The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will hold its next public meeting as a restricted in-person gathering according to City regulations on Tuesday June 23, 7pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford Street. City Councilor Michelle Wu will be joining…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Charlestown Mothers Award Scholarships to Eight Students
The Charlestown Mothers Association (CMA) is delighted to announce this year’s awards of college scholarships to Charlestown residents. Thanks to the generous support of CMA members, supporters, and sponsors, this year CMA has awarded a total of $9,500. CMA has awarded Jolie Doherty…
The Boston Globe’s Adrian Walker Talks on COVID-19’s Impacts on Communities of Color
Please join us on Thursday, June 18, at 7 p.m. for a virtual discussion on COVID-19’s disparate health and economic impacts on communities of color with The Boston Globe’s Adrian Walker. Adrian has provided commentary and opinion on local and regional news as well…
DiDomenico and Ryan Announce New Law to Preserve Municipal Governance
Sen. Sal DiDomenico and Rep. Daniel Ryan announced that the Massachusetts State Senate and House of Representatives passed legislation to provide governance and fiscal flexibility for municipalities grappling with public health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. This legislation has now…
GLX to Begin Demolishing Section of Lechmere Viaduct
The Green Line Extension (GLX) announced Friday that demolition of the Lechmere Viaduct between the Gilmore Bridge and existing Lechmere Station in East Cambridge was to begin on Saturday, June 6. The work will further advance the relocation and reconstruction…
Walsh Bolsters Funding for Youth Summer Jobs Program
Following months of planning to ensure the safety of all participants amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the Mayor’s Youth Summer Jobs Program will continue this year, and will be bolstered by an additional $4.1 million in funding…
MBTA Services to Increase Significantly This Month
Although ridership remains low, the MBTA is preparing to significantly ramp up service across all modes as part of Phase 2 of the Commonwealth’s reopening plan. Effective June 21, regular weekday service will operate on the Blue Line; increased weekday…
New Unemployment Claims Fall by More than 10,000
Massachusetts had 27,034 individuals file an initial claim for standard Unemployment Insurance (UI) from May 24 to May 30, a decrease of 10,584 over the previous week. Since March 15, a total of 924,239 initial claims have been filed for…
“Defund” the Police? Not so Fast
Racism, from subtle to overt, has existed at every level of American society since our nation’s inception. It was embedded in our Constitution by our Founding Fathers, many of whom were slave owners, who declared that slaves should be counted…
Guest Op-Ed: The “Seventeenth”
By Charlie McGonagle To say that the Bunker Hill Day celebrations of my younger years were special to Charlestown and it’s people would be a gross understatement. It must have been the word June that sparked the neighborhood’s anticipation of…