Shaw's Providing Free Shuttle for Charlestown Residents

Charlestown residents have another way of getting groceries now that Johnnie’s Foodmaster has closed.

Members of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council and others met Tuesday afternoon to finalize plans for a free shuttle offered through national grocery chain Shaw’s. Starting the week of Dec. 11, the shuttle will operate on Tuesdays and Fridays, bringing customers to the Shaw’s in Somerville’s Twin City Plaza.

The bus will depart from the Bunker Hill Mall in Charlestown, picking up customers on Main Street near the entrance to the mall and by CVS Pharmacy.

Below is the schedule:

Tuesdays

• Depart from Bunker Hill Mall at 9 a.m.
• Depart from Shaw's Twin City Plaza at 10:30 a.m.

Fridays

• Depart from Bunker Hill Mall at 1 p.m.
• Depart from Shaw's Twin City Plaza at 2:30 p.m.

Note: There will be no service on Tuesdays, Dec. 25 or Jan. 1. Additional service for those weeks will be provided on Monday, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. The schedule for those days is as follows:

• Depart from Bunker Hill Mall at 9 a.m.
• Depart from Shaw's Twin City Plaza at 10:30 a.m.
• Depart from Bunker Hill Mall at 11 a.m.
• Depart from Shaw's Twin City Plaza at 12:30 p.m.

Whole Foods Market, which is taking over the Johnnie’s buiding, with plans to remodel and reopen in about one year, is also offering a free shuttle service while the store is closed—on Thursdays and Saturdays weekly. See the full schedule here.

Others around Charlestown have volunteered to offer free or low-cost shuttle service to a market of the customer’s choosing.