Month: March 2023
Urban Wild Gets Nod From Basic Services Committee
By Stephen Quigley Urban Wild, a proposed new restaurant, bar, and bowling alley at Hood Park, moved a step closer to opening its doors when the Basic Services Committee (BSC) of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) gave its unanimous approval to the…
Love Your Block Spring Cleanups Announced
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Civic Organizing (OCO) announced the Love Your Block spring 2023 cleanups will take place on April 22nd and 29th. Love Your Block is a Citywide community service event that…
Charlestown Neighborhood Council Calendar
CNC General Meeting, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 7 p.m. The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will hold an in-person, public meeting on Tuesday, April 4th from 7-9 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 545 Medford Street, Charlestown. Agenda items include presentations from…
Teamsters Local 25 Annual Gala for Autism Raises Nearly $1M To Support Families
The annual Teamsters Local 25 Gala for Autism drew more than 1,300 people to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and raised nearly $1 Million to support individuals and families living with autism. The Teamsters Local 25 Light up the…
Sarah Coughlin Thanked for Her Positive Impact in Charlestown
Community leaders and friends gathered on March 23 at the Christ Church in Charlestown to thank Sarah Coughlin for her more than 15 years of community work in Charlestown. Coughlin has worked as the lead person at the MGH Center…
Another Week – Another Mass Shooting in America
The news this week of yet another mass shooting, this time in a private school in a wealthy neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, in which six persons (including three, nine year-old children) were killed, once again has highlighted the need for…
The Iraq War – Never Again
Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, a conflict that was broadcast into our living rooms on our TV sets in great detail thanks to the many reporters who were allowed to become “embedded” with…
St Patrick’s Day Meal
BPDA To Hold Virtual Meeting on One Mystic Ave.
Special to the Patriot-Bridge BPDA officials announced that a One Mystic Avenue Public Meeting will hold a Virtual Meeting on Wednesday, April 10 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The BPDA will be hosting a virtual Public Meeting in connection with…