Bunker Hill Day

Senate votes to outlaw Evacuation Day and Bunker Hill Day

adamg — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:39:44 +0000

Proposal still needs approval by House, governor.

Governor seeks to outlaw Bunker Hill Day and St. Patrick's, er, Evacuation Day as paid holidays

adamg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:07:46 +0000

Bill would only affect public workers in Suffolk County (question: And Somerville?).

Via David Guarino.

Menino maybe should stick to current affairs

adamg — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:48:09 +0000

No doubt going for some rhetorical flourish - if not Townie votes - Tom Menino said yesterday that it's a damn shame Charlestown and Massachusetts kids no longer learn about the Battle of Bunker Hill. Only problem, as the Globe helpfully points out: It's part of the state curriculum.

In any case, Boston school curriculum is set by the School Committee, which is appointed by the mayor, so if he's really that concerned, he knows what to do.

Menino didn't do so well when trying to make a point about Evacuation Day, either.

A good day to visit Bunker Hill

adamg — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:21:46 +0000

Local Spice is not afraid to admit being one of those people who gets Bunker Hill Day off; takes the opportunity to visit Bunker Hill:

... I've admittedly been to the monument before, but this was my 1st time scaling the monument's 294 steps, and then competing with the tourists at the top to get a look out the windows and take my snappy pictures. ...

Guess it's a good thing I forgot it was Bunker Hill Day

adamg — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:08:07 +0000

First, Happy BH Day, everybody! Yay! What are your plans for today?

The holiday this year coincides with our regular trash pickup day. Normally, when a holiday falls on a Wednesday, we know to put our trash and recyclables out on Thursday. But I guess there are advantages to being half asleep and forgetting it's a holiday and doing your usual trash-day routine, since the recycling truck just came by and emptied our bin. Maybe it's because the guys who man the truck work for a private company and not the city?

Bunker Hill Day parade photos

adamg — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:32:34 +0000

Morbid and Pale posts photos from today's Charlestown parade.

Confederacy of dunces in the state Senate

adamg — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:06:38 +0000

After watching these excerpts from the Senate battle over getting rid of Evacuation Day and Bunker Hill Day, I can't tell who's worse: Some senator from Godknowswhere, MA, who briefly affects an Irish brogue to condemn our holidays and who defends Christmas as being "for the children," or our own Jack Hart, who says that unlike the rest of the state, "we have real history here in the city," nay, we have "a historic history" and if you strip that from our bosoms, what's next, gutting Thanksgiving?

Via Bostonist.