REMEMBERING MY UNCLE JOE My mother’s side of the family was pretty large and growing up I had plenty of Irish uncles in my life. My mother’s family has its roots back in the Old Country in West Cork and…
Downtown View
Citizen Bob You’ll soon realize I like this man very much so I’ll say it up front. I first met Bob O’Brien, the retiring executive director of the Downtown North Association, when he showed up, uninvited, in 1990, to a…
Tiny Bubbles
Children played with bubbles, ran around the pier, and danced together during the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center’s Injury Prevention Fair last Saturday, July 12.
The Ones That Didn’t Get Away: Charlestown Resident Marco Savage Wins Youth Fishing Tournament
More than 40 teens from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston took part in the 4th Annual Fan Pier Celebrity Youth Fishing Tournament on Thursday, July 17th. The tournament began at 7:30 with…
BRA Approves $4m: Rutherford Ave. Project
The Boston Redevelopment Authority recently approved a $4 million transit orientated project on Rutherford Avenue. The Rutherford Landing project at 463 Rutherford Ave. promises to bring transit-oriented housing to Charlestown. The $4 million project will replace a dilapidated, three-story building…
New Tolling System in Effect on Tobin
On Monday morning MassDOT activated the new all-electronic tolling system on the Tobin Bridge/US 1 southbound. The new system is the first phase in a plan to convert all of MassDOT’s tolled facilities to an all-electronic system. The new system…
Townie Tidbits
AUSTIN AND CHARLESTOWN SHARING AMERICA TOGETHER Austin, Texas over 1,500 miles away from Boston and Charlestown shares the same pride in American history. As I turned the State Capitol in Austin, I saw countless monuments to those who fought and…
Letter to the Editor
Action needed on splash pad Dear Editor: I am writing this message to request some action regarding the splash pad that was installed recently in Ship Yard Park. This is the 1st season the Splash Pad is in operation. It…
USS Constitution Underway on July 4th for Last Turnaround Before Dry Dock
At 216 years old, the USS Constitution was still as majestic as ever during her July 4th turnaround in Boston Harbor. This is the last time Old Ironsides will be underway until 2018 as she goes into drydock later this…
Walsh to Host ‘Mondays With the Mayor’ July 14 At Bunker Hill CC
Mayor Martin J. Walsh will host the third “Mondays with the Mayor” on Monday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Bunker Hill Community College, 250 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown. The event is part of a series of community town hall meetings…
Walsh Close to Signing Deal with Mohegan Sun
After losing his bid to get the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to delay awarding a Boston-area casino license until after the November ballot question aimed at repealing the state’s gaming law last week, Mayor Martin Walsh avoided arbitration and is close…
Tour of ‘Inside Haymarket’ Offered
Each Friday and Saturday from dawn to dusk, Haymarket, Boston’s centuries-old open-air market adjacent to Government Center, the North End, and Faneuil Hall, offers a unique shopping experience. Sellers of fresh produce have clustered in Haymarket since around 1830, although…