The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced that registration is now open for the 50th annual season of Boston’s favorite summer basketball league, the Boston Neighborhood Basketball League (BNBL), kicking off on Monday, July 8. BNBL is the oldest…
Author: Patriot-Bridge Staff
Neighborhood Roundup
Abutter’s meeting The Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) Development Committee and the City of Boston will hold an abutter’s meeting to discuss the proposed nine-unit residential building on Sawyer’s Lot, 324-330 Bunker Hill St. The proposal will include a new drainage…
Plastic Bag Ban Makes Sense
There presently are 90 communities across the state that have banned the use of those ubiquitous single-use plastic bags that typically are found at check-out counters in all kinds of stores — and which then typically end up strewn by…
Tiger’s Magical Weekend of Redemption
We wish to state upfront that we are not golf fans. But every now and then, there are moments in the realm of sports that transcend what is achieved on the playing field, ice, links, or court. For example, the…
Spring Fling
50th Scholarship Celebration
Paul Revere’s Ride Comes to City Square Monday, April 15
The annual Paul Revere Ride will take place on Monday, April 15, as old Mr. Revere will proceed across the North Washington Street Bridge from the North End around 9:30 a.m., arriving in City Square for a ceremony at approximately…
Gilmore Bridge Lane Closures Overnight for Six Weeks
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has announced that overnight lane closures on the Gilmore Bridge, which carries traffic on Austin Street between Charlestown and Cambridge, began Monday, April 8, and will last six weeks. These lane closures will be implemented…
Somerville’s Washington Street Bridge Closed April 8 for Green Line
The MBTA reminds the public that the Washington Street Bridge (Underpass) in East Somerville closed on Monday, April 8, with a new bridge to be constructed through the fall 2020. Traffic headed east will be detoured around the Washington Street…
Boston’s Freedom Trail Springs into the Season with Expanded Schedule
Freedom Trail Foundation’s 18th-century costumed guides will be out on the Trail in full force this spring, offering more opportunities to bring history to life. The Freedom Trail Foundation’s current tour schedule offers Walk Into History® Tours daily at 11…