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Charlestown News

Local news for Charlestown, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

7 hrs ago | WHDH

Boston mosquitoes test positive for West Nile

Mosquitoes in Brighton and Back Bay have tested positive for the West Nile Virus.

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Related Topix: Health, West Nile Virus, Boston, MA, West-Roxbury, MA, Jamaica-Plain, MA

21 hrs ago | Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Disposal changes puzzling to some

As word got out yesterday that the city was changing its trash hauler, telephone calls from residents concerned about what the change meant started coming in to members of the City Council.

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Related Topix: Leominster, MA, West Boylston, MA, Auburn, MA, Fitchburg, MA

Thu Aug 14, 2008

Boston Herald

Police blotter

Police said Nykievra Jana'e Coburn of Charlestown attacked her boyfriend Tuesday night with the weapon before he seized it from her.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Back Bay (Boston, MA), Brookline, MA

Sat Aug 09, 2008

Bostonist

Continue Reading "Restaurant Week Preview: Tangierino"

Restaurant Week Pick: Tangierino [ 83 Main Street , Charlestown; 617-242-6009; Dinner only.] This Middle Eastern oasis in Charlestown has garnered a cult following for their savory Moroccan food, savvy wine ...

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, World News, Morocco

Thu Aug 07, 2008

Boston Globe

Decks in the city

The Bunker Hill Monument towers over the 800-square-foot rooftop deck of Charlestown residents Duncan Donahue and Tom Fortier.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Drink, Cocktails, Boston, MA, Home Gardening, Home

Tue Aug 05, 2008

WBZ-TV

Charlestown Blue Jay Tests Positive For West Nile

A dead blue jay found in Charlestown has tested positive for West Nile Virus, the Boston Public Health Commission said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Health, West Nile Virus, Jamaica-Plain, MA, Framingham, MA

Sun Aug 03, 2008

GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Visit Essex history in Charlestown

Since Essex shipbuilders worked on the building of the USS Constitution, the Essex Shipbuilding Museum is arranging an excursion to Charlestown to visit "Old Ironsides." "The Essex shipwrights knew how to build ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, US Military, US Navy, US News, US Travel, Travel, Boston Travel

The Boston Globe

Bonnie Without Clyde

Here's one result of the women's movement not worth celebrating: The number of female bank robbers is on the rise - and not just as accomplices or getaway drivers.

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Related Topix: Everett, MA, American University

Fri Aug 01, 2008

Watertown Daily Times

Serving on 'Old Ironsides' is an honor

WHO: Watertown native Christopher G. Richardson is serving on the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship in the U.S. Navy.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, US Military, US Navy, US News

Wed Jul 30, 2008

WBZ TV

Boston Police Powerless In Certain Neighborhoods

Police power in certain areas of Boston is an issue very few people want talk about on camera.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, East-Boston, MA

Mon Jul 28, 2008

White Plains CitizeNetReporter

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Related Topix: Chelsea, MA, Somerville, MA, Revere, MA

Sat Jul 26, 2008

WHDH

Police pursuit through Boston ends on I-93

A woman led officers on a police chase on the Southeast Expressway Tuesday after a domestic dispute, police said.

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Related Topix: Charlestown (Boston, MA), Boston, MA

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Boston Herald

Cops quell highway domestic dispute at 80 mph

"surreal" police chase involving two women locked in a high-speed domestic dispute - the passenger screaming for help out the car window as the driver perilously criss-crossed traffic on the Southeast ...

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Related Topix: East-Boston, MA, Providence Metro, Fall River, MA, Boston, MA

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Cw56.com

Police pursuit through Boston ends on I-93

A woman led officers on a police chase on the Southeast Expressway Tuesday after a domestic dispute, police said.

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Related Topix: Charlestown (Boston, MA), Boston, MA

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Cerebral Cortex

Cortical Folding Patterns and Predicting Cytoarchitecture

Cerebral Cortex Advance Access originally published online on December 12, 2007 Cerebral Cortex 2008 18 :1973-1980; doi:10.1093/cercor/bhm225 1 Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA ...

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Related Topix: Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, University System of Georgia, Harvard University, Medical College of Georgia (University System of Georgia), Medical University of South Carolina, Medical College of Wisconsin

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Defence Industry Daily

DARPA Working on a HELL Lance

Textron Defense Systems in Wilmington, MA recently received an initial $3.17 million increment of a $21.3 million "other transaction". They'll provide protoypes for phase 2 of the High Energy Liquid Laser Area ...

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Related Topix: Wilmington, MA, Cambridge, MA

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Associated Content

The Best Natural Organic Health Food Stores in Boston Massachusetts

Living healthy in the big city can be a challenge. Staying fit, taking your vitamins and eating healthy foods are goals that most Bostonians strive for.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Life, Food, Organic Food

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Lowell Sun

Textron Systems wins $3.2M pact

Textron Defense Systems has been awarded a $3.2 million payment from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for work on a laser weapons system, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

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Related Topix: Wilmington, MA

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Bunker Hill Community College

Business Owners Invited to Discuss New Center for Entrepreneurship at Bunker Hill Community College

Entrepreneurs and small business owners are invited to attend an informal gathering at Bunker Hill Community College from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, to discuss a new Community Center for ...

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Related Topix: Charlestown (Boston, MA), Boston, MA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

WBZ-TV

Cheney Surprises New U.S. Citizens In Boston

It was a memorable Independence Day for 26 New Citizens - with a surprise visit from Vice President Dick Cheney.

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Related Topix: South America, Uruguay, World News, Syria, Middle East, Boston, MA, Lebanon

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