Charlestown News

It's one of the oldest pieces of Boston history and it has brought tourists to Charlestown for decades.

History and tradition aren't enough to quiet the complaints from Charlestown residents who say the USS Constitution is a very noisy neighbor.

Boston today gave Tom Menino a record fifth term today, re-electing him by a 57-43 margin over challenger Michael Flaherty.

A study published this week in PNAS provides a comprehensive comparative functional anatomy study in human and monkey brains which reveals highly similar brain networks preserved across evolution.

Our dog was truly an internationalist, a canine diplomat of sorts who had lived all over the world.

Children are always on the look-out for the houses that hand out the best Halloween candy.

The made-in-Boston movie madness continues with three films shooting in Medford, Charlestown, Melrose and the Fenway Park area throughout the Halloween weekend.

The business trade groups of Allston-Brighton sponsored a forum tonight for the two candidates running for the Allston-Brighton District 9 City Councilor seat.

Speaking at MIT in Cambridge early this afternoon, Obama called for "a consensus" on an energy policy that will allow the United States to develop renewable fuels and ease the nation's dependence on foreign oil.

With Pilgrim Church in the background, a person walked in Uphams Corner recently.

If there had been no Dennis Lehane, it's safe to say that Ben Affleck wouldn't be having an FBI SWAT team blasting away at Charlestown bank robbers a few days ago a couple of blocks from where I live.

"Deal or No Deal'' host Howie Mandel had them laughing at Friday's gala for the National Braille Press.

A Dorchester man pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of motor vehicle homicide in the death of his passenger in a 2008 crash in Charlestown, said Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley in a statement.

A Dorchester man admitted to killing his friend and passenger while driving drunk in Charlestown last year, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

With the academic year well underway, most kids have shed their back-to-school jitters.

Flaherty in recent months has received a total of $3,385 in donations from 18 contributors who had already maxed out, such as Chelsea school teacher and Boston resident Daniel Burke, who wrote two $500 checks on Jan.

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz stop traffic Thursday, Oct. 8 filming a scene in the South Boston waterfront district for the made-in-Boston spy flick " Wichita ." Ronda Morra, a Loaded Gun Boston reader, captured all of the action here which included Cruise jumping from a moving car and Cameron Diaz in the back seat of a black sedan.

On the hunt for an oh-so-clever Halloween costume? Don't fret. Inspiration may literally be around the corner ... especially if you live in the North End where crews with Ben Affleck's "The Town" and other flicks like the indie "OxyMorons" and the Tom Cruise spy movie "Wichita" have taken over the streets.

Cerebral Cortex Advance Access originally published online on February 18, 2009 Cerebral Cortex 2009 19 :2561-2571; doi:10.1093/cercor/bhp006 1 Department of Psychology and Center for Memory and Brain, 2 Center of Excellence for Learning in Education, Science, and Technology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA, 3 Athinoula A. Martinos Center ...

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