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JEFF BOWEN 781-201-9488 | SANDRA CASTILLO 617-780-6988 BOSTONJEFF.COM [email protected] Boston Harbor Real •Estate | 188 Sumner Street | East Boston THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 FREE charlestown PATRIOT-BRIDGE Stub Ramp CHARLESTOWN’S HALLOWEEN City at-large Election too Partially constructed on-ramp to 93 close to call on final seat Councilor Edwards gets good vote though unopposed North could be built By Seth Daniel night, with Mejia on top and St. Guillen calling for a recount. By Seth Daniel The City Election is Charlestown The excitement slowed up featured a slow day of voting, but the release of ward and precinct Most in Charlestown know it any excitement absent during the results from the City’s Election as the “stub.” day was made up for at mid- Department, making it impossible It’s come up so many times in night – when the final spot on the to determine who won and lost at meetings over the last 15 years at-large ballot became contested the neighborhood level. that it has its own nickname that between candidates Julia Mejia By press time on Wednesday, most in Town actually recognize. of Dorchester and Alejandra St. the detailed results hadn’t been For all those years, it was just a Guillen of West Roxbury. released. point of frustration, but now it The candidates were separated appears it could actually happen. by only 10 votes at the end of the (ELECTION Pg. 13) The stub is the old I-93 North ramp that used to exist on the Charlestown Rt. 1 exit, allowing Harvard-Kent wins drivers a seamless transition from the Mystic/Tobin Bridge south- bound right onto the highway and prestigious EdVestor Prize keeping them out of Charlestown. It was taken down during the By John Lynds achievement of all students. Central Artery project, and was Last Thursday morning supposed to be replaced. For the past 13 years EdVestors, during the 14th Annual School However, it was never replaced a school improvement organiza- on the Move Prize Ceremony at the InterContinental Boston due to new highway regulations Photo by Katy Rogers tion in Boston, has awarded its the Harvard-Kent School in that prevented an onramp so The Richer family: Katie, Charlie, Ty, and Tyler enjoyed Charlestown’s $100,000 Thomas W. Payzant close to an exit ramp, in this case Halloween festivities at the Friends of the Training Field event on School on the Move Prize to rec- Charlestown became the latest Sunday, Nov. 3. It was a scary evening, and the Training Field was ognize rapidly improving schools winner of the School on the Move (RAMP Pg. 4) packed with revelers. See Pages 8 and 9 for more photos. that have made exemplary prog- ress in advancing the academic (HARVARD-KENT Pg. 7) Bunker Hill Re-Development meeting scheduled for Nov. 20 By Seth Daniel ideas and numbers of units. After on Nov. 20 will be asking the com- a long summer of design, they are munity what they want. The next meeting for the Bunker returning to the community to The needs of the communi- Hill Housing Redevelopment plan share what they’ve learned. ty will be at the forefront when will take place on Weds., Nov. 20, But they will also be there to get deciding on tenants, but the devel- in the Harvard-Kent School. feedback. oper wants to begin getting a sense The long-discussed develop- One major question for the of what is most needed. ment is now being championed by community at the meeting will be A second focus of the meeting Leggat McCall and the Corcoran retail options. There are 60,000 will be a review of the site plan Companies. Leggat was out to the sq. ft. of retail included in the design and phasing. community last spring to make current design, and the developers The meeting starts at 6 p.m. a presentation about their initial said a major part of the meeting and questions are encouraged. CNC COMMUNITY CORNER Note change in date and location - The monthly meeting of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council Harvard-Kent Principal Jason Gallagher and Vice Principal Mark will be held on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Police Station in Hayes Square at 7 p.m. The public is encouraged Silva high-five before Gallagher made his way to the stage to accept to attend. EdVestors Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize 2 PAGE 2 THE CHARLESTOWN PATRIOT BRIDGE NOVEMBER 7, 2019 editorial BE SURE TO THANK LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OUR VETERANS THANK YOU TO ALL MacDonald door canvassing, and focus groups. Its was 101 years ago on Nov. 11, 1918, that World War I for- • _James Hauser People had great, creative ideas for Dear Editor, mally came to a conclusion on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the • _Elizabeth and Peter Hay improving public benefits during We are grateful to all who helped 11th month. • _H. David Hennessey and following this negotiation. Little us celebrate our Thirty-Fourth Americans observed the first anniversary of the end of the war • _Ed Katz, Larry Rinaldi, and Mystic Channel residents wanted Annual Halloween Parade on the following year when the holiday we now know as Veterans Day Arthur Colpack, to see a green buffer between their Thursday night, 5 p.m., Oct. 31, originated as Armistice Day in 1919. • _Rosemary Kverick “Mother homes and the Autoport, includ- 2019. Charlestown is a remarkable The First World War was referred to at the time as “the war Goose” ing improvements to an existing community with collaborators who to end all wars.” It was thought that never again would mankind • _“The Good Witch” Elissa community garden. Many resi- make our Halloween a safe, fun, engage in the sort of madness that resulted in the near-total destruc- Ladd and the Wizard of Oz Team dents wanted pedestrian/bike trails memorable, inclusive and wonderful tion of Western Civilization and the loss of millions of lives for • _Paul C. Lane as Colonel to connect Ryan Playground with holiday for all: reasons that never have been entirely clear to anybody either before, Prescott the Little Mystic Channel and the The National Park Service during, or since. • _Logan Condo Association Boston Harborwalk. Others wanted Superintendent Michael Creasey, Needless to say, history has shown us that such thinking was • _Massport a great neighborhood park around John C. Curwen, Julia Mize and the idealistically foolhardy. Just 21 years later, the world again became • _1812 Marines Little Mystic Channel, including a NPS Rangers; The City of Boston enmeshed in a global conflagration that made the first war seem like • _MGH IHP “Super Heroes” completed loop trail and access to Mayor Martin J Walsh; Boston City a mere practice run for the mass annihilation that took place from • _Monument Square and neigh- the water. Councilors Lydia Edwards, Michelle 1939-45. borhood streets residents We hope that the results will Wu, Annissa Essaibi George; The Even after that epic second world war, America has been involved • _Disc Jockey Ryan Murphy both support the working port and Boston Parks and Recreation, in countless bloody conflicts in the 74 years since General Douglas • _Peabody Properties help realize a community vision of Boston Special Events, Boston MacArthur accepted the Japanese surrender on the Battleship • _Jane & Eric Philippi creating and connecting outstanding Transportation, Boston Office of USS Missouri. Today, we still have troops fighting -- and dying -- on • _Tammy and Tom Resor public open space for the thousands Economic Development, Boston front lines around the world. • _Michael LePage as Paul Revere of residents who live and work near- Police Department. “Peace is at hand” has been nothing but a meaningless slogan for • _Jordan Rich and Roberta by. This will also provide the added Thank you to the generous resi- most of the past 101 years. Sydney benefit of an active transportation dents of The Monument Square area Armistice Day officially became known as Veterans Day in 1954 • _Sorelle network to reduce traffic congestion and the surrounding streets, and all so as to include those who served in WWII and the Korean War. All • _Betty Stump and support healthy mobility. This who support and / or participate in of our many veterans since then also have become part of the annu- • _Teal Pumpkin, Emilie Baker is a great opportunity to support the our special celebration: al observance to express our nation’s appreciation to the men and • _Thompson Square Associates continued success of the working We were amazed by the women who bravely have answered the call of duty to ensure that • _Tony Barrie Marching Band port and create new and revitalized Charlestown Pirates Cove, creat- the freedoms we enjoy as Americans have been preserved against the • _Turn Style Cycle parks and paths for Charlestown ed by Dominick Doyle, with fel- many challenges we have overcome. • _Whole Foods residents and visitors. low Pirates Cary Lynch, Deanne The recent capture and killing of the leader of ISIS demonstrated • _Olga Zagarova Sincerely, Horn, Kim Molino, Kristen Laverty, both the precision and bravery of our troops, who are the most ded- • _USS Constitution Navy Amber Christoffersen, Mystic Bret Samboy, Petra Hoffman, Abir icated and lethal fighting force in the world. Volunteers River Watershed Association Haidar, and Danielle Nevens. Although Veterans Day, as with all of our other national holidays, Congratulations on a beautiful On behalf of: Boston Harbor T hanks to… unfortunately has become commercialized, we urge our readers to day at the Training Field with appre- Now, Friends of the Boston • _Balloonatics take a moment, even if just quietly by ourselves, to contemplate the ciation to Harborwalk, LivableStreets • _DC Beane debt we owe to the veterans of all of our wars and to be grateful to • _The Friends of The Training Alliance, WalkBoston • _Boston Portfolio Properties them for allowing us to live freely in the greatest nation on earth.
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