Just when you're getting tired of that stupid cliche about Charlestown bank...
A Charlestown man who's served federal time for beating up two park rangers near the Bunker Hill Monument is in trouble with the law again - this time on charges he held up a local bank and convenience...
View ArticleCitizen complaint of the day: Somebody whose head wasn't attached in Charlestown
A concerned citizen is goblinsmacked over this Halloween decoration at High and School streets in Charlestown:Halloween decorations completely blocking the sidewalk.
View ArticleCitizen complaint of the day: So what's the going price for a street parking...
A distressed citizen complains about the new ZipCar-only parking spaces on Bunker Hill Street in Charlestown:Can you tell us who we call at City Hall to buy a spot in front of our house. And how much?...
View ArticleLack of restrooms on old Charlestown pier almost proves fatal for one man
Boston Police report officers rescued a man who'd fallen off Constellation Wharf while urinating into the harbor early Saturday.Police say a witness told arriving officers the man had been micturating...
View ArticleArc over the Zakim
See it larger.Nick Cosky was taking a long-exposure photo of the Zakim from North Point Park in Cambridge when a plane flew by last night.
View ArticleCharlestown man charged with using realistic-looking toy gun in Medford...
State Police report arresting Gary Pimentel, 20, of Charlestown, on charges he reacted to some sort of traffic conflict on an I-93 ramp by pointing a realistic-looking toy gun at another driver around...
View Article93 car fire sends plume of smoke into the rain
Photo by Cara.Cara and Christopher report a car fire on I-93 northbound at the Charlestown/Somerville line that can be smelled from the Community College T stop and which now has traffic backed to the...
View ArticleCitizen complaint of the day: The cloud of powder in Sullivan Square
A concerned citizen reported this morning:What is all over the street around Sullivan Sq? It's a fine powder that's being thrown up into the air whenever making a cloud you can't see 20 feet through?...
View Article'Romantic' rarely a term associated with the Tobin
Rick Macomber watched the sun go down behind the Tobin Bridge.
View ArticleCitizen complaint of the day: Charlestown ain't Allston
A citizen of the townie persuasion takes a photo of a broken-down craptastic table or bookshelf by the side of Medford Street in Charlestown and yawps:This isn't Allston yuppies. Clean it up!
View ArticleTruck rollover left Rutherford Avenue a mess this morning
Boston and State Police started reopening roads and ramps around Sullivan Square around 10 a.m.Photo of the scene.
View ArticleIn some parts of town, the Christmas displays are fairly subdued
C. Carew admired the Christmas display in Thompson Square in Charlestown yesterday.
View ArticleMan shot in the leg in Charlestown
Sat, 12/26/2015 - 20:35Around 8:35 p.m. at 160 Bunker Hill St.Free tagging: GunsBunker Hill StreetNeighborhoods: CharlestownTopics: Crime
View ArticleManhunt shuts Orange Line in Charlestown
Mon, 12/28/2015 - 22:15A gun-toting suspect twice managed to elude police in Charlestown tonight - first by running away from a Boston Police officer near the Navy Yard, then by apparently walking...
View ArticleJust another Monday around the Zakim
Tim shows us one of the cars in a two-car crash on Leverett connector northbound around 8:30 a.m.
View ArticleWalsh, casino magnate now BFFs; sign $68-million deal
Mayor Walsh's office announced tonight that Boston has signed a "Surrounding Community Agreement" that includes $68 million worth of payments to the city over the next 15 years and an effort to spend...
View ArticleMan robbed at knifepoint in Charlestown
Thu, 01/28/2016 - 23:40Around 11:40 p.m. outside 50 Medford St., by two guys who came up behind him, robbed him of cash, then ran into the project. He suffered a small cut to the hand. One of the...
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North Point Park offers some nice views at night
See it larger.Nick Cosky took a walk tonight on the bridge that connects North Point Park in Cambridge with Paul Revere Park in Charlestown.JB Parrett, meanwhile, also visited North Point Park this...
View ArticleBuses normally don't stop in the lower-Deck HOV lane - except when they start...
Rachel Michaud was among the riders of a route 354 bus forced to get off in the carpool lane around 8:30 a.m.Well, the bus started smoking and we are stranded in the carpool lane on 93S. The T sent a...
View ArticleArea birds hanging in there
Rogue Statistician reports:Local fauna appear to be weathering the storm well near Sullivan Square.
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