Town Hall will be closed in observance of Veterans Day, Monday, November 11th.  Yard waste will be collected on Tuesday, November 12th.  There will be regular trash and recycling collected on Monday.

The decision was recently made by our Commissioners to expand our bulk pickup to two days a month.  The second and fourth Wednesdays will be the days.  OUR NEXT BULK PICK UP DATE IS WEDNESDAY November 13, 2019 MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CALLED IN YOUR ITEMS BY TUESDAY, November 12th. FOR PICK-UP: CALL Town Hall @ 410-287-6173.  LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER with address, name, phone number and brief description of items to be picked up. HAVE THEM OUT BY 7AM OR THE NIGHT BEFORE. Please do not put items out in advance of the date.  Doing so makes your neighborhood unsightly.

Town Hall will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Santa will be toured around the town neighborhoods beginning at 4PM in one of the town trucks.   He then will be available at the Fire Hall from 5—6 PM for pictures and the telling of secrets.  Cookies, hot chocolate and coffee will be available during this hour.  Everyone will move out to the town tree located near the Post Office at 6PM.  We will light the tree and then the chorus from Charlestown Elementary School will entertain and lead us in some holiday songs! Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend!

Join us on Friday, December 13th from 5 – 7 PM @ The Tory Hosue, 343 Market Street, Charlestown Maryland for a Holiday Open House.  We will have the house decorated in traditional holiday fare and have light refreshments available.  The holiday crafts made at the children’s craft day will be displayed and available to take home at the end of the evening.

This town sponsored group of 50+ agewise members meets every Tuesday at Charlestown St. John’s United Methodist Church from 10am to 1pm.  All are welcome to attend for socializing, playing cards and games.  No RSVP needed!  For information please contact Town Hall @ 410-287-6173.

At the meeting of July 25, 2017 the Commissioners of Charlestown voted in favor of adopting an update of Ordinance #9 to the following:  The charge to launch a boat at the municipal boat ramp will be $10.00 a day or $25.00 for a yearly pass for in state boaters and $75.00 a year for  out of state boaters.  The daily fee will be collected by an honor box system located at the boat ramp.  Yearly passes will be sold at Town Hall during regular business hours ( Mondays through Thursdays 7:30 to 5:00 and Fridays from 7:30 to 4).  The passes are good for the calendar year ending December 31, of the year purchased.

Window Hours:

Monday Through Friday 1:00 PM – 5:00PM
Saturday 8AM to Noon
Lobby Open 8AM to 5:15 PM
Box mail ready for pick-up
by 3:30 Monday – Friday and 11AM on Saturday

The Charlestown Fire Company is giving away smoke detectors to anyone in their Fire District who needs one for their home.

Please Call 410-287-6451 and leave a detailed message with your phone number, address & name. If you already have a smoke detector in your home, PLEASE CHECK THE BATTERIES TODAY!