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Every June, I watch kids enviously as the school year dwindles and the excitement builds. Summer holds so much promise when you’re young: You can do practically anything now that you’re n...

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The Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard and the Charlestown Mothers Association will hold a free, family-friend event, "The Magic of Summer," on Wednesday, June 26 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at...

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After a particularly tough year for the West Nile virus in 2012, Massachusetts health officials are bracing for what could be another busy summer for the mosquito-borne illness. Alth...

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Candidates to become the next “Mayor of Charlestown” have a few extra days to sell ballots. Previously scheduled for Thursday night, the announcement of the new mayor will now be mad...