The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is teaming up with the Boston Bruins Foundation to host the Willie O’Ree Street Hockey Clinic Series for boys and girls ages 12 and under at five Boston parks. Learn or hone your street…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Charlestown Mayor’s Coffee Hour moved to North End
The Mayor’s Coffee Hour series has been a welcome event each summer in Charlestown, an event whereby for years the mayor of the City has dropped by a public park or school to give residents direct access to himself or…
North Washington Street Bridge construction look-ahead through August 7
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below. Description of Scheduled…
Yes, Misinformation on Social Media is Killing Americans
Let’s suppose that someone walked into our newspaper office and told us that he had a “big story,” the gist of which is that COVID-19 is a hoax. Or that vaccines for the coronavirus are part of a plan by…
Congratulations, Rachael Rollins
The announcement this week that President Joe Biden has nominated Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins to be the next United States Attorney for Massachusetts is welcome news for those who believe that our criminal justice system at all levels…
Guest Op-Ed: City employees deserve our gratitude and respect
By John Barro Public service is a calling, a passion for serving your neighbors, and a drive to create a better community now and for future generations. Almost all of the 18,000 women and men who work for the City…
Guest Op-Ed: Ignorance and bigotry walk hand in hand on Civil Rights in Massachusetts
By Jim Wallace This opinion piece is in response to an editorial piece published on June 17, 2021, in the Charlestown Patriot-Bridge. I find it more than ironic that an anti-civil rights editorial full of misinformation and flat-out bigotry appears…
Letters to the Editor
What about “OUR” views? To the Editor: Just thought I would respond about the recent article on Hood Park Landscape and how they are “SO” concerned about blocking out the noise and sight of I-93 for THEIR tenants. The first issue…
A Tearful Good-Bye
The Boch Center Announces First Holiday Programming for the 2021 Season
Special to the Patriot-Bridge From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on…