Charlestown Vigil: 'We're Going to Get Through This'

Around 200 Charlestown residents turned out for a candlelight ceremony Wednesday night honoring the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

The people of Charlestown honored their city and remembered the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing on Wednesday in Eden Park with candles, prayer and music, including a version of “Amazing Grace” on bagpipes. “We’re all here and we’re going to get through this,” Townie Association member and Charlestown resident Sean Boyle told the crowd of several hundred. “They messed with the wrong city. It’s Boston. You know what I mean—we’re tough. We’re all proud to be American; we all live here in the birthplace of freedom, right where it all started.” The event was organized quickly by the Townie Association, the Charlestown Substance Abuse Coalition and Charlestown Against Drugs and included prayers by Father Dan Mahoney of St. Francis de …

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Townies To Host Bunker Hill Day Fundraiser

Support the annual parade by attending the Shamrockah Down Sully's on March 15.

On Friday, March 15, the Townies Association is hosting the Shamrockah Down Sully's from 8 p.m. to midnight at Sullivan's Pub, 85 Main St., Charlestown. The event will feature live traditional Irish music from Stuart Peak & the Bowling Brothers, step dancing from the Woods School of Irish Dance and live entertainment by DJ Jackie Kelly. There is a suggested donation of $5. Proceeds will benefit the Bunker Hill Day Parade. Please stop by and enjoy an evening full of Irish fun. We would like to thank Whole Foods Market, The Cooperative Bank and Sullivan's Pub for sponsoring the event. The Townie Association Inc. would like to thank Charlestown Against Drugs for their generous donation. We will use the funds to launch our new campaign, …

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Charlestown's Generosity Evident in Response to Johnnie's Closure

Local residents are teaming up to offer supermarket shuttle services to others in the area.

With Johnnies closing in less than a week, Charlestown will be without a supermarket until the construction of Whole Foods is completed. In such little notice, the Townie Association quickly responded to the issue by starting a petition for shuttle services. As president of the Townie Association, I would like to thank all those who signed our petition and for your support. When walking around Charlestown and knocking on doors to receive signatures, I witnessed the generosity of Charlestown come alive. Many neighborhoods do not have what we have: a community that cares. To hear the good news of neighbors quickly starting their own shuttle service or receiving emails and phone calls from neighbors offering their time to drive people to …

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Becca Manning

2:54 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012

Hey guys, I think we've had some good dialogue on here, and I appreciate that this is a topic everyone is passionate about, but I think we've about run out the conversation, so I'm going to turn off comments on this article. If you've got a lot more to say on the issue, or any issue in Charlestown, please feel free to submit a letter to the editor to me at becca.manning@patch.com. My intent is …   more ›

Letter: Townie Association Halloween Bash a Success

This letter and photos were submitted by the Townie Association.

  The Townie Association hosted their first annual Halloween Bash fundraiser at the Somerville City Club on Friday, Oct. 19. Arriving in costumes, guests enjoyed a spooktacular evening. There were scrumptious treats, scary tricks, and magical decorations. Putting a spell on everyone, DJ Dennis Taylor generously provided the music. Costume contest winners were as follows: It was amazing to see so much kindness and from the community—both the residents and business. We are grateful to be part of such a supportive neighborhood. The Halloween Bash was truly a success. Proceeds from the event benefitted the Bunker Hill Day Parade. Special thanks to the many Charlestown businesses that generously donated raffle items, gift baskets, and gift …

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Photo of the Day: Thursday, May 17

Today's photo comes from Sean Boyle, who had this to say about it: "Townie Association raising money outside Johnnies this past weekend for their campaign—"Paint the Town: Red White & Blue," which is an effort to decorate the Parade Route and encourage business owners/Charlestown residents to decorate their property for the parade." --- Would you like to participate in our Photo of the Day feature? E-mail your photo to mattc@patch.com (or text it to 781.715.3584 or upload it to our community gallery), and try to include a little bit of an explanation, if possible. Photo of the Day is by readers, for readers, and we will publish submissions as fast as we can.

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