Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Outraged that Durty Harry's was vandalized on Halloween, residents asked the CNC why members have not got involved.
Why haven't members of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council intervened in the on-going dispute between local business owners and the teenagers loitering on Main Street? That was the question posed at Tuesday night's council meeting by a few residents who were outraged by the vandalism that took place at Durty Harry's on Halloween. "What went down last night at Durty Harry's is a complete abomination of what should be happening in this town. This whole problem with what's going on … nothing seems to ever be addressed," said resident David Kenny, Jr. "You're not saying anything about in the Bridge, or the Patch. I want to start hearing what you guys have to say about it." But the suggestion that the Neighborhood Council has not been …
Monday, October 31, 2011
Durty Harry's was the only Main Street business targeted on Halloween night by vandals.
The storefront, door and sign at Durty Harry's was seriously vandalized on Halloween night with several dozen eggs and what was apparently vomit. It was the only Main Street business that appeared to be targeted by vandals, and owner Michelle Fournier is presuming the attack was a response to a recent debate on Patch about the teenagers who hang out in front of her business. Earlier in October, Fournier published a letter to community on Patch, asking for help with the situation. She said the group of loitering teens is affecting her business and she sought support from the neighborhood and local police in addressing the problems. Dozens of Patch readers responded and a heated debate developed. Last year, a teen stabbed the owner of …
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Business owners on Main Street say increased police patrols have mitigated problems with teenagers loitering in front of their shops.
In the recent past, one Main Street business owner was calling the police daily. She would report teenagers who were blocking her store's entrance, harassing employees and customers and trashing the sidewalk with cigarette butts and beer bottles. But five weeks ago an adolescent stabbed the owner of Speedy Chen's Chinese Restaurant, prompting the police and the community to respond with more vigilance in the area, where business owners and neighbors alike complain that loitering teens have been causing trouble. That business owner who was calling the police every day? She says she's stopped in recent days. "It's so much better," she said, on the condition of anonymity. "The [day after the stabbing], there was a beat cop down here. …
Joseph
4:26 pm on Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Gtree & McKenzie - I echo your comments. No authority and not community leaders. Now I'm thoroughly confused as to what they do. more ›