Special to the Patriot-Bridge Students from across Boston last week start the “5th Quarter of Learning,” using the city’s amazing natural and local resources as a classroom to have fun, learn critical life skills, and help slow the summer slide. Boston students, many…
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City Square Concert Series
BPD Remembers
On Sunday, July 3, 1927, Boston Police Officer Harris B. McInnes was shot and killed while pursuing two suspects after a robbery on Main Street in the area of Charles Street in Charlestown. Officer McInnes was 36-years-old at the time…
Historic House of the Month : Two Main Street Mansions
By Nancy Hayford Kueny Main Street is one of the oldest streets in Charlestown. In A Century of Town Life, Hunnewell refers to both the ‘Country Road’ and ‘the Main Road’ which stretched from the market place or square (now…
Charlestown Teens Employed Through Grant From Hood Park LLC
Thanks to a generous grant from Hood Park LLC, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and Charlestown Coalition/Turn it Around are partnering in 2019 to provide employment for Charlestown teens and free Harbor Island cruises and other free programs to Charlestown residents. This is the first of…
Thirty-Nine Charlestown Residents to Pedal in the 40th Pan-Mass Challenge
On Aug. 3 and 4, more than 6,600 riders, including 39 riders from Charlestown, will pedal up to 192 miles in the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) with the goal of raising $60 million for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber…
Over 10 Years and $55,000 in Support for Aspiring Charlestown Students
This marks the tenth year that a consortium of affiliates from Partners HealthCare – MGH Charlestown HealthCare Center, MGH Institute of Health Professions, and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital – have awarded the Charlestown Health Care Scholarship. Since the award’s inception, over…
Charlestown Hosts Impossible Dream Vessel for Summer Tour
Spaulding Rehabilitation Network once again sponsored the vessel the “Impossible Dream” to come to Charlestown as part of its East Coast Summer Tour. The Miami-based vessel is the world’s only purpose-built, wheelchair-accessible catamaran, making it completely accessible for persons with disabilities as…
Kids of Charlestown : Exhibit at Zume’s Coffee House Draws Excitement
Essem Art Studio (Charlestown Commerce Center) partnered with local hot spot Zume’s Coffee House and Savvy Sitter Boston to bring a community art experience to the kids of Charlestown. “It makes me smile just to see the joy in these…
Neighborhood Round Up
Bruins Academy – Learn-To-Play Hockey Program The Boston Bruins will again be bringing its Learn-to-Play Hockey program to Charlestown this fall. Charlestown Youth Hockey will be hosting and staffing the program. The program is available to boys and girls ages…