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. Marine Impacts •From 7/20…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Students named to UMass Dean’s List Below is a list of local students who were named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the spring 2020 semester. In order to qualify, an undergraduate student must…
Police Briefs 07-30-2020
Charlestown Beat Vandalism 07/20/20 – A victim on Monument Street reported upon returning home from vacation, he saw that his motor vehicle had sustained extensive damage to the driver’s side panels and bumper. The cause of the damage was unknown…
More than $1 Trillion Is Needed
We’re all familiar with the phrase, “A day late and a dollar short.” What brought that to mind this week was the announcement by the Republicans in Washington of their $1 trillion economic pandemic plan that would supplement the $3…
Schools Must Be Safe to Reopen
We will be the first to concede that we do not know what exactly must be done in order to reopen our state’s public schools safely in the face of the pandemic. However, what we do know is that a…
Letters to the Editor
Thank You Old Charlestown School Boys To the Editor, I want to thank the Old Charlestown School Boys Association for awarding me an Old Charlestown School Boys scholarship. This award will go towards furthering my education, especially during these times of uncertainty. I hope…
Obituaries 07-30-2020
Kathleen Szymkowski February 7, 1954 – May 28, 2020 Kathleen R. Szymkowski, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, passed unexpectedly on May 28, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Kathleen worked for Romar Transportation for many years. The loving daughter…
COVID-19 Testing Now Available to All Charlestown Residents
NEW Health, a federally qualified health center and an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Medical Center, has opened its Charlestown COVID-19 testing site to all Charlestown and North End residents. The site first opened May 18 at 15 Tufts St. in the Bunker…
Lt. Michael Quinn Scholarship Raffle
With the COVID-19 pandemic postponing this year’s Lt. Michael Quinn Scholarship fundraising events (scholarship banquet, golf tourney, etc.), a $10,000 virtual raffle will be held to help raise funds for the 2021 award. Raffle tickets are $100 each and the…
Free Backpack Giveaway at TCC Charlestown Store Sunday
This Sunday, TCC – a subsidiary of Verizon Wireless, is donating 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children across the U.S. as a part of its 8th annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway. This year will mark more than one…