Senate Assistant Majority Leader Sal DiDomenico and his team are proud to announce that Christie Getto Young, chief of staff to Senator DiDomenico, is the 2019 recipient of the National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL) Legislative Staff Achievement Award. This…
Month: July 2019
TCB Contributes $5K to Boys & Girls Club’s ‘Life After the Club’ Program
The Cooperative Bank (TCB) and the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club cemented a partnership last Friday, July 19, with a check presentation to support the ‘Life after the Club’ program. Club Director Derek Gallagher said he was thankful for the…
Neighborhood Round Up
Cookie Jar Kup Roller Hockey Tournament for Kids The Cookie Jar Kup roller hockey tournament for kids is on for this coming weekend, to be played out at Eden Street Park/McCarthy Playground on Saturday, July 27. It is the 5th…
Police Briefs 07-25-2019
Charlestown Beat Larceny 07/18/19 – A victim on Bunker Hill Street reported a new washing machine was delivered to her home. She went upstairs to retrieve the old machine, but when she came down, the new one was gone. Shoplifting…
Overuse of Antibiotics Threatens All of Us
The discovery and widespread use of antibiotics in the middle of the last century ranks as one of the greatest achievements of modern science. Until the 20th century, infections that we now consider straightforward to treat – such as pneumonia…
Guest Op-Ed : Construction Unions Proud to Set U.S. Record for Gender Equity at Encore Boston Harbor
By Frank Callahan, President of Massachusetts Building Trades Union The gleaming new Encore Boston Harbor hotel and casino in Everett has earned rave reviews for its elegance and opulence, for turning a formerly polluted Monsanto site into a sparkling green waterfront and for bringing excitement and energy…
Townie Tidbits
By Sal Giarratani Moonshots and Agism??? I remember exactly where I was when astronauts stepped onto the surface of the moon back on July 20, 1969. I was out walking Rebel, a beautiful, 1-year old German shepherd. The two of…
Townie Sports
Mayor’s Cup Softball The Charlestown Girls Softball 12U Blue Diamonds team braved the heat last weekend to compete in the Mayor’s Cup Tournament, taking second place with a 2-2 showing overall. Dorchester’s ADSL softball team took the Cup beating Charlestown…
Natural Classroom : Boston Public Schools, Courageous Sailing Awarded for Summer Learning Program
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Students from across Boston last week start the “5th Quarter of Learning,” using the city’s amazing natural and local resources as a classroom to have fun, learn critical life skills, and help slow the summer slide. Boston students, many…