Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Charlestown Patch joined local resident Elena Barbera on Day 29 of her 30-day challenge to raise $8,820 for Boston Marathon bombing victims.
Charlestown Patch joined Charlestown resident Elena Barbera on Day 29 of her 30-day climb of the Bunker Hill Monument, Tuesday, May 21, to raise money for the 14 victims of the Boston Marathon bombing who are now amputees. Local resident and 2013 Boston Marathoner Jack Kelly also joined the climb. Click on the video above to hear Elena talk about the project and offer some tips for climbing the monument's 294 steps (as of Wednesday, she will have climbed 8,820 steps over the past month, so she's kind of an expert). Then move your mouse finger over to Elena's GoFundMe page and add your donation. All proceeds will help support the recovery of people who lost limbs in the April 15 bombings.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Elena Barbera has been climbing the local monument every day since April 23 to raise money for the amputee victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.
With just two days left of her 30-day Bunker Hill Monument climbing challenge, Charlestown resident Elena Barbera hasn’t yet decided how she will celebrate reaching her goal. But she thinks it will probably involve a big ice cream sundae. Barbera began her month-long journey on April 23, promising to climb the monument’s 294 steps every day through May 22 to raise money to help the 14 people who lost a limb in the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15. “I wanted to do something, take some sort of action for the victims, particularly for the amputees, because I could only afford to give a small amount to any one of them or to the One Fund but I wanted to raise more money than I could give,” Barbera said. “So had the idea to climb the …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A closer look at life in Charlestown.
Charlestown photographer Glenn Clabo captured these two images recently on the same morning—one of an amazing sky over the Bunker Hill Monument and the other of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge reflected in the water. "The monument probably has been photographed from every angle every season and time of day, but this morning the sky was interesting so I just had to," Clabo said of the first image. "And then I walked down to the water and saw the the bridge reflection and couldn't resist." Got a great photograph of Charlestown? Email it to becca.manning@patch.com, text to 781-217-4233 or tweet @CharlestwnPatch, including a line or two about where or when the photo was taken.
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Monday, January 28, 2013
A daily image of life in Charlestown for Monday, Jan. 28.
Twitter user @carrig41 shared this image recently of the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, calling it "Monumental Silhouettes." Got a great photograph of Charlestown? Email it to becca.manning@patch.com, text to 781-217-4233 or tweet @CharlestwnPatch, including a line or two about where or when the photo was taken. We'll post a new photo every day on Charlestown Patch.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
A daily image of life in Charlestown for Wednesday, Jan. 16.
Rudolf Hersh took this photograph of the Bunker Hill Monument at night in January. Got a great shot of Charlestown? It can be of something big or small, grand or simple. Whatever captures your eye, capture it on your camera, too, and email it to becca.manning@patch.com, text to 781-217-4233 or tweet @CharlestwnPatch. Then add in a line or two about where or when the photo was taken. We'll run them as quickly as possible, posting a new photo every day on Charlestown Patch.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
If you have pictures from the Halloween Parade, feel free to post them to Patch.
The 27th Annual Monument Square Halloween Costume Parade was held on Wednesday Night in the shadow of the Bunker Hill Monument. Costumed families gathered at Monument Square to trick or treat and watch the festivities at 5 p.m.. Streets along the parade route were decorated in cobwebs, mummies and a multitude of spooky displays. Fanuiel Hall perfomers, YAK started the night off with a break dancing show prior to the parade. Once they finished up, The Tony Barrie Band and the Monument Square Wizard with a cast of characters lead the march through Monument Square. "We want to thank The Monument Square Association, The Friends of the Training Feild, The Charlestown Mother's Association, Mayor Menino, Sal LaMatina, Stephen Murphy, Sal …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The following was written by Suzanne Crowther and submitted to Patch to promote the Annual Monument Square Costume Parade.
The parade is on tonight! If the weather is bad, it will be moved to Thursday. One of Charlestown’s most beloved events, the 27th Annual Monument Square Halloween Costume Parade, will be held on Wednesday, October 31. Gather at the Bunker Hill Monument at 5:00 PM then join the parade at 5:30 PM. Costumes are encouraged for ALL ages! Here are some of the fun things in store for this year: ·A performance by the YAK Dance Crew from 5:00-5:30. This is a fantastic break dance crew frequently found performing in front of large crowds at Faneuil Hall. Glow necklaces and trick or treat bags will be distributed prior to the parade. The parade will start at the front of the Monument with The Tony Barrie Band and the Monument Square Wizard leading …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The following was written by Suzanne Crowther and submitted to Patch to promote the Annual Monument Square Costume Parade.
One of Charlestown’s most beloved events, the 27th Annual Monument Square Halloween Costume Parade, will be held on Wednesday, October 31. Gather at the Bunker Hill Monument at 5:00 PM then join the parade at 5:30 PM. Costumes are encouraged for ALL ages! Here are some of the fun things in store for this year: ·A performance by the YAK Dance Crew from 5:00-5:30. This is a fantastic break dance crew frequently found performing in front of large crowds at Faneuil Hall. Glow necklaces and trick or treat bags will be distributed prior to the parade. The parade will start at the front of the Monument with The Tony Barrie Band and the Monument Square Wizard leading the way— keep an eye out for a juggling unicycler and a stilt walker along the …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
National Park Service rules stipulate that mobile vendors must move, but Mitch Peters and the NPS are working on a compromise.
Mitch Peters enjoys parking his truck in Monument Square, selling ice cream to visitors and giving real, townie directions to tourists. “I’ve been doing this truck for about 20 years now,” Peters said. “It’s not just an ice cream truck. It’s part of the community.” When people ask him for local advice, he said he always sends them to local businesses. But, as in earlier years, he faces a potential challenge this year form the National Park Service. “In order for a commercial operation such as a stationary vendor to be permitted on National Park Service property in Monument Square, we would have to allow the general public to participate in an open bidding process for that business opportunity,” said Sean Hennessey, a spokesman for the …
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Stephanie
9:33 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
This is so inspiring!!! Congratulations to Elena and thank you for climbing!! Great to see so many neighbors being so generous with their time, efforts, and money. Simply amazing. - Stephanie Zanotti more ›