The USS Constitution Museum has appointed Edward D. Sevilla to the new position of Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer. Sevilla joins the Museum from the leading national philanthropy consulting firm Grenzebach Glier + Associates (GG+A), where he served…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Part One Crime in Charlestown Down 32 Percent
By Dan Murphy As the first quarter of 2019 drew to a close, Charlestown has seen a 32 percent decrease in violent and property crime from last year. According to Boston Police, 60 incidents of Part One crime were reported…
Edwards Hires Maria Dolorico as Campaign Manager
Councilor Lydia Edwards announced that Maria Dolorico has joined Team Edwards as campaign manager for re-election to her second term in the City Council. Dolorico is a community activist with a focus on public education and maternal health inequities. Her…
MGC Still Deliberating in Encore Boston Harbor Decision
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is still deliberating amongst its members more than two weeks after closing hearings into the Wynn Resorts/Encore Boston Harbor suitability determination. The hearings attracted hundreds of eyes and a great deal of media as well,…
Charlestown Student Sings in St. Gallen Switzerland
William Moody of Charlestown, 1 of the 36 members of the Boston College High School Chamber and Concert Choirs, led by Choir Director Dr. Marina Rozenberg of Hingham, recently returned from a concert tour in Switzerland. The trip started with a tour of Zurich,…
Dunkin’ (Donuts) Cups Begone: Dozens of Volunteers to Clean up Charlestown
Committed to improving the cleanliness, beauty and safety of their community and neighboring waters, dozens of volunteers will clean Terminal Street, Medford Street, and Sprouts Community Garden on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored by Free…
Neighborhood Roundup
Save the Date! Morrissey Scholarship Awards Night Saturday, May 17, 2019 marks the 5th Annual Friends of Ryan “Duce” Morrissey Scholarship Awards Night. The fun begins at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Medford St.. There will…
The Curse of Social Media and the Internet
In the aftermath of the terrible coordinated attacks by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people and wounded about 500 in churches and hotels across the small nation, the Sri Lankan government took…
Guest Op-Eed Grassley-Klobuchar Ushers in Dangerous Counterfeit Drugs
Sally C. Pipes Congress is poised to consider a bill that would allow Americans to import prescription drugs from Canada. The bill’s authors — Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) — label their effort as a bipartisan push…
Letters To The Editor
Extremely thankful To the Editor: The Harvard-Kent Elementary School students, families and parents’ association are extremely thankful and grateful to the Bunker Hill Associates for their generous donation to the after school program. The grant the parents’ association received allowed us…