Special to the Patriot-Bridge Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico joined his Senate colleagues as they introduced Senate bill S.2572, An act to sensibly address firearm violence through effective reform—the SAFER Act—comprehensive gun safety legislation to reform and modernize the state’s…
Month: February 2024
The Chain Forge Project Is No More
By Michael Coughlin Jr. A project at the Chain Forge building at 105 First Avenue that would have brought several public amenities, including a hotel, to the Navy Yard is no longer happening after the Boston Planning and Development Agency…
MBTA Completes Expedited Critical Track Work on Green Line, Removing 16 Speed Restrictions
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The MBTA announced on Monday its successful and on-time completion of critical track work on the Green Line, which removed 16 safety-related speed restrictions – one more than planned. Moreover, a 17th speed restriction on the…
Wu Appoints Tania Del Rio As Commissioner of the Inspectional Services Department
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Mayor Michelle Wu appointed Tania Del Rio as Commissioner of the Inspectional Services Department (ISD) starting February 26, 2024. ISD administers and enforces building, housing, health, sanitation and safety regulations mandated by city and state governments.…
Environmentalists: Putin’s ‘Useful Idiots’
Vladimir Lenin used the term “useful idiots” to refer to journalists, labor leaders, and politicians in the West who extolled the virtues of Lenin’s new Communist regime in Russia as a “worker’s paradise.” They were in the vanguard of the…