For more than three decades at the Charlestown Rink on any given Sunday at noon during the hockey season, there is a fraternity of former Charlestown Youth Hockey (CYHA) players huffing and puffing up and down the ice, reliving their…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Three Somerville Bridge Closures to Affect Charlestown for Green Line Extension
The Green Line Extension (GLX) Project continues on schedule, with the next milestone being the closure of the Washington Street Bridge (Underpass) in East Somerville on the night of Monday, April 8. A new bridge will be constructed through the…
Alford Street Bridge: Travel Lanes Open Earlier than Expected
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that crews will re-open all travel lanes on the Alford Street Bridge in Boston beginning on Thursday, March 28, a month earlier than scheduled, so that there will be two lanes of…
Suffolk DA Rollins Releases Comprehensive Policy Memo
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins this evening announced the release of a 65-page policy memo that defines her bold vision for her office and provides specific instructions to her staff on handling the low-level, non-violent offenses that she pledged…
Neighborhood Round Up
Applications available for Old Schoolboys Scholarships The Old Charlestown Schoolboys Association is pleased to announce that there are a number of scholarships available to high school seniors boys who will be entering college or preparatory school, or technical college. Some…
Police Briefs 03-28-2019
Charlestown Beat Violation of the Auto Laws 03/19/19 – As a result of a traffic stop on Monument Street, an individual was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. Drugs 03/20/19 – As a result…
Letters to the Editor
Agrees with editorial on climate change To the editor: Thank you for your timely editorial (“Another Side of Climate Change”) pointing out the rapidly advancing effects of climate change across the nation. Gov. Baker and our Legislature have taken a…
Guest Op-ed Local Aid for Climate Change
By Jack Clarke There are three proposals before Beacon Hill lawmakers that could help pay for how we cope with the impacts of climate change – all should be considered. Climate change is the existential threat of our lifetime. It…
Guest Op-ed Beware of Scams Coming over the Telephone
By Glenn Mollette In January a Denver couple received a scam phone call from a man who told them he had kidnapped their daughter. The man was very convincing that their daughter was in his possession. In the background they…
Legalized Marijuana: A Few Observations
We recently attended an event at an area Senior Center for an informational presentation on marijuana, which now is legal for recreational use in Massachusetts (as well as in 10 other states across the country). The room that initially was…