The Bunker Hill Associates have announced this week that their annual grant funding process is accepting applications, with the aim of giving our four grants of $4,000 and several mini-grants for smaller projects as well. The Associates began a new…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
MGH Institute of Health Professions Students help in Community
Doctor of Physical Therapy student Evie Chodock and Bachelor of Science in Nursing student Rita Hatzis were working intently with a little girl who was holding her Teddy Bear. It seems the girl’s bear had a scratch, and a band-aid…
Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines Approved
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors voted last week to adopt the Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines at its September Board Meeting, guidelines that will affect development in Charlestown. The Guidelines build on Climate Ready Boston,…
Neighborhood Roundup
Lions Club Annual Pancake Breakfast It is scheduled for Sunday, November 10th from 9-12 noon. Admission is $6.00 and children under 5 years old are free. It will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall 545 Medford Street Charlestown, MA…
MGH Institute Fights Climate Change, One Tree at a Time
By Andrew Criscione MGH Institute of Health Professions Professor Patrice Nicholas recently was taking a lunchtime walk in the Charlestown Navy Yard when she noticed there was a row of young trees along 8th Street, which runs adjacent to the…
North Washington Street Bridge (Charlestown Bridge) Construction Look-Ahead:
TRAVEL IMPACTS •Inbound: One of two lanes open and all turn movements available from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on some weekdays. •Outbound: One of two lanes open and all turn movements available from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. on some weekdays.…
For the Record
•Warren Prescott School Dates: *September 26: School Orientation Night, 5:30 p.m. *September 26: School Site Council Elections, 6 p.m. *Oct. 9: School Site Council, 6 p.m. •Harvard Kent School Dates: *Sept.19 – OPEN HOUSE from 5-7 p.m. *Sept. 24 – Monthly…
Enjoy the Fall Season
Despite the exceptionally wonderful and warm early-fall weather we have been enjoying recently, the calendar does not lie — and the fall season squarely is upon us. For many New Englanders, autumn is our favorite time of year. Even the…
Letters to the Editor
A Well-attended Success Dear Editor, Wednesday’s concert featuring the Henry Acker Trio was a well-attended success. Families enjoyed picnics and we saw quite a few new faces on the front lines watching the talented 15-year old guitarist perform with his…
Historic Houses of the Month
By Nancy Hayford Kueny In 1953, a machinist at the Charlestown Navy Yard named Samuel Weller Donnell (1916-1982 b. Norwood), purchased the small gambrel-roofed house at 23 Pleasant Street, the first house on the right as one heads up the…