Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
The Spirit of the Bunker Hill Projects Will Live On
By Bill Durette There is a common belief that the Bunker Hill Housing Projects were built for Charlestown WWI veterans. This is partially true; the main purpose was to provide quality affordable housing. The actual funding for the Bunker Hill…
Councilors Call for Hearing on Enforcement of Short-Term Rental Regulations
Boston City Councilors Ed Flynn, Kenzie Bok, and Lydia Edwards are calling for a hearing this week regarding the status and the enforcement of the Short Term Rental Ordinance passed in 2018. The hearing order follows a decision at the…
Parking Enforcement Activities to Return on April 20
Acting Mayor Kim Janey announced that the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) has updated parking enforcement regulations in the City of Boston. Starting Tuesday, April 20, parking enforcement will return citywide, including towing during posted street sweeping and for parking in…
Numb to the Numbers
With just about all of the states now reopening their economies, the conventional wisdom among most Americans is that the worst days of the coronavirus are behind us. Yet the reality is that hundreds of Americans continue to die and…
Guest Op-Ed: Don’t Let the Pandemic Delay Advance Care Planning
By Catherine Duffy, NP, ACHPN Note: This article is published in observance of National Healthcare Decisions Day. Times of our lives may be forever defined as what happened “before the COVID-19 pandemic” and everything after that. One thing that hasn’t…
Guest Op-Ed: Mask Wearing in America
Dr. Glenn Mollette Like most everyone else, I’m tired of wearing a mask. Every time I go to the grocery, a restaurant, church, or work I have to put on a mask. Not long ago, if we wore a mask…
Letters to the Editor
I Cannot Support the NE Development Project as Currently Presented To the Editor, After attending two public meetings and reviewing New England Development’s (NED) proposal for 201 Rutherford Ave., I cannot support the project as currently presented. While others may…