Tutorial Monday: The Spaulding-Charlestown Neighborhood Council Community Partnership Fund announces the fifth and final year of awarding grants to eligible non-profit organizations. The first tutorial for applicants will be held on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Historic Houses of the Month The Gambrel Houses
By Nancy Hayford Kueny Charlestown has more late 18th-and early 19th-century frame houses than any other Boston neighborhood. Although many streets today are lined with brick townhouses, the majority of the oldest homes in Charlestown are timber framed homes covered…
Charlestown Loses a Special Man, Rene Menard, 1961-2019
By Tom MacDonald Rene (Rainy) Menard moved to 9 Samuel Morse Way, #878, Charlestown, 12 years ago. He’d been living at the Pine Street Inn, and the staff at Pine Street deemed him capable of managing his own apartment. Rainy…
Neighborhood Round Up
Charlestown’s Holiday Night Out Save the date and join your neighbors for a fun, family friendly night in the town on Thurs., Dec. 12, from 5-8 p.m. Support your local small businesses! The town’s businesses, makers, community groups, and nonprofits are…
Remember Those Who Are Less Fortunate This Holiday Season
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas just two weeks away, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls…
Letter to the Editor
Two Sides to Every Story To the Editor, What happened to the premise that there are two sides to every story? I wish your reporter did some more investigation regarding the Peace Park, aka: the Tot Lot, on Mt Vernon Street. …
Townie Sports
Townies HOCKEY: Northeastern (14-2-0) sophomore wing Micaela Sindoris notched an assist and 2 shots on net as the Lady Huskies walloped Holy Cross 7-0…Worcester St. (4-4-1) sophomore wing Will Ahearn blasted 3 shots on net in Lancers 3-0 loss to…
Hold On … Here We Go
North Washington Street Bridge (Charlestown Bridge) Construction Look-ahead: Dec. 1 – 14
Travel Impacts •North 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…
Copley Singers to Return to St. Mary’s
The Copley Singers will appear in the annual holiday concert, this year under the co-direction of Andrew Clarkson and Brian Jones, with accompaniment performed by Mark Dwyer, of the St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Church/Friends of the Charlestown Public Library holiday concert on Dec. 15.…