Last Updated on May 17, 2025
Purchasing Your Own Compostable Bags
Currently Amazon is the best way to purchase compostable bags.
Gun Safety Club – Next Meeting is October 21
Gun Safety Club Monthly Meeting There will be no meeting in September. The next meeting will be October 21. The topic will be Marksmanship. Wednesday, October 21, 2026 3 PM Brookside Classroom 1 Topic: Markmanship For more information, call Robert Vickerman. Contact...
The Move-Out Process
Have you and your family “had the talk”… about handling your Charlestown affairs at the end of life?
To help your family:
Ensure they have a copy and/or know where to find your Will or Trust. If you are a Veteran make sure a copy of your DD214 is available.
Have your family familiar with your Residence and Care Agreement with Charlestown. This is the contract that defines your refund settlement, if any.
Food Scraps Drop-Off Program at Charlestown
Collect your kitchen food scraps for composting instead of adding them to your trash or putting them in your garbage disposal. Beginning Wednesday, September 2, and every Wednesday, the Conservation Committee will begin collecting food scraps (in 2.6 gallon...
Supporting Others As They Grieve September 14
Gilchrist Grief Support Workshop Supporting Others As They Grieve Monday, September 14, 2026 10 AM Auditorium RSVP to Lee Anne Powell at lepowell@gilchristcares.org or 443-890-5390 Gilchrist’s support groups encourage mutual support and understanding by providing an...
Charlestown’s Board of Directors
We residents live in a non-profit entity called Charlestown Community Inc.(CCI) and WE are Charlestown, but there is help in determining our present and our future.
We residents have an all-volunteer group of extraordinary professionals that are our Board of Directors who are charged with maintaining Charlestown’s financial well being and assuring the long term viability of the community. They watch over our interests today and for the future. They do not discuss with us, or anybody else, what they are doing for us because their deliberations need to be confidential so that all viewpoints are considered during the decision-making process on the following:
Italian-American Sons & Daughters Fall 2026 Topics/Speakers
Italian American Sons & Daughters Club Fall 2026 Topics/Guest Speakers 2nd Wednesday of each month 2:30 PM Charlestown Square Classroom 216, opposite Gallery Date Topic Speaker 9/9/26 The Boys of Panisperna: Enrico Fermi Sam Lomonaco, Jr. 10/14/26 Leading...
Dietary Focus Group September – Focus on Diabetes
Dietary Focus Group on Diabetes Compiled by the membership This is our third article about diabetes. Let’s talk about carbohydrates. The simple truth is that carbohydrates turn into sugar. (Technically, digestion breaks down carbohydrates into glucose, which enters...
Medical Center Renovation Project Begins August 31
The renovation project is expected to take several months and will be completed in four phases. Medical Center services will continue to operate with temporary adjustments as needed during each phase of construction. Additional updates will be shared as the project progresses.
Resident Review of “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder”
Resident Barbara Johnson will review The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann [New York: Doubleday, 2023], on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. This is her review for the September 2026 issue of “The Sunburst.”