Special to the Patriot-Bridge On Sunday, September 18, Gardens for Charlestown will officially unveil its brand new Discovery Trail. Funded in partnership with Bunker Hill Associates and the Charlestown Mothers Association, the new trail provides a fun way for kids…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
BPHC Provides Update on City’s COVID-19 Trends
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today provided the following updates on the latest COVID-19 trends for the City of Boston: Levels of COVID-19 virus in local wastewater have decreased by 19.4% over the last seven days, and by 28.7%…
Department of Veterans Affairs To Begin Providing Abortion Care
Special to the Patriot-Bridge U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) applauded the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) announcement that it will begin offering abortion services in certain circumstances. In July, Senators Warren and Hirono led 23 of…
Christ Church Charlestown Seeking Participants for Through Our Eyes Project
Special to the Patriot Bridge Christ Church Charlestown invites you to be part of the Through Our Eyes Project! This is the fourth year of the free photography contest. The aim of this exhibit is to involve people of all…
Wu Announces Creation of Cabinet for Worker Empowerment
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the creation of the Cabinet for Worker Empowerment led by Trinh Ngyuen who will serve as the City’s Chief of Worker Empowerment. The Cabinet, equipped with oversight and resources, is charged with advancing the well-being of…
Climate Change Is Everywhere, All at Once
About a dozen years ago, the New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tom Friedman wrote a column in which he explained that “global warming” was a misnomer for the coming changes to the earth’s environment. He quoted some…
Serena Williams Is An Inspiration for Everybody
We wish to add our voice to the universal acclaim for tennis star Serena Williams, who played her last match this past week at the U.S. Open. The life story of Serena and her sister Venus, as depicted in the…
Letter to the Editor
Pleased With Councilors’ Actions Dear Editor: We were pleased to see that City Councilors Gabriela Coletta and Julia Mejia are requesting a hearing on the Clougherty Pool, at the urging of the Friends of the Clougherty Pool. Over the course…
Enjoying the Last Days of Summer
Riordan To Give Talk on His New Book
The Charlestown Historical Society is hosting an event at the Bunker Hill Museum on September 7 at 6 p.m. with author Tim Riordan to talk about his new book about the creation of the Boston Police and it’s “inventor” Francis…