Frank Garvin was born on Washington Street, was raised by his grandmother and his aunts and uncles on Austin Street and spent much of his youth just being a regular Charlestown kid during the early 1960’s. As an adult, he…
Filming underway in Charlestown ‘War in the Pacific’
Pictured here is a scene from the documentary film that is being produced by the Charlestown Veterans History Project. The movie tells the story of the men from Charlestown who fought in the pacific campaign during WWII. This particular part…
Charlestown residents running in The Race Against Cancer
On Oct. 10, Jenny Bryant, Sabrina Denault, Emily Hodge, Melissa Meadows, Gregory Moreau, Rebecca Norton and Bill Pryor from Charlestown will be running in the 10th annual B.A.A. Half Marathon presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, as…
Charlestown Youth Soccer
Boys Under-10 Division 3C Charlestown 4, Medford 0 — The “Townies” (2-0-1) showcased their sensational team depth with an offensive barrage that produced a 22-4 shots-on-net advantage. Striker John Guadian (goal, assist, 3 shots) broke the ice early in the…
Too close to home
The savage shooting deaths earlier this week of four people in Mattapan – including a two-year old – have sent shock waves throughout the city. Another victim of these executions in Mattapan in the hospital is expected to die and…
Obituaries 09-30-2010
Ruth Smith Charlestown resident Ruth E. Smith of Charlestown died on Sept. 17. She was 78 years old. The devoted mother of Maureen Stout and Jean Smith, both of Malden, Joan Smith and her fiancé, Stephen, of Pawtucket, R.I. and…
Charlestown Working Theater members to perform ‘The Odyssey’ in Armenia
Members of the Charlestown Working Theater will travel to Yerevan, Armenia to perform their acclaimed adaptation of The Odyssey at the HIGH FEST International Theatre Festival Oct. 1 through. The CWT was awarded a grant from the prestigious Trust for…
Welcome to our new family-owned business
By Lynne Levesque, Ivey St. John and Paul Sullivan Earlier this summer, one of us started to install her air conditioner and found she needed a block of wood to stabilize the unit. A year ago, she would have had…
Charlestown Preservation Society 2010 Historic House Tour
Cozy cottages, grand mansions, hidden gardens and a spectacular roofdeck: this year’s Charlestown Preservation Society Historic House Tour has all this and more. The 2010 house tour, coming Saturday, Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature eight…
Charlestown Youth Soccer
Boys Under-10 Division 3C Charlestown 3, Malden 3 — In a highly entertaining affair of never-ending momentum swings, Charlestown (1-0-1) utilized a second-half scoring burst to salvage a tie. Although outshooting Malden in the first half by an 11-4 margin…
This term a Last Hurrah? Not very likely
Mayor Menino’s future has come front and center, again, following news last week that Chicago’s longtime Mayor Richard Daley announced he will not be seeking re-election. Daley has been mayor of Chicago since 1989 -21 years. Mayor Menino is going…
Arrest Report 09-22-2010
09/13/10 – Receiving Stolen Property As a result of a drug investigation in the area of Main Street, a suspect was placed under arrest for receiving stolen property. Suspect also charged with possession of a Class D controlled substance (marijuana).…