By Marianne Salza The second annual Adopt-a-Pole campaign will be hanging purple ribbons and name tags along Charlestown’s Main Street and Thompson Square in late summer in memory of loved ones who lost their lives to substance-related causes. “It’s a…
Month: August 2023
Legislature Passes FY24 Budget including millions in DiDomenico priorities
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The legislature approved a $56.2 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), including many of DiDomenico’s legislative priorities and millions of dollars for his district. This budget provides historic levels of investment in education, housing, regional…
Boston Children’s Rec Fest returns August 15
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department invite city youth to come celebrate the summer at the 2023 ParkARTS Boston Children’s Rec Fest on Tuesday, August 15 at Franklin Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The…
Historic Houses of Charlestown: Lost Charlestown: The Waverly House and the Russell Mansion
By Nancy Hayford Kueny City Square has gone through many iterations since the Puritans arrived, preceded by millennia when Charlestown was occupied by indigenous Native Americans. Although there were English settlers living on the Charlestown peninsula prior to 1630, it…
State Budget permanently funds DiDomenico’s universal school meals priority
Senator Sal DiDomenico approved the Fiscal Year 2024 State Budget alongside his legislative colleagues, which included permanent funding for universal school meals, one of his top priorities. This program will provide free breakfast and lunch to students at every K-12…
Legislature Passes Bill Authorizing Chapter 90 Funding Benefiting DiDomenico’s District
Senator Sal DiDomenico joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature in passing a bill that includes $375 million in bond authorizations for transportation needs across the state, including $200 million for the state’s Chapter 90 program, which provides municipalities with…
Wu Appoints Shepard and Bennett to the BPDA Board of Directors
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu announced two new appointments to the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors. Raheem Shepard of Hyde Park, Regional Manager of the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters for the…
Did you like Barbie?
Barbie, the blockbuster movie that is this year’s mass culture phenomenon, has drawn a mixed reaction from critics and the public alike. Some love it — they’re the ones who have gone multiple times to see the movie — while…
Have we reached the tipping point?
The steady stream of news reports this summer about the ever-worsening effects of climate change have been depressing, ranging from the 100% loss of coral reefs off the Florida Keys (because water temperatures have reached 100 degrees), to the unprecedented…
Letters to the Editor
Magical Thinking vs Critical Thinking To the Editor, A recent op ed article in the Patriot Bridge, written by Mr. James Arthur Jemison, the Chief of Planning for the City of Boston caught my attention with the headline, “Charlestown Future…