Don’t be alarmed if you see residents out in the streets of Charlestown measuring sidewalks and sizing up empty planting sites. They’re newly minted VolunTREErs, part of the non-profit Speak for the Trees’ efforts to measure and inventory empty planting…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Building a Better T: Second of Four Winter 2020 Weekend Orange Line Diversions Begins This Weekend
The MBTA reminded customers that weekend Orange Line service between Sullivan Square and Tufts Medical Center Stations will be suspended the next several weekends beginning at 8:45 p.m. on Friday through to the start of service on Monday. “This past…
State Schedules Temporary Overnight Lane Closures on Longfellow Bridge
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced there will be temporary overnight lane closures on the Longfellow Bridge between Boston and Cambridge for anyone traveling in a motor vehicle. The overnight closures are scheduled to take place February 3,…
Neighborhood Round Up
Charlestown Girls Softball Spring Registration and Winter Clinics will be held at the Harvard Kent School Gymnasium, 50 Bunker Hill Street from 6 – 8 p.m. on the following dates: February 3,10 & 24, March 2, 9, 16, 23 &30. …
Major GLX and GLT Work at Lechmere Coming in Spring 2020
The MBTA announced major work taking place this spring 2020 on the Green Line as part of the Green Line Extension project (GLX) and the Green Line Transformation Program (GLT): the closure, relocation, and complete replacement of Lechmere Station to take place…
North Washington Street Bridge (Charlestown Bridge) Construction Look-Ahead: Jan. 26 – Feb. 8
Travel Impacts •N. WASHINGTON STREET INBOUND: Off-peak daytime lane reductions across the bridge and additional lane reductions at Keany Square will continue. One lane across the bridge and all turn movements will be available from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on weekdays and…
Police Briefs 01-30-2020
Charlestown Beat Violation of Auto Laws 01/20/20 – As a result of a motor vehicle stop on Bunker Hill Street, an individual was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle without a license. Breaking and Entering 01/24/20 – A…
Gov. Charlie Baker And the Great State Of Our State
From the moment that Gov. Charlie Baker strode into the House Chamber last Tuesday to deliver his State of the Commonwealth address, it was evident why Gov. Baker, despite being a Republican in a heavily-Democratic state, has rated as the…
Letters to the Editor
Thank You To the Editor, The Charlestown Gym Hockey Board would like to thank the Patriot-Bridge for running our standings and players of the week and all our announcements during the year, and a special Thank You to Sioux, who…
Guest Op-Ed: Calling All Mentors: Help Make a Difference In the Lives of Boston’s Children
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Earlier this month, a fifth-grader from Dorchester named Fatoumata visited my office. She told me about her favorite types of ice cream, her favorite subjects in school, and her plans to go to college, become…