Charlestown At A Glance


Charlestown, Boston’s second oldest neighborhood, is located north of Boston proper on a peninsula between the Mystic River and the Charles River. Charlestown, though separated from the North End by a body of water, is part of the city of Boston.

Charlestown covers roughly one and half square miles of land and hosts a population of over 15,000 residents.

Charlestown is located on the MBTA Orange Line and is accessible by the 92, 93, and 91 Buses. It is connected to Boston proper by the North Washington Street Bridge and to Chelsea by the Tobin Bridge.

Charlestown's past is rich with Revolutionary roots. The Freedom Trail runs through City Square, and the city is home to both the Bunker Hill National Park and the USS Constitution. For this reason, Charlestown is a popular tourist stop.

Charlestown, though only one and a half square miles is home to more than four parks, one college, a handful of businesses, and at least a dozen excellent restaurants. How it manages to fit it all in and still retain its colonial charm is central to Charlestown's allure.

Click Here To Read About Charlestown's History...

Can You Find Your Home?

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Moving to Charlestown?

Moving Logistics:
All moving companies operating in Charlestown must be licensed by the Department of Telecommunications & Energy, Transportation Division. They must also be bonded with the city of Boston Public Works Department (617-635-4909). Your moving company should be aware of this, and if they are not, consider getting a quote from another company more familiar with the process. The moving industry has its share of con artists and scams, so beware, the lowest quote is not always the best quote to go with.
The moving company will be issued cardboard signs with the moving date and time to post on the street a minimum of 48 hours prior to the moving date and time. Without the signs you will be unable to reserve a space for your move. Click here for more information.
Setting Up Your Utilities
Gas: National Grid is the gas provider for Charlestown. Call 617-469-2300 to set service or set up an online account.
Electric: Nstar is the Electrical Company. Call 1-800-592-2000 or set up an online account .
Oil: Oil is provided by private companies. Search online for a vendor. Or call B&B Oil at (617) 242-0526.
Phone/Cable: Comcast is the most prevalent cable provider for the area. Call 617-787-6616 to initiate an account or visit the website. Verizon offers phone services as well.
Water and Sewer: Boston Water and Sewer Commission will issue you a bill (if you own) View your bill online. Unless you are renting a single family or the building is separately metered, you, as a tenant, will not be responsible for water and sewer (although you may be responsible to HEAT the water).

RESIDENT PARKING PERMIT

While the resident sticker for a Charlestown car is free, the car must be registered in Charlestown. Depending on where the car is registered prior to Charlestown, there may be an increase in the insurance premium on the car. To get a permit, bring an updated registration, a filled-out resident parking permit application, and one of the following proofs of residency bearing your name and Boston address, postmarked within the past 30 days to the Office of the Parking Clerk (Boston City Hall Room 224 1 City Hall Plaza Boston, MA 02201):

  • Gas, Electric or Telephone Bill
  • Cable Television Bill
  • Monthly Bank Statement (excluding mortgage)
  • Credit Card Bill
  • Water and Sewer Bill

Moving BACK to Charlestown?

If you have previously lived in Charlestown and are moving back to the city, you may not be eligible for a new parking sticker UNLESS you’ve returned your old sticker. Call the Parking Clerk for more details before making your way into City Hall: 617.635.4410



Email Us to utilize the PARKING PERMIT GOPHER Service (you do the paperwork, we get the permit and deliver it) $30 with a 48-hr turn around.

Trash and Recycling

Rubbish Removal

Trash is collected by the city on Wednesday mornings in Charlestown. Residents may put their trash out after 5pm on Tuesday nights and no later than 7:00 am on Wednesday. If you put your trash out before 5:00pm on Tuesday you are subject to a fine.

Note: Air Conditioners, refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, televisions, and computer monitors are collected separately from your household trash. You must call the Sanitation Department at 617-635-7574or email trashtvcrt@cityofboston.gov to schedule a pickup on the next available collection day.

Click HERE for a full list of acceptable and unacceptable materials for trash collection. Note that construction material, propane tanks, paint, and oil are NOT acceptable items.

RECYCLING:

Recyclables can be placed in the Blue Boxes: glass bottles and jars, juice boxes, plastic contains #1-7, tin and aluminum food and soda cans, NO PLASTIC BAGS.

Paper products, including brown bags, newspapers, cereal boxes, junk mail, mil cartons, paperback books, and magazines should be placed next to the recycling Blue Box.

Seasonal Yard Waste is collected during specific periods of time in the spring and fall.

Click HERE for Hazardous Waste/Paint and Oil Recycling Information.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Run My Errand!

Run My Errand, a concierges/errand service originated in Charlestown and has spread across the city. It is a great concept for busy city dwellers hassled with deadlines, meetings, and demanding schedules. Online at www.RUNmyERRAND.com you can see how simple it is to post an errand. The website is simple but has excellent functionality, including real time feeds for errand updates. If you want to be a runner, you can sign up on the website as well. RUNmyERRAND has a network of Runners, with Senders posting errands from all over the city, including the South End, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, and Cambridge. They have recently launched a new promotion called "First Errand FREE". Actually, it is better than FREE, because they are PAYING for every user's 1st errand (as long as it is $10 and under). Check it out at www.RUNmyERRAND.com.

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Monday, March 9, 2009

"The Red Coats Are....Buried?"

A group of archeological experts believe that a number of British soldiers from the Battle of Bunker Hill are buried in Charlestown, northwest of the Monument, near Concord Street. Residents where the burial site is believed to be located have been approached. Some are eager to assist with the efforts and would welcome the digging project, while others are more interested in keeping their lives untouched and in allowing the dead to remain buried and in peace. For more information on this new discovery click HERE

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Friday, March 6, 2009

02129 Food Reality Website?: Charlestown Culinary

Charlestown Culinary is a website powered by a local cook and photographer. The author describes the food she prepares during the week and provides some foodie humor along the way. When she and Mr. Charlestown Culinary go out to eat you get a table side seat with them as well. The picture above is taken from the website and is of a chicken burrito dish from ORALNDOS.
You can subscribe to the blog and even try some of her recipes. See below for the mystery blogger's profile:
"The creation of this blog is the result of a New England snow storm. Being stuck indoors all weekend gets you thinking of way to occupy your time! The premise of my blog is simple – FOOD. I love cooking, eating and talking about food. In fact, my dream is to open up my own restaurant and winery. Kudos go out to my husband who came up with the name of my blog AND is also the one that took the header picture of Charlestown from our roof. P.S. Unless otherwise noted, all pictures are of items I have personally prepared and photographed."

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

SHUCK OFF, MAN!

Shuck Off at Tavern on the Water! Competition to determine Charlestown Oyster Shucking King/Queen. Shuck Off! LLC, a salty apparel line, based out of Charlestown, and corporate sponsor of The Massachusetts Oyster Project is having a benefit event at Tavern on the Water, Pier 6, 8th Street in Charlestown on February 23 from 6-9 PM. $10 get you 4 Island Creek oysters and a beer, a chance to flaunt your shucking skills by entering a shuck off, and an opportunity to win Shuck Off! apparel, along with other shucking awesome prizes. Tickets will be available at the door and online at: http://www.shuckoff.com More information for the Massachusetts YOU could be crowned the King/Queen Shucker of Charlestown. It will be a shucking good time! Let the oysters flourish!

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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Stay Current On School Closings-Snow Days

The Boston Public Schools' website has an RSS feed that allows visitors to get an auto-feed as to what schools in the Boston Public system are canceled, delayed, etc. The feed can be found on this website on the right hand column, or you can copy and paste the below into your own reader for your desktop. http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/alerts/rss.xml

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Local Residents Grace Bloodwell and Ken Stone Join Keller Williams

www.bloodwellstone.com

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Monday, December 22, 2008

Every Block Boston: Stay Up To Date On Local News

Check out the RSS feed in the right hand column of this blog. The feed is from Every Block Boston, a website which gathers news pertanent to a specific part of Boston. Reviews of restaurants, building permit pulls, and news articles pop up daily. An easy way to stay up to date on your town.

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