown non-profit organizations attended one of the tutorials required to submit an application for a 2018 Spaulding-CNC Community Partnership Grant. For these organizations the application is due this Friday, January 19 by…
Councilor Lydia Edwards to Serve on NHT
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards, representing Charlestown, East Boston and the North End, was sworn in by city clerk Maureen Feeney on Wednesday to serve on the Boston’s Neighborhood Housing Trust (NHT). The trust, established in 1983 and revamped to…
Sullivan Square/Rutherford Planning to Continue Jan 24
By Seth Daniel The Rutherford Avenue/Sullivan Square planning initiative will drive on next week with a workshop-style meeting with urban design planners – a meeting that is for residents to give input on the small details within the current hybrid…