Charlestown Beat Burglary – Commercial 05/03/2021 – An officer responded at about 8 a.m. to a radio call for breaking and entering to the On Again Consignment at 233 Main St. The officer spoke to the victim, who stated she…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
A Memorial Day To Look Back and Ahead
If Memorial Day of 2020 was unlike any other, Memorial Day of 2021 will represent almost a 180 degree turnabout from the dark days of a year ago. Thanks to the miraculous production of vaccines and plummeting infection and hospitalizations…
Letters to the Editor
Thank You, Charlestown Old Schoolboys To the Editor, To the Old Charlestown Schoolboys Association. I would like to Thank You for selecting me for one of the Schoolboy Scholarships. This award will be put to good use as I continue…
Guest Op-Ed: As Our City Reopens and the Weather Gets Warmer, I Encourage Everyone Who Can to Support Our Small Business
By: Mayor Kim Janey Warmer weather has brought good news in Boston’s fight against the pandemic. Across our city, COVID-19 cases have dropped to their lowest levels in more than a year. And, from Roxbury to Roslindale, East Boston to…
Breaking News – Heritage Club Approved
The Boston Cannabis Board (BCB) on Wednesday afternoon voted 5-0 to approve the Heritage Club recreational cannabis store application off of Cambridge Street in the Lost Village, while at the same time deferring the application for the Resilient Remedies (R2)…
CNC Corner
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will hold a public meeting on Tuesday June 1 at 7pm. The meeting will be held both via Zoom and in-person at the Knights of Columbus (<50% capacity; masks required), 545 Medford Street. Please send questions…
Stories from the Shipyard: USS Monaghan II (DD-354)
By Mike Manning, Chair – Friends of the Boston Harborwalk The USS Monaghan was the last of eight Farragut-class destroyers built for the US Navy. These post-World War I destroyers had significantly greater fire power and steaming range than their…
Edwards Middle School Renovations Included in BPS Capital Budget and BuildBPS
Supt. Brenda Cassellius this week presented a capital budget and BuildBPS update to the Boston School Committee, proposing a plan to provide clearer pathways for students, build five new schools, and significantly upgrade current school buildings – including a major…
Spillane Qualifies for City Council At-Large Ballot
The Jon Spillane for Boston City Council At-Large campaign announced that Jon Spillane, of Beacon Hill, has officially qualified for the September Primary ballot, after the Boston Elections Department verified the required 1,500 signatures from the Spillane campaign. In total,…
News Briefs
Charlestown Neighborhood Council Development Committee Meeting Set for May 26 The Charlestown Neighborhood Council Development Committee will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, May 26, at 7 pm to consider the New England Development proposal to erect a new residential…