Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Police are investigating a three-vehicle crash that killed a Walpole, New Hampshire, woman. Police say 52-year-old Mary Boas was killed when her minivan crossed the center line on Route 12 Tuesday afternoon in Charlestown and hit a pickup truck head-on.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
A father and son serving life in prison for the 1995 murders of four men inside a 99 Restaurant in Charlestown are attempting to get a new trial by reviving their argument that the victims had a history of violence and were the aggressors in the encounter that led to their deaths.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Charlestown Retirement Community will celebrate its 25th anniversary tomorrow to May 23 at 709 Maiden Choice Lane in Catonsville.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
Richard D. Vitale resigned yesterday from the large Charlestown accounting firm he cofounded 30 years ago, Vitale, Caturano & Co., after the recent disclosure that he helped Massachusetts ticket brokers push legislation on Beacon Hill while failing to register as a lobbyist.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Marshal receives a daily stipendInvestigated official gets expenses paidYvonne Bonner, acting US marshal, leaving her Charlestown townhouse near Monument Square. (The Boston Globe)||| Text size – + By Shelley Murphy Globe Staff / May 16, 2008 Acting US Marshal Yvonne Bonner, who is under federal investigation for allegedly assigning deputies to escort Fox Sports broadcasters from last year's...
Market Wire - Financial Services (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
CHARLESTOWN, MA (MARKET WIRE) Today, Eons.com, the largest social networking site for baby boomers, revealed the findings of its "Rebate Check Boomer Poll" which polled more than 700 members of the Eons.com community. The poll was conducted between May 6-12, 2008 and asked boomers, "How do you plan on using the money from your rebate check?" The poll showed that more than 60 percent of boomers...
Manchester Online (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
... and landscaping courses organised by the Pendleton-based project.Mark Schofield, 31, from Charlestown, one of the trainees, said: "The training at Salford council has been great. "The grounds staff have been incredibly supportive, full of advice and more than willing to teach us skills we need. I have learned more than I could have imagined. The team spirit has been wonderful."
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
... directly into the wind, then heading perpendicular to the wind, figuring she could walk back from Charlestown or wherever she landed.The only thing she got any closer to was Block Island. “Right after I tried all three options,” Baggesen, 19, said yesterday on the back deck of her family's home in the Ashaway section of Hopkinton, “I thought: I am really stuck out here.“I had a little talk...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
CHARLESTOWN, Mass., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The USS Constitution Museum recently seized an unparalleled opportunity and purchased at a Sotheby's auction one of its most significant acquisitions ev...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Sen. Hillary Clinton campaigns in West Virginia. CHARLESTOWN, West Virginia (CNN) — West Virginians will head to the polls Tuesday for the state's Democratic primary between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. But what will the vote there really mean after new delegate totals show Obama with a sizable lead? Some say it could send a sobering [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... to two million gallons per day. It will also serve the planned 660-home residential development of Charlestown Crossing and can be expanded to serve other development in the 8,000-acre area as it occurs. Prior to the acquisition, Artesian provided engineering and operations services to Mountain Hill during the past year, including the construction of a new water treatment plant. “This facility...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Museum Displays Remarkable Paintings in Free Exhibit CHARLESTOWN, Mass., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The USS Constitution Museum recently seized an unparalleled opportunity and purchased at a Sotheby's auction one of its most significant acquisitions ever: a series of four paintings depicting USS CONSTITUTION's battle against HMS GUERRIERE on August 19, 1812, by Salem artist George Ropes, Jr.,...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... Ropes Jr. of Salem. The works will be centerpieces in a display about the battle, across the Charlestown Navy Yard from where the actual Old Ironsides is docked.The museum will unveil the paintings during a ceremony that will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Children will act out scenes from the victory over HMS Guerriere, a battle in 1812 that gave Constitution her nickname, captured the public's...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... serves (the others include the Seaport World Trade Center, Lovejoy Wharf by North Station, and the Charlestown Navy Yard).Those who use the service tend to be, like the professors, business travelers shuttling to or from the airport, or weekend tourists wanting to see Faneuil Hall or connecting with a Provincetown ferry from Long Wharf or the World Trade Center. Most Bostonians, McPherson...
