Last Updated on May 17, 2025
Resident Member on the Board of Directors Vacancy
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY?Are you interested in speaking out for our home for life?Do you love living here and want our home to continue to thrive?A position on The Charlestown Board of Directors is currently available for residents of the...
Sedentary Death Syndrome by Dr. Stephen Schimpff
Image: photoschmidt/Shutterstock. Used under the publisher’s license.Sedentary Death Syndrome by Dr. Stephen Schimpff This is a sobering syndrome. Worth being aware of.
Red Entry Lever to Visit Memory Care Now in Place
There has been a small but important update to the entry process for our Memory Care neighborhood. To improve response time, we have installed a new red pull lever at the Memory Care entrance. This system is designed to provide a faster and more reliable signal to our...
Resident Book Review of “Harlem Rhapsody: A Novel”
Resident Eugenia High will review “Harlem Rhapsody: A Novel” by Victoria Christopher Murray. [New York: Berkley, 2025] on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. This is her review for the March 2026 issue of “The Sunburst.”
Lunch Together Meets March 9
Lunch Together with Charlestown residents on the second Monday of each month from Noon – 1:30 pm at the Café on Main, on Main Street, down the hall from the Fountain Hill Lobby desk .
Maryland Councilman Pat Young Speaks March 2
Progressives Together Meeting Monday March 2, 2026 3:30 PM The Gallery Speaker: Councilman Pat Young, District 1 ALL WELCOME!
Making Sense of Hospice and Palliative Care
Gilchrist Grief Support Workshop Compassion in Care: Making Sense of Hospice and Palliative Care Monday, March 2, 2026 10 AM The Gallery RSVP to Lee Anne Powell at lepowell@gilchristcares.org or 443-890-5390Palliative care and hospice care focus on the comfort, care,...
Inclement Weather Trash & Recycling Schedule
Week of February 23 - 27, 2026 No trash pickup will occur on Monday, February 23, 2026. Our revised schedule will be as follows: TRASH Pickup Schedule All Buildings: Tues. February 24Fri. February 27RECYCLING Pickup Schedule: Weds. February 25: Caton Ridge;...
Evergreen Topics, as of February 21, 2026
Below is the list of recurring topics of interest Charlie Eichenlaub has taken the responsibility to maintain and update periodically or as timely. Some he submits after sending them to the Managers to alter or add before resubmitting them to reappear on our website. Other topics he gleans from minutes and reports from Committees.
Amateur Radio Club Meeting – February 2026
Here are the slides from the February Amateur Radio Club meeting.