City of Charlestown

The celebration of Founder’s Day – the 201st anniversary of the founding of Charlestown – will draw thousands to the city to enjoy activities and entertainment for the entire family.

After a fun-filled spring, the Charlestown Parks and Recreation Department is gearing up for an eventful July. After successful Movies in Greenway Park events in May and June, the months of July and August will see five more movie events on five consecutive weeks.

Ridding the city of unsightly high grass and abandoned vehicles isn’t just a matter of improving the way things look.
According to City Building Inspector Tony Jackson, poorly kept yards can become spawning pools for disease-carrying vermin.

The Digital Connectors of Charlestown will be able to provide another valuable service to businesses and community groups in the city after completing a three-day training session Wednesday on the use of Web-site design software.
The training prepared the Charlestown High School students participating in the Digital Connectors program to construct Web sites for local businesses, allowing them to reach a much broader audience through the World Wide Web.

Wireless access to the Internet comes to Greenway Park on Founders Day, thanks to a partnership between the city and Community Wireless. Any computer with a wireless network card or wireless device – such as a cell phone – will [...]

Improvements to City Hall enhanced the structural integrity of the building while effectively doubling the office space, but improvement costs were kept low by reusing materials from other sites.

In the coming weeks and months, the city will introduce a new medium to improve transparency in government, community involvement and exposure for the city: CTOWN.TV.

Charlestown High School teachers will begin training for the implementation of the school’s one-to-one computer initiative this summer in anticipation of students receiving their MacBook computers in the fall.