Charlestown News

On this day in 1787, the merchant/politician Nathaniel Gorham arrived in Philadelphia as the senior member of the four-man Massachusetts delegation to the Constitutional Convention.

Patch readers, we asked for your favorite place to celebrate a graduation in the Greater Boston area, and you answered - here are some of the top choices our readers picked in this week's "Reader's Choice": Beacon Hill :A Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro , 25 Charles St.

On Monday, May 21 , a victim reported that someone smashed one of the victim's car windows while the vehicle was parked in the lot at 28 Constitution Road.

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Timothy Walton, 25, of Boston, who is accused of robbing a bank in Somerville, is scheduled to be arraigned in Somerville District Court Tuesday morning, according to an email from Deputy Chief Paul Upton of the Somerville Police Department.

We know it's easy to fall behind on the news. If you fell behind this week, here are five stories we think you should take a look at: Rutherford Ave Change to Reduce AM Drivers? Readers reacted strongly to ourA Tuesday story about potential consequences of the proposed Rutherford Avenue -with opinions ranging from optimism to resignation.

The evening will be partly cloudy, with a low around 52. 2. Look for artists all over the city today, capturing the beauty of Boston for the Copley Society of Art's 24th annual Fresh Paint Day .

Charlestown is notable for many things-Bunker Hill, the USS Constitution, the movies made here-but it's also notable for its cheaters , according to infidelity networking website AshleyMadison.com. The site recently released statistics on the cheating-est Boston neighborhoods, and, well, Charlestown made the list.

A 21-year-old Lowell man is facing armed robbery and carjacking charges after Boston police say he returned to the back seat of a stolen and crashed Boston taxi to retrieve a bouquet of flowers on Mother's Day.

BOSTON - A cab driver was shot with a pellet gun in Charlestown on Sunday. The robbers ordered the driver to empty his pockets, but he fought back.

Award-winning court and crime reporter Laurel J. Sweet has been featured in the ABC miniseries "Boston 24/7" and the 9-11 documentary motion picture "Looking For My Brother." n armed robber returned to a cab to retrieve a flower bouquet after a Mother's Day carjacking, Boston police said today.

An alleged bank robber was spotted by the teller he robbed as they both waited in line at Dunkin' Donuts in Medford Square Wednesday morning, according to a police report.

An alleged bank robber was spotted by the teller he robbed as they both waited in line at Dunkin' Donuts in Medford Square Wednesday morning, according to a police report.

To see a whole lot of waterfront - and waterfront attractions - meander along Boston's HarborWalk, which right now includes almost 40 miles of pedestrian- and bike-friendly public access at the water's edge.

The Secure Communities Program , which would impact undocumented immigrants, will go into affect next week throughout Massachusetts.

Officials from the Boston Transportation Department and consultants from Tetra Tech presented what they billed as a third, "hybrid" option for the redesign and redevelopment of the Rutherford Avenue/Sullivan Square corridor to the Charlestown Neighborhood Council's transportation committee and roughly 100 residents last night at the new Knights of ... (more)

Nothing like a revolution to change an enjoyable way of life. In the early 1700's, a portion of Massachusetts referred to as Prospect Hill was a quiet dairy farm on the outskirts of Boston.

Born in Coventry, Connecticut on June 6, 1755, Nathan Hale's life would be short, but well lived and well remembered.

The drug problem in Charlestown-and Boston as a whole-is well documented, and foremost at the top of the list of widely abused substances are prescription painkillers.

The American colonies were all abuzz on June 15, 1775 after learning the British had plans to control Charlestown Peninsula , situated between the Mystic and Charles Rivers, as well as the hills named Breed and Bunker, located on the peninsula.